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Faculty Research Funding

Curated Opportunities and Resources

Dietrich College Research Seed Grants

The Dietrich College Seed Grant program promotes and supports inter-departmental and collaborative research across the college.

The program draws funding from the Bess Family Chair held by the dean and awards grants once or twice a year to multi-departmental groups of researchers in Dietrich College. The aims of the program are to: 

  • catalyze new and ambitious research collaborations across different units in the college, and
  • support existing interdisciplinary research projects seeking larger scale funding.

This program is currently undergoing a structural change, to more effectively leverage college funds toward securing outside funding. Stay tuned for changes in process, to come during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Previous Grant Recipients