Announcing the GCC Early Career Synergy Grants Pilot Program

We are pleased to announce a new GCC funding initiative that combines our efforts to foster novel collaborations between faculty research programs and our desire to promote the development of early career researchers in our community. This year will serve as a pilot for this effort, with continuation depending on the interest we receive from the GCC community, quality of proposals, and availability of funds in future fiscal years.

The GCC Early Career Synergy Grants pilot program seeks proposals from current GCC Postdoctoral Affiliates and later stage (3rd year or later) IGC IGEP Fellows aimed at fostering research collaborations among research programs of two or more GCC Faculty Affiliates. Priority will be given to funding proposals that establish connections between research programs with limited previous collaboration -or- established collaborators pursuing completely new research directions. 

For more information on eligibility, timelines, and application procedures, please refer to the Request for Proposals (RFP). We encourage prospective applicants to send an "Intent to Apply" email to hopkinsw@vt.edu by September 1st with a brief message highlighting their intent to apply and which GCC faculty research programs will be involved to help streamline the review process.