Supporting early-stage, collaborative health scholarship
CGHE 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.
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.
