Plant-Based Diet Initiative (PBDI) Fall 2024 Seed Funding
Twice a year PBDI solicits proposals for a round of seed grants. Applicants may request up to $25,000 in direct costs for a one-year pilot project centered around plant-based nutrition.
PBDI champions the positive impact of plant-based diets on individuals and the environment. Our biannual seed grant program, open to all Stanford faculty, fellows, and students, funds innovative one-year projects exploring various plant-based nutrition topics.
This is a great opportunity to fund a pilot study for future research. Grants range from $2,500 to $25,000 and support interdisciplinary collaborations. The number of awarded projects per cycle depends on proposal quality, promise, and requested funding.
Research areas may include:
- Role of plant-based meat alternatives in reducing meat consumption
- Strategies for promoting behavioral change in adopting plant-based diets
- Identification of plant foods and micronutrients as alternatives to animal-based foods
- Investigation of health benefits of fiber, plant-based starch, and carbohydrates
- Translation of nutrition science into public policy
Funds can cover salaries, materials and supplies, patient care costs, incentives, recruitment, data storage, and domestic conference travel.
Applications are accepted biannually with spring and fall deadlines.
Fall 2024 Seed Grant Timeline*
Letter of Intent due (1-2 page description of your project):
11:59 p.m. on Monday, November 11, 2024
Interviews of shortlisted applicants (Zoom):
Week of November 18, 2024
Full application due (3-5 pages, plus budget and justification):
11:59 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2024
Award announcements:
Week of December 16, 2024
*Final dates subject to change
Application
Please email a PDF of your Letter of Intent with the following naming convention:
[LastName]_PBDI_LoI_[YYYY]_[MM].pdf
(LastName is the last name of the first/primary investigator)
Email your Letter of Intent to: stanfordpbdi@stanford.edu
Applicants are welcome to reach out to the PBDI with any questions.
Jennifer Robinson (jlmorris@stanford.edu)
Christopher Gardner (cgardner@stanford.edu)
All Stanford faculty, fellows, and students are eligible to apply.
1. Salaries including post docs and research staff and fringe. See DoR website for current rates: https://doresearch.stanford.edu/research-administration/proposal-and-award-lifecycle/rates
2. Materials & Supplies (laptops)
- general lab supplies/consumables
- general office project supplies
- photo copying, printing, postage
3. Patient care costs / human subjects / incentives
4. Recruitment costs
5. Data storage costs
