Community Engaged Seed Grant—Tier One Application

The Community Engaged Research Seed Grant—Tier One will award up to three teams or individuals $3,000 in funds to use for travel supporting community partnerships.

Application Process

  • Submit a proposal using the form below, summarizing the proposed use of the funds.
  • Finalists selected from the pool of applicants will present 3–5 minute pitches to a panel of reviewers during a virtual competition. The panel will select the awardees from the finalists based on the strength of their proposals and pitches.
  • Deadline: midnight, September 15, 2024

Public Presentations Event

Join in to support your colleagues competing for a Community Engaged Research Seed Grant—Tier One and to hear about their exciting research!

Time and Place

10:00 – 11:00 am, September 30, 2024, via Zoom.

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Application

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PI Information

Principal Investigator (PI)*
Co-PI 1
List additional Co-PIs and their home department(s). Separate each additional Co-PI with a return.

Project Details

Briefly describe your proposed project. Include specific descriptions of the nature of the existing or proposed partnership or collaboration and how travel funded under this award would support the enhancement or establishment of the partnership. Maximum length: 500 words.

  • This competition is open to full-time Pullman WSU faculty in any track systemwide.
  • PI must work with their finance manager to have the funds transferred from the Office of Research by December 1, 2024.

YearDateCommunity Engaged Research Seed Grant – Tier One
2024September 15Proposals due by midnight
September 16 – 21Proposal review period
September 30Flash Talks Competition and Awards Ceremony

Prepare a simple budget using this form. You will upload your completed version using the application form above. Estimated costs are acceptable where exact costs are unavailable.

Provide brief justifications for each item in reference to your Project Description.

On September 30, the lead PI or the team will give a 3–5 minute pitch to a general WSU audience and the review panel. The pitch should convey the core ideas, purpose, and expected benefits of the proposed activity to a non-specialist, multi-disciplinary audience. A short question and answer period will follow. The review panel will select the most promising and compelling project to receive the award/s.

Note: Based on number of written applications received, applicants may be shortlisted for the public presentation. The Office of Research will contact applicants with further instructions after September 21.

The successful projects will be awarded at the end of the Flash Talks competition.

Contact

Please submit any questions to the Office of Research Advancement and Partnerships (or.orap.servicedesk@wsu.edu).