One-year research projects: Seed Grant Research Competition/Funding Opportunity
Forecasted
One-year research projects: Seed Grant Research Competition/Funding Opportunity supports researchers’ pilot studies on southern Lake Michigan to lay the groundwork for larger proposals to other funding agencies.
Funder: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (Full proposals) | January 2028 (Final adjusted proposals)
Funding Amounts: Seed funding for one-year research projects
Summary: Supports pilot data collection and initial investigations connected to southern Lake Michigan that lay the groundwork for larger proposals to other funding agencies.
Key Information: Projects should support IISG’s 2024–27 Strategic Plan and demonstrate relevance to southern Lake Michigan or surrounding communities.
Description
The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program (IISG) administers this one-year seed research competition to support pilot data collection and initial investigations. Its purpose is to establish a foundation for a larger, future proposal to another funding agency, rather than fund the larger follow-on project itself.
The competition focuses on research connected to southern Lake Michigan and issues important to the region. Proposed projects should support IISG’s 2024–27 Strategic Plan and link their potential impacts to southern Lake Michigan or surrounding communities. IISG typically supports researchers based in Illinois and Indiana. Work can typically occur outside the immediate Lake Michigan vicinity when those regional connections are clearly demonstrated.
