Seed Grant Application

Contact

Name: Chris Pastore, PhD
Positions:
  • Associate Director, Institute for Smart & Healthy Cities
  • Professor, Transdisciplinary Studies & Engineering
  • Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, Nexus Learning & Classroom Pedagogy
Position: Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce
Organization: Thomas Jefferson University

Policies & Guidelines

  • Faculty who applied for and/or received JeffSmart Seed grants previously may apply again. 
  • JeffSmart Seed Grant proposals must explicitly involve some or all elements of the mission of JeffSmart as outlined in the introduction and expressed in detail on this website.
  • Individual JeffSmart Seed Grants have a maximum budget award of $10,000.
  • Interdisciplinary Teams of individuals may submit one application to work on the same collaborative project.
  • JeffSmart Seed Grant funds may be used to support any of the following nonsalary expenses:
    a. Supplies to support the proposed project (e.g., project-related software, materials). The grant may not be used to purchase computer hardware.
    b. Equipment and other reasonable expenses to support the project.
    c. Conference or research travel connected to the grant project.
    d. Student workers.
  • Grant funds must be spent by June 15, 2024. All requests for reimbursement must be processed by June 30, 2024. In the event that the faculty member is unable to complete the project or leaves the University, the unexpended funds will revert to the University.
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