The Managers run Arts & Sciences Seed Funding and Planning Grant competitions with deadlines that occur twice per year.

Learn more about the inaugural Arts & Sciences Seed and Planning Grant awardees.

SEED GRANTS enable faculty to obtain pilot data to secure external funding for research or creative activities.

Faculty in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences divisions can apply for Seed Grants with awards up to $20,000 for individual and team awards. The purpose of this funding is to facilitate activities that result in grant proposal submission; collaborations are encouraged. Calls for proposals will be issued twice per year, and a committee of faculty will review and make recommendations for awards.

Faculty in the Sciences division can apply for Seed Grants with awards up to $50,000 for one year. The goal of this seed funding is to enable collection of preliminary data for the submission of grant proposals; collaborative proposals are encouraged. Calls for proposals will be issued twice per year, and a committee of faculty will review and make recommendations for awards. 

PLANNING GRANTS allow time and resources for planning center-scale projects that will be competitive for extramural funding.

Faculty across all divisions can apply for Planning Grants up to $75,000 to support for the development of larger, center-scale grant proposals. Calls for proposals will be issued twice per year, and a standing committee of faculty will review and make recommendations for awards.