Seed Grants

The CLOCC Seed Grant Program has been revised! Please read the guidelines carefully before applying.

• Grants will be awarded twice a year.
• Awards will be larger – up to $40,000 will be available each grant round.
• A Letter of Interest is now required prior to being invited to submit a full application.

The CLOCC Seed Grant Program is designed to help investigators and organizations develop programs and research efforts to the point at which they should be able to obtain funding from outside sources. Seed grants are awarded twice a year.

Seed Grant Deadlines:
Seed Grant Letters of Interest are due by 5 p.m. February 1 and August 1 of each year.

If you have questions about these grants, please call Lara Jones Jaskiewicz at 312-573-7759.

Application Guidelines
These guidelines explain the seed grant procedures, deadlines, award amounts, review process, etc.

Letter of Interest Form
Use this document as the official form for your Letter of Interest.

Seed Grant Application Forms
Use this document to format your full Seed Grant application. The document includes the Cover Sheet, Checklist, and Budget forms.

IRB Fact Sheet
Frequently asked questions regarding Institutional Review Boards and how they function.

Evaluation Form
This is the form that internal and external Seed Grant reviewers use to evaluate grant proposals. Applicants interested in improving their competitiveness can use this form to ensure each review
issue is fully addressed in the grant proposal.

Funded Seed Grants
This is a listing of projects that have been funded since the start of the Seed Grant Program in 2003.