The Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has launched its 2025-2026 new seed grant program. Huck seed grants foster innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative life sciences research.
While other topics in life sciences will also be considered, this year’s competition is focused on seven thematic priorities that will receive preferential consideration:
Interdisciplinary Research Themes
- Future Foods
- Health for Life
- Emergent Intelligence in Organisms
- Engineering Resilient Ecosystems
Cross-Cutting Themes
- Translational Science & Public Impact
- Life at All Scales
- AI to Action
Single-investigator grants will be funded at a maximum of $30,000. Multi-investigator proposals across multiple departments and/or colleges will be eligible to receive supplemental funding for up to $80,000.
Submission deadline: July 15, no later than 5:00 pm EST
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