Here and Next Washington University in St. Louis
Spark Funding Pop-Up Initiative Grants
The Here & Next Proposal Development Support Program seeks to catalyze collaborative grant-seeking and encourage a culture multidisciplinary, convergent, team-based science in areas that align with the Here & Next priority areas and value principles. This program supports cross-school research teams in the preparation and submission of complex, large-scale proposals. Successful external grant proposals require significant advance planning, a compelling research vision, strong preliminary data, buy-in from research partners, and a track record of robust teamwork among collaborating investigators across multiple disciplines. Thus, this program allows for dedicated resources, time, and space for researchers across the University to combine their unique perspectives and skill sets in pursuit of a common goal for one summer month. Proposal Development Support grants are up to $20,000.
Office of the Provost Washington University in St. Louis
Faculty Support Grants
This Office of the Provost program supports scholarship by Danforth Campus tenure-track and tenured faculty through the associate professor level in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program offers support in the form of course releases, as well as research and publication grants to eligible faculty. These supports were offered beginning in Fall 2022 and extended through Spring 2024.
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Washington University in St. Louis
Seed Grants for Interdisciplinary Research
This OVCR Program provides funds to support interdisciplinary teams collaborating on new and innovative research that has the potential for broad scientific or societal impact. Seed Grants are up to $50,000 over one year. Up to two seed grants will be awarded this cycle. Seed grants will address complex transformative problems that require an interdisciplinary approach; are currently not funded; and have future potential for increased funding, either through the federal government or through a substantial foundation or philanthropic support. These funds can be used to gather pilot data with the goal of successfully competing for future sponsored research opportunities.
TRAC
Center for Trustworthy AI in CPS
Mission: The Center conducts research to advance trustworthy AI-driven CPS engineering. The Center will develop methods, tools, procedures, solutions, hardware, software, and integrated systems that result in AI-driven CPS that are secure, safe, reliable, and resilient.
Vision: The Center is known as a leading academic institution of global consequence in trustworthy AI-driven cyber-physical systems.
Impact: To achieve this vision, we will be at the vanguard of trustworthy AI in CPS research, generate innovations that can be leveraged by society, and engage in meaningful collaborations with industry, government, and academia on a regional, national, and global basis.