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Collaborative Seed Grants (TPT)

Collaborative Seed Grants

Funds Texas A&M interdisciplinary faculty collaborations focused on high-risk, high-impact cross-domain research.

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The Collaborative Seed Grants (CSG) program is part of the Targeted Proposal Teams (TPT) initiative administered by the Texas A&M University Office of Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. CSG funds interdisciplinary faculty teams at the earliest stages of research, supporting high-risk, high-reward projects where preliminary data is needed to establish research capacity and improve competit…

What this grant funds

Funds early-stage, high-risk interdisciplinary research by teams of at least two TAMU faculty from different disciplines to generate preliminary data and build competitiveness for external grants.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.4 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12 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.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: research.tamu.edu