Seed Funding Program
Internal — John Jay College of Criminal Justice only
Seed Funding Program supports John Jay faculty with pilot studies, proposal planning, and writing to develop major grant applications and pursue funding from external agencies.
This grant was recently updated
Seed funding is now described as generally under $4,000 per request, replacing the $4,000 cap. Reviews generally occur the month after receipt, with second-Thursday decisions now a goal rather than a commitment; project summaries are now a maximum of two pages rather than two pages, with PDF preferred.
Funder: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Due Dates: Rolling (monthly review)
Funding Amounts: Generally under $4,000 per request
Summary: Supports John Jay faculty with pilot studies, planning, and proposal writing toward major external grant applications.
Key Information: Recipients must apply for external funding within one year and revise and resubmit at least once if unsuccessful.
Description
The Seed Funding Program is administered by the Office for Advancement of Research (OAR) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It supports pilot or preliminary work needed to pursue a major grant application to an external funding agency. The program’s focus is preparation for an external funding request, rather than seed funding as an end in itself.
Faculty may request support to undertake pilot studies that gather background data for a major proposal, conduct proposal-planning activities, or write the proposal itself. These activities allow the program to support different stages of proposal development, from generating preliminary evidence to organizing and writing a planned application.
