Deadline: December 6, 2024
Overview
Inspired by her outstanding educational experience at Binghamton University and the opportunity to nurture groundbreaking faculty discoveries and innovation, Martha Ho, MA ’78, and her husband, David Ho, of The S. H. Ho Foundation Ltd. made a significant philanthropic gift to propel the pioneering work of Binghamton faculty. This endowment makes possible, in perpetuity, approximately $200,000 annually in vital seed grants for faculty University-wide to advance current or emerging research. Submissions are solicited from all academic units.
This faculty grant program is designed to support individual investigators or teams of investigators who require seed funding for the initial acquisition of equipment, supplies, data, personnel, or other enablers in anticipation of external grant submission.
“Health sciences and technology” are broadly defined, but proposals must address how funds will impact a compelling health challenge through the use of innovative technology.
Grants are awarded for an 18-month period, beginning March 2025. No-cost extensions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Program Eligibility
These funds are not intended to serve as bridge funds nor to support research in lieu of external grant funds. If applicants have access to initial start-up funds from the university, they must make clear why additional resources are required. Projects funded through this program are expected to lead to the development of a proposal for external support. An individual may serve as Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on only one proposal submission.
Proposal Review
All proposals will be reviewed by the Advisory Committee for Scholarship and Research (ACSR). Their evaluations will be sent to the President, Provost, and Vice President for Research for final decisions. It is essential that proposals clearly communicate to all reviewers, including those outside of the proposal discipline, what is proposed and why it is important. The following are the evaluation criteria.
- Originality, novelty, significance, quality and future impact of the proposed research in leading to major advances in the use of technology to address health challenges
- Ability to attract future federal, state, philanthropic or private funding
- Strength of record of achievement of the proposer or team (the Office of Sponsored Research will supply current and pending data to the ACSR for submitters)
Awards will be announced in February 2025 with project start dates in March 2025.
Proposal Preparation
Funding is available for awards up to a maximum of $100,000. Applicants are encouraged to discuss proposal and budget preparation with the staff of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Completed packages must be submitted electronically to the Binghamton University Internal Opportunities Portal. The proposal deadline for the program is 5:00 pm on December 6, 2024.
Further Information
Questions about proposal preparation or budgeting should be directed to the Office of Sponsored Programs staff. Additional proposal questions may be addressed to Michael Jacobson, Director of the Office of Strategic Research Initiatives, at mjacobso@binghamton.edu.
