Faculty: Seed Grand for Collaborative Research
A major goal of the Memory and Plasticity Program is to stimulate new cross disciplinary collaborative research between MAP faculty and members of the campus community. To this end, we have developed an annual seed grant which supports the collection of pilot data to stimulate and develop new collaborative research projects. The annual seed grad awards two one-year grants of $25,000 each. We welcome both basic and translational science research proposals.
Proposals will be evaluated by a faculty review committee with expertise spanning areas of MAP research relevant to the submitted proposals. Review criteria, in order of importance, are:
At this time, there is no open application. Please check back in summer 2021.
Proposals will be evaluated by a faculty review committee with expertise spanning areas of MAP research relevant to the submitted proposals. Review criteria, in order of importance, are:
- Relevance to understanding learning and memory: Does the project address a question relevant to Learning and Memory and/or Memory Disorders at the cognitive, systems, or cellular level?
- Competitiveness for Extramural Funding: How likely is it that the pilot data provided by this grant will contribute to a successful extramural research proposal? Does this project have flaws that would make funding unlikely without significant revisions? Is the project innovative (i.e., investigates new topics or uses new methods) in a way that makes it especially competitive for extramural funding?
- Additional Consideration given to proposals on the following criteria:
- Early Stage or New Investigator: Rate the extent to which the project will play an important role in launching a fundable line of work for a new or early stage investigator
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Does the project involve collaborations across faculty from different disciplines, different areas of expertise and/or at different departments?
- Opportunities for Undergraduate Training and/or Recruitment and Training of Underrepresented Minorities. Does the project incorporate a component that would provide new opportunities for unique training of undergraduates or recruitment of underrepresented minority students (i.e., something beyond typical undergraduate and graduate lab experiences)?
At this time, there is no open application. Please check back in summer 2021.