Faculty Seed Grant

Faculty Seed Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Montana Water Center
Amount: Up to US $25,000
Last Updated: March 08, 2026

Summary

The Faculty Seed Grant, offered by the Montana Water Center, aims to foster innovative water-related research among faculty and students within the Montana University System. With a total funding of $50,000, the program invites proposals that focus on critical issues such as climate change and water management. Priority is given to early-career faculty and collaborative projects with USGS. This initiative seeks to enhance knowledge of Montana's water resources and promote student involvement.

Overview

Faculty Seed Grant The Montana Water Center invites pre-proposals for the Montana Water Center Faculty Seed Grants. This program allocates US Geological Survey (USGS) 104b funds awarded to the Montana Water Center. Goal The goal of the Faculty Seed Grant program is to help stimulate innovative water-related research among faculty and students across the Montana University System. Grants are available to support research on (but not limited to) effects of climate change, water management for agriculture, relationships between water quality and quantity, socio-ecological systems, water policy, and ecological restoration. Funding We anticipate that our total available funding will be $50,000; we will fund two to three proposals with a maximum total request of $25,000.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible for a Faculty Seed Grant, applicants must have academic or research faculty appointments at one of the Montana Institutions of Higher Education. Proposals must:have high intellectual merit and the potential to advance knowledge of Montana water resources clearly identify the relevance of the research to MT water stakeholders foster student training and involvement demonstrate a compelling and realistic plan for how the seed funding will be leveraged to obtain additional external funding