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