The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) is offering an interdisciplinary seed grant program aimed at developing a strategic collaboration and research partnership between the University of Minnesota and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), a leading research institution among America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This partnership provides an opportunity to develop mutually beneficial research collaborations with talented faculty and students at NC A&T.
In the first year of Phase I, RIO intends to award five proposals with funding of up to $10,000 per year per proposal for initiating interactions with NC A&T peers. Each proposal will be for one year in duration. The overarching goal of this first phase is to build relationships between the faculty at both institutions.
Availability/Deadlines:
9/6/24: Letter of intent (LOI) due
9/9/24: Application opens
9/30/24: PI submits application to approvers (by 11:59 p.m.)
10/3/24: Approvers submit application to RIO (by 11:59 p.m.)
December 2024: Award notification
1/1/25: Award period begins
Please note: We do not issue invitations following the submission of the LOI. Everyone who submits an LOI is invited to submit a full proposal unless you hear from us.
Questions? Please contact facgrant@umn.edu.