TRIBES- GTRI Seed Grant Program

The Translational Research Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Science (TRIBES) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are opening a request for applications (RFA) for a translational research seed grant opportunity with the goals of:

• Fostering collaboration between Georgia Tech and the GTRI investigators with the focus of healthcare needs.

• Promoting the rapid transfer of new knowledge and inventions based on that knowledge to the commercial sector.

• Translating technologies that are at a basic science/research phase into a prototype, “Coulter-ready” grant proposal.

Key Dates:

Deadline for Submission: May 2, 2011

Announcement of Funding Decisions: by June 1, 2011

Funding Period: July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012

Click here for the RFA

Contact: Maribel Baker @ maribel.baker@bme.gatech.edu for more information.