Postdoctoral Seed Grant
Purpose
These competitive grants provide postdoctoral scholars a valuable opportunity to apply for research funding in the role of a principal investigator. Postdoctoral scholars are expected to develop independent research, and this grant is an opportunity to gain experience doing so.
Eligibility
All postdoctoral scholars with established salary support for the duration of their proposed project are eligible for this award. The number of available seed grants that are funded vary by year. A minimum of three awards will be funded each year.
Funded Proposals
- Project duration: 12 months
- Maximum budget for research proposals: $2,400
- The requested funds should serve to advance a new research idea that is not currently being funded by the PI or research group.
- Seed grant money is intended to support research efforts and may include any supplies, materials, etc. that are needed to complete the research, excluding permanent equipment.
- Seed grant money cannot be used for postdoctoral scholar salary or research assistant support.
- Seed grant money cannot be used for professional conferences.
Outcomes
Grant recipients will be expected to submit a report describing in what ways the seed grant advanced the proposed research, results generated, and any publications. Any published work resulting from this seed grant should acknowledge the support.
Applications for this award are accepted each spring semester. Details for submission will be updated each year in March.
2023 Proposal information and formatting guidelines PDF
Example of a Funded Seed Grant Proposal
Previous Recipients
- 2022
- Dr. Fabian Diaz
- Dr. Elizabeth Elliott
- Dr. Ankit Joshi
- Dr. Joffrey Mejias
- Dr. Qi Mu
- Dr. Krishna Sharma
- 2021
- Dr. Jorge Alves Audino
- Dr. Kelsey E. Fisher
- Dr. Quang H. Luu
- Dr. Balaji Sesha Sarath Pokuri
- Dr. Amber E. Witherby
- Dr. Jien Zhang
- 2020
- Dr. A B Haque
- Dr. Weizhuo Shi
- Dr. Shawana Tabassum
- Dr. Shujun Ou
- Dr. Colleen Pappas
- Dr. Lotte Van Dammen
- 2019
- Dr. Angelique Brellenthin
- Dr. Laure Brimbal
- Dr. Carter A. Lea
- Dr. Fei Liu
- Dr. Gabriella McLoughlin
- Dr. Timothy Morgan
- 2018
- Dr. Hyeong Sun Kwon
- Dr. Zhen Yu