University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds, Ph.D., has announced a university-wide Food for Health initiative. This program is designed to increase multicampus collaborations and incentivize new research that will address critical food and health issues important to Nebraskans.
A retreat will be held in Lincoln on Nov. 13 to generate ideas and have faculty from different campuses meet with one another. The retreat runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Nebraska Innovation Campus – Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, and is required for those wishing to submit for the pilot grant program. For more details or to register, click here. The retreat registration deadline is Nov. 2.
A pilot grant program request for applications (RFA) will be held in conjunction with this initiative. These will include awards for “team strengthening” projects of $300,000, large “team seed grant” projects of $150,000, and planning grants of $20,000. The focus is on building teams that are competitive for larger grants. (Attendance at the Nov. 13 retreat is a requirement for those wishing to submit to this RFA.)
To view frequently asked questions on the applications, click here.
Those intending to apply for funding are required to attend the Nov. 13 retreat.
For more information on these grants, click here.
The deadline for preliminary topic identification is 5 p.m. (Central time) on Nov. 2. Applications must be received from each institution’s sponsored programs office by 5 p.m. (Central time) on Jan. 8.