The NOCC Seed grant program supports the initiation of innovative and transformative transatlantic research collaborations where the partners from the different institutions each contribute complementary expertise critical to the success of the proposed project. Strategic priority areas include:
• Robotics & advanced manufacturing
• Discoveries and treatments for brain conditions
• Bio-innnovation and sustainability
• Bio-economy and bio-manufacturing
• Informatics & computation in biomedical research (Big Data)
• Global and One-Health
• Innovation in teaching and learning
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Life science for health and innovation
Funding
The Seed grant program will fund several 2-year project grants of up to $75,000 per year (2nd year funding progress dependent).