[Coehd] Seed Grant Announcement

Dear COEHD Faculty: Please see below seed grant opportunities offered under the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR). The Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect) Program sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research (VPR) at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), is a grant opportunity offered to enhance greater scientific collaboration between the two institutions and to increase both UTSA's and SwRI's research-funding base with cross-campus collaborative programs. The program encourages interaction between investigators in support of the acquisitions of established extramural, peer-reviewed research funding. This agreement provides unprecedented opportunities for researchers to work together in addressing issues of mutual interest and need. The combined contributions of the two organizations are $125,000, of which UTSA will dedicate $50,000. The Grant for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) program will provide seed grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA. The primary goal of these awards will be to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural funding and advance UTSA's goal of reaching Tier I status. It is expected that up to six grants for a maximum of $20,000 each may be awarded annually, based on availability of funds. The Internal Research Awards (INTRA) program is part of The UTSA Vice President for Research's coordinated efforts to promote research and scholarship of the highest quality. This program offers experience in identifying and submitting applications to potential funding sources, provides preliminary data to support applications for extramural funding, and enhances scholarly and creative activities. The program is awarding approximately 20 grants of $5,000 each to winning applications. The RFPs with information on how to apply, faculty eligibility and approaching deadlines are attached. RFPs will also be available for download on the VPR's funding opportunities page at http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/ . Amaury Nora, Professor & Associate Dean for Research College of Education and Human Development University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX 78249 210.458.4112