Deadline Extended: MPower 2021 Seed Grant Intent to Submit

The deadline has been extended to Tuesday, August 24, 12 noon, for faculty to submit a “Notice of Intent to Submit” a proposal in response to the 2021 MPower Seed Grant Challenge.

The Joint Steering Council of the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership – MPower – is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for collaborators at both University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park. 

Here is the Request for Proposal document for this 2021 Seed Grant Challenge, which invites collaborative research proposals in six themes:

1. Pandemic Readiness, Resilience and Mitigation
2. Racial and Social Justice
3. AI + Medicine
4. Neuroscience and Aging
5. Violence and Crime Reduction
6. Cybersecurity, Homeland Security

Submissions will follow a multi-step process beginning with a Notice of Intent to Submit email due August 2, to be followed by Step 1 Proposals to be due in September 2021.

 Questions may be directed to Adrianne Arthur.