ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Tulane WSPH-SOM Collaborative Research Seed Awards 2026
Tulane University's WSPH-SOM Collaborative Research Seed Awards are accepting proposals through October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT, with at least four 12-month interdisciplinary health research awards of up to $100,000 each.
FundingUp to $100,000 per 12-month project; at least four awards are expected.
DeadlineOctober 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT.
Last verifiedSeptember 30, 2026
Required next actionIdentify a qualified Tulane WSPH/SOM faculty pair and shape a pilot concept around a priority health area, with an explicit external-funding follow-on plan and any external partner role documented in the proposal.
Broad Eligibility
Each proposal must include at least one primary faculty investigator from Tulane WSPH and at least one from Tulane School of Medicine, both substantively engaged as co-leaders. Other Tulane faculty and external healthcare, community or government partners may participate.
Atlas Analysis
Tulane's WSPH-SOM Collaborative Research Seed Awards program is accepting proposals for interdisciplinary projects that bridge clinical, biomedical, and population-health science. Awards are up to $100,000 for a 12-month project, and each proposal must include at least one primary faculty investigator from WSPH and one from SOM. The current application deadline is October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT.
Tulane University’s Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (WSPH) and School of Medicine (SOM) are accepting proposals for their 2026 Collaborative Research Seed Awards.
The program expects to fund at least four 12-month projects at up to $100,000 each. Each proposal must include at least one primary faculty investigator from WSPH and one from SOM, with both serving in substantive co-leadership roles. External partners, including healthcare organizations, community-based organizations and other collaborators, may participate.
Priority areas include cancer, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, aging, artificial intelligence in health, health disparities, housing insecurity, Gulf South health challenges and disaster response. The RFA specifically highlights regional issues such as diabetes, obesity, environmental health and maternal and child health.
Allowable costs include research staff or assistants, research materials, data collection, supplies, publication and analysis costs, partnership engagement or stipends, and pilot-project costs. Faculty salary support is not allowed. Applicants are expected to identify a future external funding opportunity that the seed project will position them to pursue.
Deadline: October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM CDT. Applications are submitted as a single PDF to Tulane’s WSPH research office.
Atlas analysis: N9+ Fit Score 92/100 for an appropriately designed Tulane-led pilot involving clinician-guided remote physical examination, remote patient monitoring, rural or Gulf South chronic-disease care, maternal-child health, or health-disparities research. Dr. Miltie is not eligible to apply directly because the required primary investigators must be Tulane WSPH and SOM faculty, but Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare can be evaluated as an external technology or healthcare partner. Device-specific cost allowability should be confirmed in the proposed budget rather than assumed.
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Source verificationReferenced source · www.sph.tulane.eduAtlas last verified this record September 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
