UConn Microbiome Research Seed Grant
Opens Aug 15 2019 11:00 AM (EDT)
Deadline Oct 14 2019 12:00 PM (EDT)
Description

The UConn Microbiome Research Seed Grant program provides short-term (one year) seed funding to encourage novel research projects and spark fresh research collaborations with the goal of growing the capacity of microbiome research community to obtain federal research grants or generate intellectual property in the area of microbiome research. The competition is divided into two tracks: individual and collaborative. Individual proposals are innovative, high-risk research projects that require critical preliminary data to succeed; collaborative projects are those that pursue innovative research and involve faculty members from at least two different disciplines. Collaborations between faculty members of different schools and campuses, including between UConn/UConn Health, are especially encouraged. The award size is up to $25,000 and $50,000 for single PI and collaborative projects, respectively.

The first two cycles of this competition prompted an exciting response from UConn/UConn Health microbiome researchers, with proposals submitted by 25 teams (including a total of 41 faculty members), leading to three collaborative project awards totalling $150K. As we begin the third and final cycle, we look to build on this momentum. Projects encompassing any aspect of the microbiome, which we define broadly to be a community of microorganisms living in a defined environment, are invited for submission. This includes microbiomes in agricultural, environmental, or clinical systems, and basic research projects. Special notice will be taken of well-revised resubmissions from previous competitions, strong and innovative projects by early career or new-to-microbiome researchers, and proposals that help establish new research collaborations. We also invite participation in the competition as reviewers, particularly by faculty who have received funding for microbiome research in the past.

Note: Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply.  The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

UConn Microbiome Research Seed Grant


The UConn Microbiome Research Seed Grant program provides short-term (one year) seed funding to encourage novel research projects and spark fresh research collaborations with the goal of growing the capacity of microbiome research community to obtain federal research grants or generate intellectual property in the area of microbiome research. The competition is divided into two tracks: individual and collaborative. Individual proposals are innovative, high-risk research projects that require critical preliminary data to succeed; collaborative projects are those that pursue innovative research and involve faculty members from at least two different disciplines. Collaborations between faculty members of different schools and campuses, including between UConn/UConn Health, are especially encouraged. The award size is up to $25,000 and $50,000 for single PI and collaborative projects, respectively.

The first two cycles of this competition prompted an exciting response from UConn/UConn Health microbiome researchers, with proposals submitted by 25 teams (including a total of 41 faculty members), leading to three collaborative project awards totalling $150K. As we begin the third and final cycle, we look to build on this momentum. Projects encompassing any aspect of the microbiome, which we define broadly to be a community of microorganisms living in a defined environment, are invited for submission. This includes microbiomes in agricultural, environmental, or clinical systems, and basic research projects. Special notice will be taken of well-revised resubmissions from previous competitions, strong and innovative projects by early career or new-to-microbiome researchers, and proposals that help establish new research collaborations. We also invite participation in the competition as reviewers, particularly by faculty who have received funding for microbiome research in the past.

Note: Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply.  The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

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Opens
Aug 15 2019 11:00 AM (EDT)
Deadline
Oct 14 2019 12:00 PM (EDT)