Seed Grant Projects
Through a competitive proposal review process, the Institute awards Seed Grants to promising research projects proposed multidisciplinary teams of ESDRI-affiliated faculty from across the KSU community.
These grants are intended to support early research or creative activity efforts in acquiring preliminary results, upon which the team can build further work, propose more robust projects, and apply for external funding. If you are interested in serving on the review committee, please contact esdri@kent.edu.
View 2026 proposal details and guidelines
Seed Grant Q&A - December 10th 2025 12-1 PM, Teams -> email esdri@kent.edu for the link.
To view previous winners below, use the left and right arrows.
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2025:
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Seed Grant projects awarded in 2024:
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Seed Grant projects awarded in 2022:
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Seed Grant projects awarded in 2021:
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Seed Grant projects awarded in 2019:
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Seed Grant projects awarded in 2018:
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