Here and Next Grants support interdisciplinary research activities at Washington University in St. Louis across disciplines, departments, and schools. The Grant Program is designed to provide initial funding and assistance for interdisciplinary research of the highest caliber in alignment with the larger Here and Next Plan.
Housed in the Research Development Office within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, theses grants support work in the following areas: Public Health, Global Health, Environmental Research, Digital Transformation, and Research Impacting the St. Louis Community.
Grant programs currently accepting applications can be found on InfoReady. Please email researchseedfunding@wustl.edu with any questions about these programs or InfoReady.
Here and Next Seed Grant Programs
Core Grant Programs
There are four, core Here and Next grants available to WashU faculty members, each with their own aims and objectives, deadlines, and requirements that will return annual. Please see each individual page for more details.
Spark Funding Grants: Proposal Development and Spark Funding: Pop-Up Initiative
Ignite Interdisciplinary Grants
Transcend Initiative Grants: University-Wide Research Collaborations
Special Topic & Collaborative Programs
Also available to researchers are special topic seed grand opportunities that are collaborations with the Here and Next seed funding program and other campus entities whose goals align with the Here and Next priority areas of Research Excellence. See each individual page for details
AI for Health Seed Grant in collaboration with the AI for Health Institute (recurring)
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Here and Next Seed Grant Email Announcements
Stay up to date with Here and Next Seed Grant funding deadlines, announcements of new competitions, awardees, and more. We promise to only send you information relevant to Here and Next Seed Grants.
InfoReady
To apply for all Here and Next Grants, you must use the InfoReady platform to submit your materials. Updated Calls for Proposals and competition details can be found on InfoReady. Login with your WUSTL key.
2025 Webinars
These webinars are informational sessions for potential Here and Next Research Grant Applicants. We’ll discuss individual program aims, application and review process, and then answer attendee questions.
2024-25 Calendar
Please use the below calendar for scheduling purposes. All deadlines are at 11:59 PM on the date listed.
| August 5 | Applications and Calls for Proposals released for all programs Spark Funding: Proposal Development and Transcend Initiative LOIs have rolling review period and will accept applications until April 30, 2025. |
| August 30 | Fall Informational Webinar #1 (Register) |
| September 5 | Fall Informational Webinar #2 (Register) |
| September 27 | Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant Application Deadline – Fall 2024 |
| September 30 | Transcend Initiative Grant Quarter 1 Review Deadline (Full proposals only) |
| October 30 | Spark Funding: Pop-Up Initiative Grant Application Deadline |
| November 15 | AI for Health Seed Grant Portal opens for applications |
| End of Fall 2024 Semester | Fall Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant decisions made |
| December 31 | Transcend Initiative Grant Quarter 2 Review Deadline (Full proposals only) |
| January 17 | Spring Informational Webinar #1 (Register) |
| January 23 | Spring Informational Webinar #2 (Register) |
| February 14 | Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant Application Deadline – Spring 2024 |
| March 2025 | Spark Funding: Pop-Up Initiative Grant decisions made |
| March 1 | AI for Health Seed Grant applications due |
| March 31 | Transcend Initiative Grant Quarter 3 Review Deadline (Full proposals only) |
| April 30 | Spark Funding: Proposal Development and Transcend Initiative LOI portals stop accepting applications. The portals will reopen after the start of FY 26, in early August 2025. |
| End of Spring Semester 2025 | Spring Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant decisions made |
| June 30 | Transcend Initiative Grant Quarter 4 Review Deadline (Full proposals only) Please note that if you submit during this quarter, review may take a little longer than usual given it is the summer. |
| August 4 tentative | FY 26 Program Portals and updates released |
Frequently Asked Questions
Please check out these Frequently Asked Questions about Here and Next Research Seed Grants. If there are questions not answered here, please see the below contact information.
Contact
Please contact researchseedfunding@wustl.edu with any questions about these programs.