COVID-19 Rapid Response Research Grants (CLOSED)
This competition is now closed. View the grant recipients.
Purpose: To provide seed funding for individuals or teams of researchers for original, innovative and time-sensitive research to propose solutions to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, or to apply to external research grant competitions targeting the COVID-19 pandemic. The research should have the potential to contribute to the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, or to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and/or its negative consequences on people and communities.
Deadline: Continuous in-take and assessment until May 15, 2020.
Value: $10,000 to $25,000
Duration: One year, with mid-term update with preliminary results in six months.
Decision: Five to eight working days after submission. Please note that decisions are final. Re-submissions are not permitted unless requested by the committee.
Eligibility: All full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members (Assistant, Associate or Full) at Carleton are eligible to apply. Only one application is permitted per Principal Investigator (PI). The research work has to address COVID-19 challenges and be able to be initiated immediately. The project should not have secured funding for the proposed research. Matching funds from industry, non-profits or other partners, while not necessary, are welcome.
