Sustaining Illinois Seed Grants
Supports collaborative research across Illinois universities in education, economic development, health, and innovation.
The Sustaining Illinois Seed Grant program is the flagship seed funding instrument of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN), a 12-campus University of Illinois System initiative. The 2025 cycle offered awards of up to $40,000 per project for one-year collaborative research projects, with a submission deadline of February 21, 2025 administered through the UIUC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Rese…
Seed grants for collaborative research spanning five IIN priority areas — education and workforce development, economic development, health and wellness, water/food/agriculture, and computing/AI — conducted across Illinois Innovation Network member institutions.
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Guides for this application
All guides →Letter of Support for Grant Applications: Template and Examples
Learn how to write and request a letter of support for a grant, with template structure, examples, reviewer logic, and common mistakes.
BudgetGrant Budget Template for R&D Applications
Use this grant budget template to structure R&D costs, personnel, subcontractors, equipment, indirect costs, and budget justification for startup grant applications.
Write proposalGrant Proposal Template: Structure, Sections, and Writing Prompts
Use this grant proposal template to structure your summary, work plan, budget, team, impact, attachments, and reviewer evidence before adapting it to funder rules.
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