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The Materials Research Institute, Penn State Global and the National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) have announced the 2025 Collaborative Seed Grant Program to support joint research projects in materials science and engineering. This initiative is designed to spark new international partnerships between faculty at both institutions, with a focus on high-risk, high-reward research in areas such as functional polymer composites, additive manufacturing, sustainable processes and recycling, materials-enabled thermal management, and quantum packaging. Up to three proposals will be funded, with each selected project receiving $30,000 per institution over a 12-month period.
Proposals are due by July 31. Penn State researchers should be submit proposals through InfoReady, while researchers at NTUT should submit proposals by email to NTUT’s Office of Research and Development. Projects must include at least one investigator from each university and demonstrate potential for long-term collaboration and external funding. Awardees will be announced on Sept. 1. More information is available at the Penn State Infoready site.