OVPR Research Seed Awards
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Tuesday, September 27, 2022 (12:00 p.m. noon) via 2023 Seed LOI google form
Full Proposal: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 (5 p.m.) via UFunds
Category 1 Award: up to $50,000 for proposals with a single PI.
Category 2 Award: up to $100,000 for a group of two or more PIs from distinctly different disciplines who are initiating a new collaboration with the goal to establish an ongoing, long-term connection across disciplines that is expected to lead to substantial external research funding through multi-investigator or center types of grants.
*New in 2023* Category 3 Award: up to $50,000 for a PI or group of PIs who are hosting a workshop at Brown with the goal to establish an ongoing, long-term connection that is expected to lead to substantial external research funding through multi-investigator or center types of grants.
About
Research Seed Funds are intended to support activities necessary to advance competitive research proposals, such as performing preliminary work and facilitating collaboration. It is expected that a competitive proposal for a sizable project will be submitted to an external funding organization within a year of the completion of the Research Seed Fund period.
Questions? Please contact: [email protected]