Driving research through seed grant initiatives.
The Global Incubator Seed Grants program aims to stimulate high-impact collaborative research in any discipline linking WashU faculty with international counterparts. Since its launch, the program has helped kickstart 87 new global research projects in more than 30 countries. Seed funding is distributed through an open call for applications published on this page. This year’s application cycle is now closed. Please email global@wustl.edu if you would like to be added to our mailing list to learn about new seed grant opportunities.
We are pleased to announce the 2024 Global Incubator Seed Grant recipients.
Under the university’s Here & Next Strategic Plan, several additional seed funding programs are also available to support interdisciplinary research activities at WashU from concept and team development to securing external funding.
Nov 2024
20 new Global Incubator Seed Grants awarded with support from the Office of the Provost, the “Here and Next” strategic plan, and the Millard family gift to the McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
dec 2023
Following the completion of the McDonnell Academy’s Global Research Symposium, 8 projects received Accelerator Grants for phase II research, aligned with focus areas of the “Here & Next” Strategic Plan.
jan 2023
The McDonnell Academy, in partnership with the Global Health Center, awarded 5 new seed grants to support collaborations in global health.
oct 2022
The McDonnell Academy and the Office of the Provost awarded approximately $500,000 in Global Incubator Seed Grants funding to support 20 new international collaborations.
jul 2021
The Global Incubator Seed Grants Grants program helped kick-start fifteen new projects on five continents.
Jul 2020
Ten research teams received a total of $250,000 in seed funding to initiate projects with international partners tackling far-reaching issues related to COVID-19.
JAN 2020
Since 2020, the Africa Initiative, Institute for Public Health, Social Policy Institute, and the McDonnell Academy have partnered to provide funding for 17 projects on the African continent, in the areas of global health and international social policy.
