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The NH-LIFT Research Capacity Building Seed Grant is a grant from NH EPSCoR that funds collaborative research capacity building across New Hampshire higher education institutions.
Administered through the NSF EPSCoR-funded NH Long-term Investment to Fuel Transformative Research (NH-LIFT) initiative, the program offers three seed grant tracks: SPARC grants to spark early-stage faculty collaborations between partner institutions, Collaboration Seed Funds to support teams building research partnerships toward external funding proposals, and Catalyst Seed Funds to support graduate students advancing critical multi-institutional research.
Eligible applicants are faculty and graduate students (MS or PhD) at NH-LIFT partner institutions. The program aims to foster an inclusive research ecosystem and strengthen New Hampshire's economy through cross-institutional innovation.
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NH-LIFT Seed Grant Funding | NH EPSCoR NH Research and Industry Council NH University Research & Industry Plan NH-LIFT Seed Grant Funding The New Hampshire Long-term Investment to Fuel Transformative Research (NH-LIFT) project is a four-year initiative funded by an EPSCoR award from the National Science Foundation.
NH-LIFT is an NSF EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE) award and is administered by the NH EPSCoR State Office. NH-LIFT aims to foster a collaborative and inclusive research ecosystem that broadens participation, catalyzes innovation, and strengthens New Hampshire’s economy.
To support this aim, NH-LIFT is offering three seed grant funding opportunities intended to build and strengthen research collaborations across NH-LIFT partner institutions and lead to successful proposals for external funding. For information on NH-LIFT undergraduate SURE Grants contact the coordinator at your institution.
NH-LIFT Research Capacity Building Seed Grants Seed Pathway to Advance Research Collaboration (SPARC) grants are available to support NH-LIFT Partner Institution initiatives that represent pre-Collaboration and Catalyst Seed Grants. SPARC grants are a pathway to "sparking" future collaborations by supporting opportunities that bring together faculty from NH-LIFT partner institutions. Use this form to apply for SPARC grant funding .
SPARC applicants do not need to complete the materials below. Collaboration Seed Funds will be awarded to faculty at NH-LIFT partner institutions to build research collaborations with colleagues at other institutions or industry partners and work toward submitting proposals for external funding.
The intent is to bring together teams who share similar research interests and expertise to explore how they could co-develop a research collaboration. Catalyst Seed Funds will provide funding for graduate students (MS or PhD) to advance critical research in support of multi-institutional collaborative research projects.
These graduate students will support data collection, pilot studies, and other early research collaboration necessary to enable team readiness for publications and proposals. SPARC, Collaboration, and Catalyst funding applications must align with NSF funding focus areas . Research Capacity Building FOA and Required Documents Collaboration and Catalyst proposals have the same requirements and use the same documents housed below.
For SPARC grant funding, please fill out the form linked above. Please download all required proposal documents Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) NH-LIFT 2026 Funding Opportunity Announcement Please download the complete NH-LIFT FOA. For general questions please contact Amanda.
Peterson@unh. edu . 2026 NH-LIFT Seed Grant FOA NH-LIFT Partner Institutions are eligible to apply for Collaboration and Catalyst seed grant funds .
NH-LIFT Partner Institutions: Community College System of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce University Antioch University of New England University of New Hampshire Please download this Cover Sheet for both the Collaboration and the Catalyst funding proposal. 2026 NH-LIFT Proposal Cover Sheet Please download this budget template for both Collaboration and Catalyst funding proposals. For budget questions please contact Joe.
Mekhael@unh.
edu 2026 NH-LIFT Seed Grant Budget Template Academic Institution Approval Please download this Academic Institution Approval to include with both Collaboration and Catalyst proposal submissions 2026 NH-LIFT Seed Grant Academic Institution Approval Other Required Information Abstract summarizing project objective - one paragraph Project Narrative - up to three pages Motivation and rationale for the collaboration Description of activities that will enable collaborative work, knowledge sharing, and timeline.
Collaboration plan - how will partners interact, share information, manage students, and make project decisions. Statement of how the project will enhance advancement toward collaborative publications and proposals for external funding. Collaboration Seed Grant Review Criteria Catalyst Seed Grant Review Criteria All faculty participants are required to submit a SciENcv-formatted NSF Biosketch https://new.
nsf. gov/funding/senior-personnel-documents All required documents should be sent to Amanda. Peterson@unh.
edu in a zipped file NH EPSCoR, University of New Hampshire, Madbury Commons, 21 Madbury Road, Durham, NH 03824 | 603. 862. 0126 | nh.
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edu Funding for this website provided by NSF Awards #2412054, #2119237 & #2418378 NH Research and Industry Council Research Project 1: Design New Recognition Elements Research Project 2: Design Analyte Responsive Polymers Research Project 3: Reproducible Nanofabrication Multi-analyte Measurements Research Project 4: Transduction Sensor Surface Response Academic Research Technology Scholars Professional Development Seminars Economic Impact Assessment Academic Infrastructure and Research Facilities NH-LIFT Mentoring Tools and Resources Show Research Thrusts submenu Research Thrust 1: Composites for Orthopedic Bearings Research Thrust 2: Sheet Metal Implants for Trauma Repair Research Thrust 3: Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration Research Thrust 4: Porous Conductive Biosensors Road to Building Better Biomaterials Show NH EPSCoR Past Projects submenu Safe Beaches and Shellfish Creative Computing Challenge NH University Research & Industry Plan
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