Dear COEHD Faculty:

I want to remind faculty of the imminent VPR seed grant deadlines below. It is imperative PIs contact the RSC for timely CAYUSE routing. Please note: COE and COS faculty are ineligible to apply for the INTRA program.

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. Deadline: February 28, 2018

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.  Deadline: March 9, 2018

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. Deadline: March 31, 2019

The SALSI Innovation Challenge is an initiative to fund high risk, high reward studies that have the potential to create ground-breaking research and novel approaches. Proposed research should lead to extramural funding and have a translational impact to the region’s healthcare and bioscience industry. This cycle will focus on substance abuse/prevention. Proposals submitted for exploratory or novel studies that break new ground or extend previous discoveries leading in a new direction or towards innovative applications. The total maximum amount to be requested  is $100,000 per award ($50,000 per institution). It is anticipated that two projects will be funded. NOI Deadline: March 19, 2018;  Proposal Deadline:  April 16, 2018

The SALSI Clusters in Research Excellence program calls for proposals aimed at developing two new strategic research clusters between The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and UT Health San Antonio (UT Health SA) and building a solid foundation for subsequent extramural funding.  Specifically, SALSI will establish and support two institutionally driven clusters in the area of Healthcare Cybersecurity over a 12-month period. Proposals will be accepted from both the life and social sciences, as applied to the broad range of issues in healthcare cybersecurity research. The total maximum amount to be requested  is $100,000 per award ($50,000 per institution). It is anticipated that two projects will be funded. NOI Deadline: March 19, 2018; Proposal Deadline:  April 16, 2018

The RFPs with information on how to apply, faculty eligibility and approaching deadlines are attached. RFPs are also be available for download on the VPR’s funding opportunities page at http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/ .