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Find similar grantsTranslational Seed Grants Program is sponsored by Flinn Foundation. Supports Arizona-based nonprofit academic or medical research institutions and health systems to advance medical devices, diagnostics, health tech platforms, or therapeutics.
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Translational Seed Grants Program - Flinn Foundation You are using an outdated browser and some functions on our site may not function correctly. Here's how you can upgrade your browser easily. Translational Seed Grants Program The application is now open.
Apply by Friday, Sept. 11. The Flinn Foundation Translational Seed Grants Program funds research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are advancing new products or services addressing significant clinical needs.
Launched in 2013 to fund institutionally nominated research, the program has since grown into an open, competitive RFP, awarding up to $100,000 to as many as 10 research teams each year. The 2027 application marks the start of the Foundation’s five-year renewal.
The revamped program features closer alignment with the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program and a greater emphasis upon mentorship and learning through programmatic components. Each seed grants program awardee receives a $100,000 grant over 18 months, plus programmatic benefits.
At the end of the grant period, the most successful projects may receive follow-on funding or direct admittance into the Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program . The application for the new cohort is now open. Learn more about requirements, eligibility, and benefits Please note that the Translational Seed Grants Program has a new application portal this year.
Every applicant will need to register in the Foundation’s new system. These registrations require manual approval; early registration is necessary to ensure that you have access prior to the application deadline. Aug.
3: Application opens Aug. 10 (Noon): Info session on Zoom REGISTER Aug. 18–21: 1:1 Office hours on Zoom BOOK Aug.
26 (Noon): Group office hours on Zoom REGISTER Aug. 31–Sept. 3: 1:1 Office hours on Zoom BOOK Sept.
11 (5 p. m.) : Application deadline Advancing the biosciences in Arizona The Translational Seed Grants Program was created to help reach the objectives of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap by funding research projects that focus on creating new products and services to benefit health.
The most recent awardees —two from Arizona State University and one each from HonorHealth Research Institute, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Northern Arizona University, TGen North, and University of Arizona—were announced in April 2026. Since 2013, the Flinn Foundation has awarded 90 seed grants totaling about $10. 2 million .
For more information about the program or application process, contact Joanna Yang Yowler, Ph. D. , Flinn Foundation Program Manager, Translational Biosciences and Entrepreneurship.
Learn about requirements, eligibility, benefits, and more Learn about current and past participants “This grant was integral for acquiring preliminary data for the project, and we’ve benefited so much from the amazing community of awardees and the Flinn team.
” Principal Investigator, Arizona State University in partnership with Mayo Clinic: “Designing biomimetic fibrous scaffolds with spatially controlled mineralization for augmenting rotator-cuff repair” For information about Bioscience, please contact: bioscience@flinn. org or (602) 744-6831 Vice President, Bioscience Research Programs Joanna Yang Yowler, Ph. D.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Arizona-based nonprofit academic or medical research institutions and health systems. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $100,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Translational Seed Grants Program are due September 11, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Translational Seed Grants Program is funded by Flinn Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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