In April, the University of Missouri Division of Research, Innovation and Impact awarded the final round of Research Council grants for the 2023-24 academic year.
These internal grants of up to $15,000 supported 44 faculty projects and activities leading to book contracts, juried performances, art exhibits, peer-reviewed articles, the generation of pilot data for grant proposals and more. Since 2019, MU has invested more than $2 million in grants to advance 195 projects.
Assistant Professor Dan London, a hand and microvascular surgeon, received a $15,000 grant last year for his research program focused on patient-reported treatment results. The funding supported the hiring of clinical research assistants to help collect patient outcomes.
"Ultimately, it is how patients perceive they are doing that should determine whether a treatment outcome is successful or not," London says. "Research Council grants are a great mechanism to start pilot studies, with a great turnaround time. They provide seed funding to begin to get results to then use as supportive data when applying for larger foundation and federal grants."
Research Council grant applications will be accepted again during the fall semester. More details will be available soon. Please contact Internal Funding staff with questions.