1. Seed grants: Partnership between UMN AHC Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR) and Guangxi CDC in Nanning, China: $25,000 for one year for research. Deadline: Proposals Due January 26, 2018 to globalhc@umn.edu. Request for proposals for new research projects based in Guangxi, China, where the Academic Health Center (AHC) maintains a partnership to advance new research and educational opportunities. Eligibility: Grants are available to teams of two co-Principal Investigators (co-PIs) between the organizations. UMN faculty should contact Eric Chu (chuxx168@umn.edu) to connect with a Guangxi co-PI. Support for UMN student(s) involved in the research project may be included. For details visit Seed Grants
2. National Institute’s of Health AHRQ R18 Research Project Grants, Advancing Patient Safety Implementation through Safe Medication Use Research: $500,000 in any given year or $1.5 million for the entire project period, up to 3 years. Deadline: Standard dates apply. This FOA will fund investigative research demonstration projects that examine the effective implementation of processes, policies, and behaviors that support safe use of medication as well as its sustainment and dissemination. Visit NIH AHRQ R18
3. University of Minnesota Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives (HFHL) Institute: $50,000 for one year, with the potential for renewal for one year, one time. Eligibility: regular faculty and academic staff. Deadline: December 1, 2017 (5:00pm). Grant applications should be emailed (PDF files) to hfhl@umn.edu. Requests applications for grants to fund innovative community-university partnerships related to food, nutrition and health. Projects should include participatory action research, or other creative strategies for addressing community-identified problems by bringing together academic and community partners. A faculty Planning Grant Program for $10,000 is also available to supports the development of University interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research teams related to food, nutrition, and health. For details visit HFHL grants
4. The Imagine Fund – Annual Special Events Grant Program: maximum of $100,00 for one year. Deadline: Special Event (Round 1) - November 20 at 11:59 p.m. Special Event (Round 2) - Applications open Monday, January 22 at 9:00 a.m. – close on Monday, March 19 at 11:59 p.m. Eligibility: tenured or tenure-track faculty in the University of Minnesota. The program seeks to support new and ongoing activities at the University of Minnesota that promote profound understanding of the human condition, excellence, innovation, collaboration, interdisciplinary dialogue, and greater public engagement with the University. For details visit Imagine Fund
5. University of Minnesota President’s Community-Engaged Scholar Award: $15,000 one-time award exemplary engaged scholarship in his/her field of inquiry. Self-nomination is not allowed. Nomination Deadline: January 26, 2018. Eligibility: Faculty or P&A with 66 2/3 % time or greater appointment and have been at the University of Minnesota for at least five years, including the current year. For details on selection criteria visit Community Engaged Scholar
