The Notre Dame Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative, a joint effort of the College of Engineering and the College of Science, is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for Notre Dame faculty. A key component of the University’s strategic framework, the Initiative is committed to fostering transformative discoveries in biomedical science and developing future generations of leaders to advance human health, with a special focus on vulnerable and underserved populations.
To advance this goal, the Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative has issued a call for proposals to form collaborative multidisciplinary teams to address compelling problems related to any of its three research themes: Health Foundations, Health Technologies, and Health Equities. Faculty teams must comprise at least three members from different disciplines and may include additional research personnel as needed. Teams may request funds to support a range of activities advancing the scientific/technical goals of their project. These include support for graduate and/or postdoctoral researchers, mission-critical equipment, travel in support of the project objectives, laboratory supplies, facilities use charges, publication charges, and costs of supporting internal workshops and on-campus conferences.
Interested faculty can learn more about the funding opportunity, including eligibility criteria and application instructions, here. Proposals are due September 30, 2024.
To assist in proposal preparation, the Initiative will hold two open Q&A sessions. The sessions will be offered in person at 103 McCourtney Hall and via Zoom on September 4 and September 17, 2024. RSVP here to receive a Zoom link.
"These collaborative multidisciplinary teams will advance the national research footprint of bioengineering and the life sciences at Notre Dame, and I am excited to see the long-term impact they will have on raising the human condition and improving human health," said Initiative Director Paul Bohn, the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and professor of chemistry and biochemistry.
"These collaborative multidisciplinary teams will advance the national research footprint of bioengineering and the life sciences at Notre Dame, and I am excited to see the long-term impact they will have on raising the human condition and improving human health," said Initiative Director Paul Bohn, the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and professor of chemistry and biochemistry.