Oct 2 - Feb 26
New Internal Funding Opportunity: 1U4U Seed Grant Program
Intramural Funding
Program Description
The 1U4U Collaborative Seed Grant Program supports cross-campus/cross-disciplinary research teams to solve the greatest challenges facing our local, national, and global communities. The goal of 1U4U is to incentivize researchers from different disciplines to collaborate. Exemplary proposals will focus on bringing together researchers from different fields-of-study, departments, colleges, units, and other intellectual or organizational divides to pursue groundbreaking research. The 1U4U Seed Grant Program topic will change from year-to-year and will be informed by the University of Utah research community and the One Utah Research Council. This will allow the institution to build and support teams around timely topics that highlight/promote the strengths of University of Utah researchers, address a topic that is timely and relevant to our current society, and to continue to build new interdisciplinary connections for future research work. We strongly encourage applicants to work with new faculty, faculty they have not worked with previously, etc. to help foster an environment of cross-campus collaboration and innovation in these proposals and at the University of Utah. A key expected outcome from this program is to support investigators in collecting preliminary data in the identified topic area that will be leveraged for extramural grant applications.
FY26 Theme Area: Mental & Behavioral Health
For 2025-2026, the theme of the 1U4U Seed Grant Program is Mental and Behavioral Health. The program seeks to fund innovative, interdisciplinary research projects that advance understanding and improve outcomes in mental and behavioral health. This grant aims to foster collaboration across fields to develop holistic approaches that address the complex interplay of biological, psychological, economic, and social factors impacting mental and behavioral wellness. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel methodologies or pilot studies that integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to explore new pathways for prevention, diagnosis, or treatment.
Projects that investigate how environmental, cultural, and lifestyle factors influence mental & behavioral health outcomes are particularly welcomed. The goal is to seed transformative ideas that can lead to larger, impactful studies, ultimately improving comprehensive care models, promoting resilience and recovery, and learning to thrive with a chronic mental or behavioral condition. Funding is intended to catalyze new collaborations and generate preliminary data that will position teams for future funding opportunities.
FY26 Deadline: 11:59 PM (MST) on Thursday, February 26th, 2026.
Apply here via InfoReady
The 1U4U Collaborative Seed Grant Program supports cross-campus/cross-disciplinary research teams to solve the greatest challenges facing our local, national, and global communities. The goal of 1U4U is to incentivize researchers from different disciplines to collaborate. Exemplary proposals will focus on bringing together researchers from different fields-of-study, departments, colleges, units, and other intellectual or organizational divides to pursue groundbreaking research. The 1U4U Seed Grant Program topic will change from year-to-year and will be informed by the University of Utah research community and the One Utah Research Council. This will allow the institution to build and support teams around timely topics that highlight/promote the strengths of University of Utah researchers, address a topic that is timely and relevant to our current society, and to continue to build new interdisciplinary connections for future research work. We strongly encourage applicants to work with new faculty, faculty they have not worked with previously, etc. to help foster an environment of cross-campus collaboration and innovation in these proposals and at the University of Utah. A key expected outcome from this program is to support investigators in collecting preliminary data in the identified topic area that will be leveraged for extramural grant applications.
FY26 Theme Area: Mental & Behavioral Health
For 2025-2026, the theme of the 1U4U Seed Grant Program is Mental and Behavioral Health. The program seeks to fund innovative, interdisciplinary research projects that advance understanding and improve outcomes in mental and behavioral health. This grant aims to foster collaboration across fields to develop holistic approaches that address the complex interplay of biological, psychological, economic, and social factors impacting mental and behavioral wellness. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel methodologies or pilot studies that integrate perspectives from multiple disciplines to explore new pathways for prevention, diagnosis, or treatment.
Projects that investigate how environmental, cultural, and lifestyle factors influence mental & behavioral health outcomes are particularly welcomed. The goal is to seed transformative ideas that can lead to larger, impactful studies, ultimately improving comprehensive care models, promoting resilience and recovery, and learning to thrive with a chronic mental or behavioral condition. Funding is intended to catalyze new collaborations and generate preliminary data that will position teams for future funding opportunities.
FY26 Deadline: 11:59 PM (MST) on Thursday, February 26th, 2026.
Apply here via InfoReady