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## Seed funding for new materials research directions. The UTK-MRSEC Seed Grant Program provides short-term funding for innovative, high-risk/high-reward collaborative research at the forefront of areas supported by the Center for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing. The program is open to faculty members within the University of Tennessee and UT-ORII materials research community.
Seed grants are intended to enhance existing MRSEC research in creative new ways or support entirely new lines of interdisciplinary materials research. **Funding cycle details, deadlines, eligibility, and application instructions should be updated before each call for proposals. ** Each Seed Grant provides up to **$50,000** in direct costs for a one-year project, with the potential for continued MRSEC support subject to review.
Successful projects should strengthen CAMM research, build collaborations, and position teams for additional federal funding or long-term MRSEC support. The program includes three funding tiers designed to encourage new lines of inquiry and create UT partnerships with national laboratories or industrial partners.
## Connected to CAMM’s research mission CAMM’s vision is to become a world-leading center for collaborative discovery, creating revolutionary quantum materials and advancing materials for new extremes. The center’s interdisciplinary research groups and education programs are designed to prepare future researchers and entrepreneurs while supporting U.S. leadership in next-generation materials and manufacturing.
### Taming the Complexity of Quantum Materials with Artificial Intelligence IRG 1 applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to quantum magnetic materials and engineered quantum systems. Projects may connect to model Hamiltonians, materials principles, automated experimental or theoretical protocols, and emergent quantum phenomena.
### Advancing Next-Generation Alloys and Ceramics for Extremes IRG 2 explores materials stability, structure, and properties under extreme conditions. Projects may connect to high-performance alloys and ceramics, nuclear fusion, hypersonics, radiation, high temperature, mechanical stress, multiscale modeling, and AI-guided materials discovery.
## Choose the funding tier that fits your project **INCLUDE Grants** provide up to $50,000/year per award in direct costs with the goal of establishing new lines of inquiry that may form the basis for future Interdisciplinary Research Groups within CAMM. **TRANSLATE Grants** provide up to $50,000/year per award in direct costs and require one UT PI with up to two Co-PIs from industry and/or a national laboratory.
The goal is to build reciprocal, translational partnerships with industry and/or national lab collaborators and position the UT team to engage in multidisciplinary research for real-world problems. Learn more about TRANSLATE **EXPAND Grants** provide up to $50,000/year per award in direct costs with the goal of establishing new lines of inquiry within CAMM’s existing Interdisciplinary Research Groups.
Special emphasis is given to applications from early-career researchers. ## Review process and past awards
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Faculty members within the University of Tennessee and UT-ORII materials research community. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Seed Grant Program is funded by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (UTK-MRSEC). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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