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NNCI Seed Grant Opportunities is sponsored by National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) Sites (e.g., KY Multiscale, MANTH, MONT). Many individual NNCI sites offer seed grants for new users, graduate students, or startup companies to help them get started with nanoscale science, engineering, and/or technology research, early development, or educational programming.
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NNCI Seed Grant Opportunities | NNCI NNCI Seed Grant Opportunities Many NNCI sites offer seed grants for new users, graduate students, or startup companies to help them get started. Each of these opportunities is provided by the individual site, with specific proposal and deliverable requirements determined by the site. For further information about a specific grant program, click on the program name or contact the site directly.
KY Multiscale Seed Program New, first-time users of KY Multiscale facilities from both inside and outside the University of Louisville Applications from non-traditional users of micro/nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing (e.g. life and environmental sciences, paper and textiles, biomedical, agriculture, etc.), non-Research I institutions, Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), under-represented groups, K-12 schools, and community colleges, are encouraged.
Fill out and submit the requirements on this form . $1,000/user – 10 awards/year Support should be acknowledged in publications/presentations that are made possible by work performed at the UofL KY Multiscale facilities. Singh Center Innovation Seed Grant Competition Students, individuals, or small companies (<50) 1-4 Page proposal + 15 min.
presentation Varies from $1k to $4k - total dispersed is $15k this year Presentation and participation in next year's Singh Center Nano conference Research Initiation Grants Any new facilty user or external user Project request form and brief proposal, including statement of benefit required.
Slide highlighting completed research, continued updates on publications, patents, presentations, etc. Multicultural and Underserved Nanoscience Initiative (MUNI) Grant Those from multicultural and underserved populations in the sciences or in fields typically underserved by nanotechnology facilities External user: Non-Virginia Tech NanoEarth access request form and 3 additional grant questions.
Seed funding varies by project A specific acknowledgment indicating the financial support is encouraged to add on the users’ publications based on this effort NanoFab and EMC Core Facility Seed Grants External academic users from the regional southwest (not ASU affiliated) Up to $5,000 in facilty use fees Interim and final reports Faculty, student, post-doc and small-business users of NNCI sites Must not have prior SBIR/STTR funding or investment greater than $100K for the technology Travel and accommodation to attend two-week boot camp training session Complete the formal ASU I-Corps Site traing program, fulfilling the reporting requirements, and leverage NCI-SW grant funds toward commercializing the technology New user of UW MAF facility ~$1,000-$2,000 for new users, ~$20,000/year for new collaborators Professional Masters Program courses / Intensive Short Courses Enrolled in Professional Masters Program / Intensive Short Course Application to program/course Full coverage of lab access fees, ~$50,000/year coursework including labs External researchers/students/educators.
The RTNN encourages applications from high school and community college students and educators, users from non-traditional disciplines (including anthropology, biology, soil science, etc.), users from underrepresented groups (as defined by NSF), academic users from non-Research-1 universities, and industrial users from start-up companies.
Proposed projects must be focused on research or preliminary development activity or educational programming in an area of nano-scale science, engineering, and/or technology. Competitive proposals should be: (1) limited in scope and (2) involve either hands-on science education, cutting-edge research, or high-risk, high-reward R&D activity with the potential to facilitate disruptive technologies.
A brief application is required including short statements of work, need, impact, and budget.
Periodic progress updates Seed Grant (Academia and Commercial) High school science and engineering educators and students; Community college science and engineering educators and students; Researchers from academic institutes having limited facilities and/or research funding; Proposed projects must be focused on research, early development activity, or educational programming in areas related to nanoscale science, engineering, and/or technology.
Competitive proposals should be focused on hands-on science education or R&D projects with scientific or technological impact. Short statement of work, Instrument time needed $1,000 in free facility access Quarterly progress report and final report.
IEN Core Facility Seed Grants Any researcher at Georgia Tech 1st or 2nd year graduate student 6 months of free facility access ($7500 value) Midterm report; final report; poster presentation Any external academic/non-profit researcher PI must be first time SENIC user SEED (SHyNE External Experiment Development) Must be a new user for the facility in the proposal Slide highlighting completed research, continued updates on publications, patents, presentations, etc., which must acknowledge SHyNE Resource .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Varies by site; generally new/first-time users of NNCI facilities, graduate students, or small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $1,000 to $50,000+ depending on site. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NNCI Seed Grant Opportunities is funded by National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI) Sites (e.g., KY Multiscale, MANTH, MONT). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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