The University of Utah Health Philanthropic Partners, a group comprised of ambitious philanthropists who wish to accelerate research at University of Utah Health, have been formed to ignite innovation in today’s challenging funding climate. Strategically targeting vital areas of need with pooled resources and motivated by the pursuit of discovery, the Philanthropic Partners will propel a straightforward idea that forms the bedrock of exceptional achievement: empowering the most brilliant minds to push the boundaries of their abilities and venture into uncharted territories will pave the way for a brighter and more promising tomorrow.
The Philanthropic Partners invite proposals from researchers with inventive and innovative ideas who are seeking seed funding to accelerate breakthroughs and test new ideas that are not yet viable for traditional funding mechanisms. The goal of this initiative is to ignite high-risk, potentially high-reward research programs that address critical societal issues and foster innovation, discovery, and collaboration. By providing grants up to $50,000 in FY25, the Philanthropic Partners aim to enhance support for early-stage (Assistant/Associate professors) researchers’ efforts that have the potential to significantly impact their respective fields.
In brief: This initiative seeks to catalyze breakthroughs by supporting research from all health-related scientific areas that may not yet qualify for larger-scale funding but demonstrate significant promise and potential for transformative impact.
Deadline: Submissions are due at 11:59PM MT, Wednesday, September 4. Submissions should be complete and uploaded to CompetitionSpace by this deadline. Consideration will not be 3 of 15 given for any technical difficulties resulting in late applications. Technical support for application submissions will not be available after 4:00PM MT, Wednesday September 4.
Applications must be submitted electronically through the University of Utah’s CompetitionSpace interface here.
More information can be found on this PDF. For questions regarding this RFP, please contact Emily Blake.