Interim Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise, Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska, invites all interested and eligible faculty to attend a virtual informational briefing on the 2022 President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program on Friday, Jan. 7, from noon – 1 p.m. Included in the briefing will be an overview of the goals and requirements of the program, examples of the type of projects and teams the program intends to support, and information about modifications made for the 2022 competition. The briefing will be recorded and posted to the PRE website as a resource for all interested PRE applicants. Registration to attend the briefing is required through the link to the left.
PRE, which includes Accelerator and Catalyst grant opportunities, provides seed support for cross- and interdisciplinary research to help enable curiosity-driven research and discoveries, address large, complex societal challenges, and attract external funding. The application portals for the 2022 Catalyst and Accelerator competitions will open on December 15, 2021, with Accelerator proposals due on February 4 and Catalyst concept papers due on June 24, 2022. Invitations to submit full Catalyst proposals will be announced on August 5; invited full proposals are due on September 9, 2022.
