Supporting early-stage, collaborative health scholarship
Seed Grants support exploratory projects that catalyze novel ideas and collaborations and build a case for larger-scale or more expansive projects that will help people live healthier and longer lives. This grant program supports co-designed projects that will be implemented with a global partner. Proposals without a strong collaborative focus with partners in low and middle income countries are unlikely to be successful.
Preference will be given to projects that build an evidence base for impact, design and test solutions, or pilot interventions. Other examples of funded projects may include—but are not limited to—exploring local needs, defining scope of work, validating feasibility of activities, and testing initial ideas.
- Grant Amount: up to $35,000
- Project Duration: up to 12 months
- Application deadline: April 18, 2025
Proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Focus on needs or problems identified by collaborators within low-and-middle income settings, as defined by the World Bank.
- Align with at least one of the four thematic priorities of the center.
- Be co-designed and implemented with one or more global collaborators.
- Demonstrate a clearly articulated ‘line of sight’ to impact health for those living in low and middle income countries.
- Advance multidisciplinary collaboration by engaging faculty from at least three U-M schools, colleges, or units within the project team.
- Include a comprehensive budget that addresses the needs of all collaborators to maximize involvement.
- Be co-led by U-M faculty and global collaborators. Confirm all U-M faculty on the project are center members.
Tips for Successful Applications
- Work with your global partners to ensure the proposed project addresses a critical problem. Clearly communicate this critical need in your application.
- Schedule a consultation with a project manager at the center to discuss your project idea and receive pre-submission feedback to strengthen your proposal. Reach out to us via email at [email protected]
- Join a challenge group to learn more about current projects and receive multidisciplinary input on your project idea.
- Check out the member portal to learn about U-M and associate members around the world, and connect with potential collaborators from diverse disciplines.
- Attend center events and learn more about co-designing projects for impact.
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The latest round of funding from the center supports research initiatives focused on climate and health data in Bangladesh, stress reduction in Ecuador, nutrition strategies for electronic waste recycling, HIV risks for displaced women in Ukraine, and esophageal cancer risks in Ethiopia.
