Community Partnership Seed Grant
University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Grants of up to $5,000, plus coaching and skill-building, to start new research collaborations between Minnesota community organizations and University of Minnesota researchers on community-identified health issues and disparities.
- Indicative award
- up to $5k (total award)Page states funding of up to $5,000.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Apr, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-25 — passed. Kept for reference; check the funder's page for the next cycle.Reviewed twice a year: Fall 2026 applications due September 25 at 12pm; Spring 2027 (tentative) due April 2, 2027, with partner-matching requests due February 12, 2027.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Postdoctoral, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Community partners must come from Minnesota-based organizations (nonprofits, local public health, clinics, neighbourhood associations, tribal governments); the academic partner must be UMN faculty, a postdoc or a PhD research associate.
- SSWR clusters
- Special Interest Groups
- Topics
- community-engaged research · health disparities · partnership seed funding · minnesota · tribal partnerships
- Apply at
- https://ctsi.umn.edu/funding/community-engagement/community-partnership-seed-grant
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-09-23. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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