Funding
Internal Funding
2024 Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program
The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems (LiMC2) and the Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) are seeking to fund multiple collaborative research projects at the Pennsylvania State University and University of Freiburg. This Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program 2024 will provide funds to faculty groups for 12 to 18 months, with the goal of fostering long-term collaborative and multi-disciplinary research integrating researchers from both universities. The aim is to seed collaborations between researchers at Penn State and the University of Freiburg by exploring bold and intellectually brave research that could make a significant difference for society at large. Priority will be given to proposals that have excellent intellectual merit; are aimed at broad and significant impact; integrate values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice with the proposed research; and, demonstrate strong potential for external funding. We anticipate funding for up to six teams.
Deadline: December 4, 2023
2022 Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program
The Convergence Center for Living Multifunctional Material Systems (LiMC2) and the Cluster of Excellence Living, Adaptive and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS) are seeking to fund multiple collaborative research projects at the Pennsylvania State University and University of Freiburg. This Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program 2022 will provide funds to faculty groups for 12 to 18 months, with the goal of fostering long-term collaborative and multi-disciplinary research integrating researchers from both universities. The aim is to seed collaborations between researchers at Penn State and the University of Freiburg by exploring bold and intellectually brave research that could make a significant difference for society at large. Priority will be given to proposals that have excellent intellectual merit; are aimed at broad and significant impact; integrate values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice with the proposed research; and, demonstrate strong potential for external funding. We anticipate funding for up to six teams.
Deadline: May 31, 2022
https://psu.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1868175
Living Multifunctional Materials Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program
Closed on January, 20, 2021
This seed grant is focused on the discovery of sustainable materials that are biological or inspired by biological principles. The aim is to seed collaborations between researchers at Penn State University and University of Freiburg by exploring bold and intellectually brave research that could make a significant difference for society at large.
- (Bio)materials for sensing, diagnostics and actuation
- Materials that enable adaptive architecture
- Advanced manufacturing of hybrid multi-materials
Eligibility
Applications are open to: 1) All Penn State University full-time faculty, and 2) all University of Freiburg full-time faculty. The minimum number of investigators at both University of Freiburg and Penn State University is one each.
Full RFP and Application Portal
External Funding
NSF and DFG Opportunity for Collaborations in Advanced Manufacturing
NSF merit review criteria of Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. In addition, reviewers will be asked to assess the international collaboration in terms of:
- Mutual benefit(s);
- True intellectual collaboration among all participating partners;
- Benefits to be realized from the expertise/specialized skills, facilities, sites and/or resources of the international counterparts; and
- Active research engagement of students and early-career researchers, where such individuals are engaged in the project.
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20088/nsf20088.jsp
NSF Convergence Accelerator
The objectives of the NSF Convergence Accelerator are to accelerate use-inspired convergence research in areas of national importance and to initiate convergence team-building capacity around exploratory, potentially high-risk proposals addressing selected track topics.
https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/
NSF 2026
Investing in bold foundational research questions that are large in scope, innovative in character, originate outside of any particular directorate, and require a long-term commitment. This Big Idea is framed around the year 2026 in order to tie into the Nation’s 250th anniversary (“sestercentennial”).
https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/nsf2026.jsp
Engineered Living Materials (ELM)
Living biomaterials that combine the structural properties of traditional building materials with attributes of living systems, including the ability to rapidly grow in situ, self-repair, and adapt to the environment.
Living materials could solve existing challenges associated with the construction and maintenance of built environments, and introduce new capabilities to craft smart infrastructure that dynamically responds to its surroundings. Advances under the ELM program could also improve methods for manufacture and maintenance of military systems such as tanks, planes, and ships.
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