Seed Grant Projects
Through a competitive proposal review process, the Institute awards Seed Grants to promising research projects proposed multidisciplinary teams of ESDRI-affiliated faculty from across the KSU community.
These grants are intended to support early research or creative activity efforts in acquiring preliminary results, upon which the team can build further work, propose more robust projects, and apply for external funding. If you are interested in serving on the review committee, please contact esdri@kent.edu.
View 2026 proposal details and guidelines
Proposals due February 2, 2026 by 5 pm
Previous Awards
Seed Grant project awarded in 2025:
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2024:
Prior Seed Grant projects:
Click each year to view projects awarded Seed Grants.