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Seed grants to foster research collaborations with Minority Serving Institutions
Apr 14, 2023
Penn State’s Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has initiated a new grant program to seed collaborative, interdisciplinary projects that would bring together researchers from Penn State and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). The Penn State Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying…News Topics: Seed FundingRacial and Ethnic Minorities
Center issues seed grant call for 'Big Ideas' in socially responsible AI
Mar 6, 2023
Penn State’s Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) is inviting short proposals for a special off-cycle round of Big Idea Grant (BIG) seed funding earmarked for early concepts and research that has transformational potential. Applications will be accepted at the seed grant…
CSUA seed grants now open
Feb 1, 2023
SSRI's Consortium on Substance Use and Addiction (CSUA) invites proposals for Level 2 pilot research projects aimed at addressing issues related to substance use and addiction. We seek interdisciplinary Penn State teams to develop novel translational research programs, which can range from…News Topics: CSUASeed Funding
Call for Joint projects in Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
Jan 13, 2023
SSRI is pleased to announce the launch of Joint Projects in Arts, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sponsored by SSRI, the College of the Liberal Arts, and the College of Arts and Architecture, we seek proposals for joint projects integrating work in the Arts and Design, and/or the…News Topics: Seed FundingCollege of Liberal Arts
New Interdisciplinary Seed Grant Opportunities in Multiple Areas Across Partnerships in OSVPR
Jan 5, 2023
The Materials Research Institute (MRI) is partnering with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Social Science Research Institute, Institute for Computational and Data Science, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, the College of Medicine, and the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) on a new…News Topics: Seed FundingOSVPR
PRI announces seed grant recipients
Apr 9, 2019
The Population Research Institute (PRI) announced its recent seed grant winners, Mary Shenk, Molly Martin and Sarah Damaske. Shenk is an associate professor of anthropology and demography and is a faculty affiliate of PRI. She submitted her project “How objective and subjective environmental…News Topics: PRISeed Funding
Deadline approaching for spring 2019 Security Center seed grants
Jan 21, 2019
The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) is accepting applications for its spring 2019 Seed Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply by Feb. 15. Applications should be…
Fourth cycle of proposals sought for strategic initiative seed grant funding
Jan 2, 2019
Penn State community members, including faculty, staff and students, are invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at supporting the University’s strategic plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. The due date for proposals for the…News Topics: Seed FundingProposal
Security Center accepting applications for spring 2019 seed grants
Dec 12, 2018
The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) is accepting applications for its spring 2019 Seed Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply by Feb. 15. Applications should be…
Seed grants available in energy, environmental research
Nov 28, 2018
Penn State’s Energy and Environmental Sustainability Laboratories (EESL) announced a call for proposals for seed grant funding that will support energy and environmental research conducted in EESL facilities. The call is open to undergraduate and graduate students at any Penn State campus. The goal…News Topics: Seed FundingInstitutes of Energy and the Environment
Fourth cycle of proposals sought for strategic initiative seed grant funding
Nov 4, 2018
Penn State community members, including faculty, staff and students, are invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at supporting the University’s Strategic Plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. Proposals for the fourth cycle of…News Topics: Seed FundingProposal
Sifting through 50 million phone calls for patterns to aid refugees
Oct 31, 2018
When refugees use their mobile phones they leave clues about how well they are integrating (or not) into their host country. Clio Andris, assistant professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is analyzing a year’s worth of phone calls to find the clues to help address the…
Advance feedback offered on strategic initiative seed grant funding proposals
Oct 12, 2018
Penn State community members, including faculty and staff, will be invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at fulfilling the mission of the University's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. Proposals for…News Topics: Seed FundingProposal
Seed grants to support opioid research announced
Sep 13, 2018
Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), in collaboration with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), has awarded over $200,000 in funding to support 10 new interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers whose work is aimed at combating the opioid epidemic. “…
Security Center announces seed grant opportunities for Penn State researchers
Aug 30, 2018
The Center for Security Research and Education (CSRE) at Penn State is announcing its 2018-2019 Seed Grant Program to support security-related scholarship and educational programs at Penn State. University faculty and researchers are eligible to apply in the fall 2018 semester by Nov. 1, or in the…
Advance feedback offered on strategic initiative seed grant funding proposals
Jul 23, 2018
Penn State community members, including faculty and staff, have been invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at fulfilling the mission of the strategic plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. Proposals for the third cycle for RFP…News Topics: Seed FundingProposal
Proposals sought for strategic initiative seed grant funding
May 22, 2018
Penn State community members, including faculty and staff, are invited to submit ideas for pilot projects that are aimed at fulfilling the mission of the strategic plan to advance innovation, research, learning and engagement at the University and beyond. Proposals for the third cycle for RFP…News Topics: Seed FundingProposal
Human Health and the Environment seed grant recipients announced
May 21, 2018
Human Health and the Environment seed grants for 2018 have been awarded to eight interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers. The seed grants were funded through a collaboration of Penn State Institutes and the College of Medicine, which collectively contributed more than $400,000. The…
Second round of Integrative Studies Seed Grants available to faculty
Jan 29, 2018
The Penn State Office for General Education is soliciting faculty proposals again this year for the development of integrative studies courses. This year, the Office for General Education is looking to fund approximately 30 proposals from all current, nonretired faculty. A webinar for interested…News Topics: EducationSeed Funding
Penn State hosts summit to combat the opioid epidemic
Jan 23, 2018
Opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania increased 37 percent in 2016, ranking the state fourth in the nation. Coming on the heels of Gov. Tom Wolf’s declaration of the opioid crisis as a disaster emergency, Penn State recently held its first University-wide summit on the opioid epidemic. The summit…