FY 2026 Call for Proposals
The Here and Next Seed Grant program is pleased to partner with WashU Global for the FY 2026 Global Incubator Seed Grants program.
The Global Incubator Seed Grants stimulate high-impact collaborative research linking WashU faculty with international counterparts. Aligned with the university’s Here and Next strategic plan, the thematic focus areas are: 1) Public and Global health; 2) Environmental research; 3) Digital transformation; 4) Medical research; and 5) Local-to-global connections. For this year’s cycle, projects that emphasize public and global health challenges, as well as projects at the intersection of public/global health and the other areas of interest are especially encouraged.
Projects should present innovative research plans with potential for high-impact outputs (e.g., publications and other scholarly contributions) and future funding from external sources.
Proposals should include at least one highly engaged international institution (university, NGO, or industry).
Applications for the FY 2026 call will be due on September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM CST via InfoReady.
Questions?
Reach out to researchseedfunding@wustl.edu about application procedures. If you have questions about WashU Global please reach out to global@wustl.edu.