Eric J. Guilbeau, Ph.D.

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Bioengineering Seed Grant Program

• Eric J. Guilbeau, Ph.D.
• Olin Professor and Chair

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Goal of the Seed Grant Program

• Create new collaborative links with local medical
  institutions

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Objectives of the Seed Grant Program

• Provide up to 20,000 for the initiation of new,
  innovative collaborative research projects
  (150,000 per year total)
• Encourage the integration of bioengineering
  doctoral education and the education of biology
  students, medical residents/fellows
• Develop preliminary data for proposal to national
  funding agencies
• Develop new faculty collaborations

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Qualifications and Eligibility

• Proposed projects must fit the Molecular, Cell or
  Tissue Bioengineering or the Neural Engineering
  Themes of the Harrington Department of
  Bioengineering
• All projects must have at least two Principal
  Investigators, one of whom is an ASU
  Bioengineering faculty member and one who is a
  faculty member, basic scientist or clinical
  researcher from a participant local medical
  institution.
• A Bioengineering doctoral or masters student must
  participate in the proposed research.
• The project must have potential for eventual
  external funding.
• The project Pis must commit that they will use
  the preliminary results to seek external funding
  for project continuation and expansion.
• Cost Sharing is encouraged but not required.

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Application Guidelines

• Cover Sheet
• Brief project summary (one-half page)
• Participant list
• Name
• Title
• Primary institution
• Role in the proposed research
• Proposed research plan (ten pages total)
• Specific aims (one-half page)
• Background and significance (one to two pages
• Preliminary Studies and Rationale (one-half to
  one page)
• Research design and methods (two to five pages)
• Plan to involve bioengineering graduate students
  (one-quarter to one-half page)
• Long-term funding potential (one-quarter to
  one-half page)
• Prior progress reports and efforts to secure
  external funding (if continuation of previous
  seed grant award)
• Current and pending support
• Budget and budget justification
• Biographical Sketch

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Funding Criteria

• Scientific merit of the proposed research.
• Relevance of the proposed research to the themes
  of the Whitaker Program Development Award, Neural
  Engineering and Molecular, Cell and Tissue
  Engineering.
• Potential for extramural support from external
  funding agencies if successful.
• Quality of the proposed educational/training
  experience for students, fellows and residents.
• Significance and Feasibility of the proposed
  research.
• Clinical relevance of the proposed research.
• Previous track record of success of the principal
  investigators
• Potential for creating a new and lasting
  collaborative relationship between participating
  programs and institutions.

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Review Process

• Review Committee
• Three experts from other Universities
• Representative from each participant institutions
• Representatives who contributed funding

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Downloadable Files

• Call for Applications
• Cover Sheet
• Evaluation Form
• Progress Report Form