Office of Research

2020 Seed Grant Program

Limited Submissions

Brain Research Foundation (BRF) has invited eligible US academic institutions to nominate 1 faculty memberto submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the BRF Grant Program.  

 

BRFs Annual Seed Grant Program was initiated in 1981. The purpose of the Program is to provide start-up money for new research projects and innovative programs that have the potential of becoming competitive for an NIH grant or other external funding sources. Our goal is to have this initial effort succeed in opening future opportunities for research, collaboration and scientific advancement. 

 

To be eligible, the PI must be a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor working in the field of neuroscience. Each total award is limited to $80,000 (direct costs) for a two year grant period. The first grant payment of $40,000 will be made upon completion of the Seed Grant Acceptance Form (June 2020). The final payment of $40,000 will be made contingent upon receipt of a Preliminary Progress and Financial Report (June 2021). The support focus is for new research projects of the highest scientific merit. 

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach
  2. Full CV of the PI (not an NIH or NSF biosketch)
  3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that  the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

 

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Thursday November 7, 2019. An LOI is due the sponsor 1/7/20, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2020

Deadlines
11/07/2019 UW Internal Deadline Closed
01/07/2020 OSP Deadline
01/07/2020 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Brain Research Foundation

Funding amount

$80,000

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.