10/01/2025
By Anne Maglia
UMass Lowell and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) are pleased to announce a new UML-FGCU seed funding opportunity to teams of researchers from both institutions. These projects will promote synergistic collaborations that align with and advance the strategic priorities of the UMass Lowell and FGCU research communities, leading to external funding, industry partnerships, and entrepreneurial activity.
Priority areas for this year’s seed grant program include:
- Energy
- Resilience
- Artificial intelligence (AI)
- Finance
- Economic Development
Proposing teams must include faculty members from both UMass Lowell and FGCU. Virtual teaming sessions will be held in October. Faculty may also contact UMass Lowell’s Office of Research Development to facilitate introductions by email RD@uml.edu or use Dimensions and GrantForward to find collaborators.
Up to five collaborative projects will be funded at up to $20,000 each for a one-year award period. Exactly half of each awarded project’s budget should be allocated to each university (for example, $10,000 to UMass Lowell and $10,000 to FGCU).
Applications will be accepted through InfoReady until Nov. 14, 2025. On InfoReady, you may download the full solicitation under “Supporting Documents.” Please review the solicitation thoroughly for eligibility, guidelines and proposal requirements.
Please register to attend the Internal Funding webinar on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. to learn more about this program and other internal funding opportunities offered by the Office of Research Development.
For any questions, please email the Office of Research Development at RD@uml.edu. Thank you.