Opportunity

Award Info:

The maximum allowable budget for a LHF grant is $120,000.
The duration of an LHF award is 12 months, with a final presentation/report due within 60 days of the close of the project on progress and outcomes.
Anticipated number of awards: 2

Description:

The Lyda Hill Biomedical Innovation Fund is designed to stimulate collaborative bioengineering research and drive high-impact translation by UT Dallas and UT Southwestern researchers and clinicians. Funded by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, this award opportunity aims to accelerate the work of joint-institutional research teams who demonstrate robust potential to rapidly translate and commercialize their work, with an ultimate goal of advancing the pipeline of promising and commercially viable scientific breakthroughs to improve health. 

Project teams must include at least one PI/co-PI with a primary appointment at UT Dallas and at least one PI/co-PI with a primary appointment at UTSW.