Research Seed 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, these 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.
Seed Grant Programs
Core Grant Programs
There are three core seed 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.
FY 2027 Calls for Proposals will be available August 1.
Special Topic & Collaborative Programs
Also available to researchers are special topic seed grand opportunities that are collaborations with the seed funding program and other campus entities whose goals align with priority areas of Research Excellence. See each individual page for details.
Research Seed Grant Email Announcements
Stay up to date with Seed Grant funding deadlines, announcements of new competitions, awardees, and more. We promise to only send you information relevant to Seed Grants.
InfoReady
To apply for all Seed 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 WASHU key.
2026 Webinars TBA
Spark Funding Webinars
Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant Webinars
Transcend Initiative Grant Webinars
We will add additional dates and programs as they become available.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please check out these Frequently Asked Questions about 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.