3:50 p.m.
Please see the following from REDKE, please consider applying for one of these
opportunities:
Good morning, everyone:
Our FY25 Seed Grant Programs are ready to launch. Please share this information with
faculty and let us know if you have any questions. The RFPs with information on how to
apply, faculty eligibility and deadlines are attached. RFPs will also be available for
download on the VPREDKE’s Internal Seed Grant Programs
page<https://research.utsa.edu/fund-dev/find-funding/seed-grants.html>;.
Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT): Sponsored by the UTSA REDKE,
is offering seed grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA. The primary
goal of these awards is to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural
funding and advance UTSA’s institutional research excellence goals (NRUF, AAU, etc.).
* Expected Number of Awards: Four (4) awards, up to $20,000 each.
* NOI Deadline: February 14, 2024 by 5:00pm CST through
Qualtrics<https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6yB0r5tt2VTrquO>
* Proposal Deadline: March 6, 2024
Internal Research Awards (INTRA): Part of the UTSA REDKE coordinated efforts to promote
research and scholarship of the highest quality, this program offers funding for faculty
to gain experience in identifying and submitting proposals for extramural funding, gather
preliminary data to support applications for extramural funding, and enhance scholarly and
creative activities.
* Expected Number of Awards: Twenty (20) awards up to $5,000 each.
* NOI Deadline: February 21, 2024 by 5:00pm CST through
Qualtrics<https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6W0p73luR9bZTLM>
* Proposal Deadline: March 20, 2024
Transdisciplinary Teams (T2): Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research,
Economic Development & Knowledge Enterprise (REDKE) at The University of Texas
at San Antonio (UTSA) is offering seed grants to support UTSA faculty members to engage in
scholarly research activities that foster transdisciplinary collaborations. The primary
goal of these awards is to assemble teams of researchers from different disciplines that
will establish a foundation to seek extramural funding, ultimately advancing UTSA’s
research excellence goals.
* Expected Number of Awards: Four (4) up to $25,000 each
* NOI Deadline: March 6, 2024 by 5:00pm CST through
Qualtrics<https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_blwnJ5LWJQAb3Yq>
* Proposal Deadline: April 3, 2024
Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect): Sponsored by the Office of the VPREDKE
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. For this cycle, UTSA and
SwRI have agreed on the targeted areas of Biomedicine and Biotechnology; Data Sciences;
Smart and Secure Manufacturing; Space Sciences and Technology. The proposal must have a
direct application to solving industrial, governmental, or societal problems
* Expected Number of Awards: Two (2); Due to indirect cost rate variation between the
institutions, each project will receive up to $50K to the UTSA PI and up to $75K to the
SwRI PI.
* NOI Deadline: March 20, 2024 by 5:00pm CST through
Qualtrics<https://utsa.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9yGPmcStceyLEyi>
* Proposal Deadline: April 10, 2024
* Note – The NOI deadlines listed above is a process that is separate and distinct from a
notification to the RSC for application development and approval prior to submission.
Interested faculty should contact their respective Research Service
Centers<https://research.utsa.edu/about/directory.html> (RSC) to complete a Notice
to the RSC<https://comal.it.utsa.edu/osp/> (first page of Routing Form) at least 15
business days prior to the proposal deadline.
For questions please email seedgrants@utsa.edu<mailto:seedgrants@utsa.edu>.
Best,
Lyndsey Lepovitz (she/her)
Research Program Coordinator
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Office of the Vice President for Research, Economic
Development, and Knowledge Enterprise
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-3209