Internal Seed Grant Programs
The Office of Research, through the Office of Research Partnerships & Strategy (RPS), administers many annual internal funding opportunities, or “seed grants.” Further information about seed grant opportunities is provided below. For questions or further information about any programs listed below, please contact seedgrants@utsa.edu.
Note: The NOI deadline listed below is a separate and distinct process from notification for application development and approval before submission.
The FY 2025 Seed Grant Programs have upcoming deadlines where the 15/5 rule applies. To help faculty meet this requirement we have extended seed grant program deadlines. Please see the new deadlines below and in the respective RFPs.
Currently Open Programs
Grant for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT)
The Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT) program, sponsored by the Office of Research, is offering seed grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA. The primary goal of these awards is to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural funding and advance UTSA’s institutional research excellence goals (NRUF, AAU, etc.).
Eligible: Full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty at UTSA.
- GREAT Program Guidance (PDF)
- Anticipated that up to 4 grants of $20,000 each may be awarded
- NOI Deadline: February 14, 2024, through Qualtrics (by 5:00 pm CST)
- Proposal Deadline: April 22, 2024
Currently Closed Programs
The MAC-UTSA Collaborative Seed Funding Grant
Eligible: Full-time, tenured, and tenure-track faculty at UTSA or doctoral student with an identified UTSA faculty mentor.
The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland (The MAC) has partnered with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to create the Evaluation and Research Coordinating Center (ERCC). The goals of the ERCC are to (1) provide access to evaluation results and quality improvement data for The MAC, and (2) serve as a central point for facilitating research of interest to The MAC and its stakeholders. With support from Texas Congressmen Castro, the ERCC is offering its inaugural seed funding opportunity. This request for application outlines the goals of the seed funding and the application requirements.
- MAC-UTSA Collaborative Program Guidance (PDF)
- Anticipated that up to 4 grants of $25,000 each may be awarded
- Proposal Deadline: Closed
Pre-submission inquiries are strongly encouraged. Prospective applicants may send a brief abstract to Leslie.Neely@utsa.edu or Erica.Sosa@utsa.edu to assess their proposal’s fit.
More Programs
Faculty from UTSA and their students can now ask for approval for access, for research purposes only, to the Cibolo Preserve, a 500-acre tract just east of Boerne in south central Kendal County. The land is notable for its beauty, variety of flora and fauna, geological features, and areas of archeological interest. UTSA, to aid their researchers, is offering up to $3000 per project to help defray student researcher support, supplies, and equipment. If you are interested in a morning visit to the preserve please contact: (210) 458-8228.
View the Cibolo Preserve Brochure (PDF) for more information.
Previously Funded Projects
Year | Name | Department | Amount | Details |
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FY18 | Brian Laub | Environmental Science & Ecology |
$2,980 $1,600 |
Evaluation of Estrogen Concentrations in Cibolo Creek Aquatic Habitat Mapping in Cibolo Creek Preserve and Nature Center |
FY18 | Jeffrey Hutchison | Environmental Science & Ecology | Acoustic Bat Activity at Cibolo Preserve | |
FY17 | Vikram Kapoor | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Fecal Source Tracking in the Cibolo Preserve Using Molecular Tools | |
FY15 | Janis Bush | Environmental Science & Ecology | $1,500 | A Comparison of Small Mammals in three Habitats at the Cibolo Preserve |
FY15 | Yongli Gao | Geological Sciences | $3,000 | Surface and SubSurface Karst Feature Surveying and Mapping |
FY14 | Kathryn Brown | Anthropology | $3,000 | TBD – Dr. Brown may not continue the project this fall. Dr. Brown’s graduate student is currently processing all GIS data that was collected last year. |
FY14 | Janis Bush | Environmental Science & Ecology | $3,000 | Dr. Bush continued to research Post Oaks. |
FY14 | Yongli Gao | Geological Sciences | $3,000 | Dr. Gao is investigating groundwater and surface water interaction in Cibolo Creek. Environmental and artificial tracers will be used to investigate surface water and groundwater interactions. |
FY14 | Alexis Godet | Geological Sciences | $3,500 | Dr. Godet studied linking rudist repartition to paleoenvironmental conditions: Evidence from the Glen Rose Rudist reef, Herffs Falls, Cibolo Preserve. |
FY12 | Jyotsna Sharma-Srinivasan | Biology | $3,000 | Dr. Sharma-Srinivasan conducted a baseline study of invertebrates at two stations in Cibolo Creek that are downstream and |
FY12 | Afamia El-Nakat | Environmental Science/TSERI | $3,000 | Dr. El-Nakat conducted a comparative analysis of soil moisture content through soil enhancement for the reduction of desertification |
FY11 | Xiaofeng Liu | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Liu conducted research on Cibolo Creek water flow accounting inside the Cibolo Preserve. |
FY10 | Hatim Sharif | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Sharif studied hydrometeorological processes in semi-arid environments. |
FY09 | Hatim Sharif | Civil Engineering | $3,000 | Dr. Sharif measured the water flow after rainfall events to estimate runoff from the catchment area. |
FY09 | Daniel Gonzalez | Architecture | $3,000 | Dr. Gonzalez studied the development and design of architectural spaces within the natural environment that will serve as educational and research spaces. |
FY09 | Jamon Halvaksz | Antrhopology | $3,000 | Dr. Halvaksz conducted archival research and interviews regarding the use and management of the Cibolo Preserve. Research documented changes in the use of land practices, human-environment interactions, and archival records of the same. |
FY09 | Alan Dutton | Geological Sciences | $3,000 | Dr. Dutton researched hydrogeophysics investigation of the contributing watershed of the Fern Bank Springs to map subsurface karst features and provide data for a better understanding of the subsurface hydrological processes that control groundwater flow, recharge, and discharge in a karst setting. |
FY09 | Janis Bush | Geological Sciences | $3,000 | Dr. Bush conducted a research study on Post Oak Community Structure, Function, Dynamics, and Potential Controlling Factors in Central Texas. |