NC A&T students and a faculty member work in a clean room at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering.
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.
RIO plans to fund five awards with funding of up to $10,000 per year per proposal. 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:
9/1/25: Letter of intent (LOI) due
9/2/25: Application opens
9/29/25: PI submits application to approvers (by 11:59 p.m.)
10/2/25: Approvers submit application to RIO (by 11:59 p.m.)
December 2025: Award notification
1/1/26: 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.
Learn more about the NC A&T seed grant program and apply
Questions? Please contact [email protected].