Additional Seed Grant Programs
Overview of Existing Seed Grant Programs at SBU
Active Seed Grant Programs
| Seed Grant Program Name | Frequency of Cycles | Average Number of Awards per Cycle | Average Award Size | Target Audience |
| OR&I Seed Grant Program | Annually | 21 | $50,000 | All faculty |
| 2026 SBU-BNL Seed Grant | Annually | 6 - 7 | $70,000 | SBU and BNL scientists |
| Targeted Research Opportunities | Annually | 1 - 4 | $30,000 - $70,000 (most require match from department) | All faculty holding academic rank |
| School of Medicine Bridge Funding | 3 times per year | Varies | $60,000 ($30K from Dean’s office + $30K from department) | SOM faculty |
| Stony Brook Cancer Center Pilot Funding | Rolling | Varies | $20,000 - $100,000 | Priority given to Cancer Center investigators |
| Presidential Mini-Grants | Annually | Varies | $1,000-4,000 | All faculty |
| Faculty in the Arts, Humanities and lettered Social Sciences | Annually | 50-90% of the applications received | $3,500-$7,500 | Faculty in the fine arts, humanities, and lettered social sciences |
| Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) | Biannually | 6-8 per year | Up to $100,000 | All faculty and Postdocs |
| Stony Brook Trustees Faculty Awards | Annually | 5-6 | $20,000 | Assistant Professors |
| Discovery Prize | Every 2 years | 1 | $200,000 | Assistant Professors |
| Fast Impact Fund | Biannually | 33 | up to $300,000 | All Stony Brook faculty or staff members |
| Advancing Ideas into Reality (ARAD) | Rolling | Varies | Up to $50,000 | Stony Brook University faculty members who have NYS company collaborators that are interested in co-development opportunities |
| Department of Medicine (DOM) Pilot Project Grant Program | Annually | 3-5 | Up to $20,000 | MD, PhD, or MD/PhD in the rank of Assistant Professor or Research Assistant Professor |
| Pilot Program to support Therapeutic Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (IITs) | Annually | Varies | Up to $190,000 | Clinical faculty |
| Stony Brook Cancer Center Voucher Program | Rolling | Varies | As needed | All faculty |
| Research Conference/Workshop Seed Grant Program | Annually | 7-11 | $5,000 | Full-time faculty at Stony Brook University, with Department or College/School endorsement |
Archived Seed Grant Programs
| Seed Grant Program Name | Frequency of Cycles | Average Number of Awards per Cycle | Average Award Size | Target Audience |
| CEAS Seed Grants | Varies | 3 - 5 | $5,000 | CEAS faculty |
| AI3 Small Grants Program | Varies | 10-15 | $40,000 | All faculty |
| Stony Brook Trustees Faculty Awards | Annually | 5-6 | $20,000 | Assistant Professors |
| IACS Seed Grants | Annually | Varies | $25,000 | IACS core and affiliate faculty |
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Ørsted-Eversource Offshore Wind - (funding opportunity announced via email) |
Annually (5 years) | 5 | $50,000 | CEAS, CAS, SoMAS, Business |