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Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program (IIP) Seed Grants

Stanford Bio-X IIP Seed Grant — Round 13

Funds Stanford faculty collaborations exploring high-risk interdisciplinary bioscience with translational intent.

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The Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Program (IIP) Seed Grant funds high-risk, high-reward collaborative research in bioengineering, biosciences, and biomedicine that is too speculative for conventional federal funding at its early stage. Awards provide up to $200,000 per project over two years, with a total pool of approximately $4 million deployed every two years. The programme opera…

What this grant funds

Early-stage, high-risk collaborative research in bioengineering, biosciences, and biomedicine requiring cross-departmental Stanford faculty teams.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Biennial
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$4M
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: biox.stanford.edu