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Explore a range of funding opportunities to support research and innovation, including internal programs and external sources such as seed grants, foundation funding, and government awards. Discover options designed to help advance ideas at every stage.
Grand Challenges Grant Opportunities
Grand Challenges has several grant opportunities currently open, with applications due no later than April 28. Recordings and slides from recent webinars and Q&A sessions highlighting the request for proposal details are now available on the individual challenge pages linked below.
- Innovations in Cost-Disruptive Tools for Diagnosis and Screening
- Novel Interventions Targeting Placental and Gut Inflammation to Improve Fetal Growth
- Addressing Physiological Barriers to Micronutrient Absorption from Fortified Foods
- Cost-Disrupting Innovations to Reduce the Cost of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food
- Breakthrough Innovations to Significantly Reduce the Cost of Severe Acute Malnutrition Treatment
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Accelerate Charitable Giving
Shriners Childrens Research Grants
Shriners Children’s has opened the 2026 Developmental and R01 Clinical & Basic Grant cycle. Applications must be innovative, mission‑aligned, and led by PIs with recent, relevant publications. Proposals must address one of four service lines: Burns, Orthopedics, Cleft Lip and Palate, or Spinal Cord Injury. Projects already funded by Shriners Children’s or external agencies are not eligible. Priority will be given to proposals that advance the Shriners Children’s research strategic plan.
Developmental Grants due by: May 1
R01 Submissions due by: May 15
Seed Grants
IBB Team Seed Grant for Equipment Core Facilities Program
Created to give investigators an opportunity to try pieces of select IBB core facility equipment. Only one IBB investigator is needed per application. IBB investigators from Georgia Tech and Emory (who are adjunct faculty members at Georgia Tech) are eligible.
IBB Team Seed Grant Program
Created to bring IBB teams together to plan and submit large grant proposals. All collaborators must be IBB faculty members who hold regular appointments at Georgia Tech. This competition is a rolling submission and the committee will select up to four (4) awards for FY25 at $5,000 per award.
Additional Opportunities
InfoReady Competitions
The InfoReady platform provides an opportunity for Georgia Tech students, faculty, and invited guests to apply to internal competitions and externally sponsored projects for funding, awards, and other opportunities. Login to this site with your Georgia Tech credentials or follow the prompts to create a non-GT account.
Office of Development Funding
The Office of Foundation Relations initiates, cultivates, and secures funding from private foundations to support the Institute’s priorities and strategic initiatives. Contact foundationrelations@dev.gatech.edu with any questions.