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Starting AY24-25, at the university level, there are two ways in which full time VinUni faculty can apply for internal funding:

  • Seed Grant program: each faculty member is allowed to apply for one seed grant. The window of application is usually around September-October. Seed Grants are usually issued in December- January. Funds can be spread out over a period of one to three years. The announcement will be send to all VinUni faculty and posted on the research website. Details on the Seed Grant program are as follows:

  • Funding from Research Centers: VinUni has Research Centers that will be hubs of research around specific areas of inquiry, including the Center for Environmental Intelligence (CEI), VinUni-Illinois Smart Health Center (VISHC), VinUniversity Biomedical 3D printing Research Center (3D Lab) and the Agile Innovation Center (AIC). Faculty who wishes to conduct research related to these centers may apply for funding from the centers when there is a call for proposals. Information about these opportunities will be posted as they become available.

Details of the Seed Grant process, including the application form and timeline, are described on the website HERE.

If you successfully applied for a Seed Grant, congratulations!

You will be asked to accept the terms of the grant. Once you have agreed to the terms, you, as the Principal Investigator (PI), are the budget owner. You will be provided with an Internal Order (IO) number which you can use to process your financial expenses. You should be supported by your college’s academic assistants on this matter. All the expenses should be in accordance with your final proposed budget plan and recorded for the progress and final report.

Seed Grants are approved on the basis of their expected contribution in the three priority areas for VinUni:

  1. building talent
  2. real life impact
  3. reputation building for VinUni

As PI, you will describe how the project will contribute to these priorities using the funds approved and in the timeline for the project. PIs will be accountable for delivering on those outcomes.

You can find the previously and currently funded Seed Grant projects here.