The Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program awardees each receive a $100,000 grant over 18 months, plus programmatic benefits. At the end of the grant period, up to two of the most successful projects may receive up to an additional $100,000 over the following year.
Each year, the Flinn Foundation funds about 10 research teams affiliated with an Arizona university, research institution, or health-care system that are advancing new products or services addressing significant clinical needs.
Each supported team will use the 18-month grant period to de-risk its product/process, refine its design, and/or acquire key validation data and stakeholder feedback—and secure, or have a well-defined plan to secure, new sources of funding to advance toward positive patient impact.
The most recent awardees—three from Arizona State University, two from Mayo Clinic, and five from the University of Arizona—were announced in January 2024. The Tom and Catherine Culley Charitable Trust is contributing $200,000 to support the two cancer-specific projects.
The Flinn Foundation Seed Grants to Promote Translational Research Program will open its next application cycle on Aug. 1, 2024. The deadline to apply is Sept. 26, 2024. Registration is available below for a virtual information session and two virtual office hours.
Key Dates
August 1, 2024: Application opens
August 8, 2024: Virtual information session (12-1 p.m.)
August 22, 2024: Virtual office hours (2-3 p.m.)
September 19, 2024: Virtual office hours (12-1 p.m.)
September 26, 2024: Application deadline (5 p.m.)
Mid-December 2024: Awardees notified
Who Should Apply
The Flinn Foundation seeks proposals from teams with innovative solutions to well-defined and compelling clinical needs in the areas of precision medicine, diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and health-care delivery processes. Proposed projects must have reached a point where they have significant potential to turn bench results into viable products or systems impacting patients in Arizona and beyond.
This program supports teams that include both scientists and clinicians affiliated with Arizona-based research institutions and/or health-care systems. Funded projects must focus on bringing new products and services to benefit patients.
Learn more at https://www.flinn.org/bioscience/bioscience-grantmaking/seed-grants-program/