Provost's TMC Collaborator Fund

Available to Rice faculty in all disciplines, the fund awards seed grants up to $50,000* for new collaborative research projects with faculty of Texas Medical Center health-related institutions. Rice ENRICH will fund half to the Rice co-PI, with matching support required of the collaborator at his/her institution. The seed grants should lead to self-sustaining, nationally competitive research programs that will address critically important problems in or relevant to health care.

Now accepting proposals for FY26.

Learn more about this fund, including eligibility and application submission details, here.

Engineering Solutions in Surgery Seed Grant Program

In partnership with: Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) Surgery INSTINCT program

This initiative is designed to foster innovation and strengthen the collaborative efforts between Rice University and BCM, with a focus on advancing surgical research and education.

*Funds will be available in FY26.

For additional funding opportunities for Rice faculty, visit Creative Ventures Fund.

See also the GCC's John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award Program.