Call for Proposals for both Catalyst and Accelerator awards for the President's Research Excellence (PRE) program

President's Research Excellence Catalyst and Accelerator proposals now being accepted!

The Call for Proposals for both Catalyst and Accelerator awards for the President's Research Excellence (PRE) program are now open. The PRE program, administered by the Office of Knowledge Enterprise, provides seed support for cross- and interdisciplinary research that have the potential to attract external funding. Accelerator proposals, due Feb. 4, are designated for small teams formed to pursue curiosity-driven, novel, high-risk and high-reward research. These grants may be up to $50,000. Catalyst concept papers, due June 24, are for large cross- and interdisciplinary teams to pursue large-scale, high-impact research that addresses emerging or existing challenges of societal importance, and generates long-term, sustained and significant impact. These grants may be up to $200,000. Learn more about the program and register to attend a virtual briefing on Jan. 7 at noon.

The Office of Knowledge Enterprise supports and empowers researchers in both curiosity-driven and large-scale convergence research and creative expression through programs that develop research teams and talent and strategically grow and diversify Ohio State's research portfolio.