Seed Grant Projects
Through a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process, the institute awards seed grants to promising research projects proposed by interdisciplinary teams from across the KSU community.
These grants are intended to support early research efforts in acquiring preliminary data, upon which the team can build further research and propose more robust projects. If you are interested in serving on the award committee, please contact esdri@kent.edu.
Seed Grant timeline:
| Action | Anticipated deadline |
| RFP announcement | early spring |
| Proposals due | upon return from Spring Break |
| Awards announcement | end of spring term |
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2022:
Growing Flax and Hemp fiber at different seeding rates to develop sustainable, plant-based textiles production in Ohio
Investigators:
Conceptualizing landscapes: Examining feedbacks between urban ecosystems and regulatory documents using machine-learning methods
Investigators:
Dr. Christie Bahlai (College of Arts and Sciences)
Lama Tawk, M.S., M.L.A. (College of Arts and Sciences)
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2021:
Role of Reactive Fe and Mn Availability in Lake Erie Internal Nutrient Cycling
Investigators:
Dr. Allyson Tessin (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. David Costello (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello (College of Arts and Sciences)
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2019:
Local Environment-based Authentic Discovery Research and Outreach on Lead
Investigators:
Dr. Bridget Mulvey (College of Education, Health, and Human Services)
Dr. David Singer (College of Arts and Sciences)
Bio-receptive porous concrete substrate made from dredged material for living architecture
Investigators:
Dr. Rui Liu (College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
Dr. Reid Coffman (College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
In silico et in situ: Chimney Swift Tower
Investigators:
Margarita Benitez, MFA (College of the Arts)
Removal of water pollutants with green algae
Investigators:
Dr. Qunxing Ding (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Xiaozhen Mou (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Haiyan Zhu (College of Arts and Sciences)
Seed Grant projects awarded in 2018:
Enhancing Climate Preparedness through Geodesign of Urban Green Space
Investigators:
Dr. Scott Sheridan (College of Arts and Sciences)
Theresa Schwarz (College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
Designing a Sensor Network to Investigate how Redox Regimes Control Iron and Phosphorus Biogeochemistry
Investigators:
Dr. Lauren Kinsman-Costello (College of Arts and Sciences)
FoSTERing Restoration Success at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Investigators:
Dr. Anne Jefferson (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Christie Bahlai (College of Arts and Sciences)
Dr. Bridget Mulvey (College of Education, Health and Human Services)
Biodiversity Roofs as Novel Ecosystems
Investigators:
Dr. Reid Coffman (College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
Dr. Christie Bahlai (College of Arts and Sciences)
