RC Informatics Seed Grants

Research Computing has launched seed grants that fund informatic analysis of pilot data for future grant proposals. Seed grants fill a critical niche of funding for early-stage projects for which no other funding sources are available, and which require analysis support by Research Computing staff. Seed grants must:

  • Use at least 50% of the budget for analysis by Research Computing Informatics staff
  • Clearly outline how this analysis will provide a pathway to future funding, e.g. as preliminary data for specific, planned grant proposals

Funding Limit: $10,000

Proposal Components:

Applications should include the following components:

  • Title of the Project
  • Principal Investigator(s) and Collaborator(s) Information
  • Project Proposal (maximum 1 page, 11 point font)
    • Background and significance
    • Project objectives
    • Experimental design, data and proposed analysis
    • Expected outcomes and how these analyses will be used in planned grant proposal(s)
  • A 1-page budget, with a clear justification outlining anticipated expenses.

Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis. (Response within 3-4 weeks.) RC Informatics Seed grants are limited to Regular (Tenured and Tenure-Track) Faculty and availability of funding. 

Please submit your proposal to [email protected], addressed to Jim Wilgenbusch, Director of Research Computing.

 

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