Seed corn funding

The Jean Golding Institute offers seed corn funding every year to support and promote activities that will foster interdisciplinary research in the area of data science, based on the principle that a small financial investment will lead onto bigger things.

The Jean Golding Institute offers seed corn funding every year to support and promote activities that will foster interdisciplinary research in the area of data science, based on the principle that a small financial investment will lead onto bigger things.

We offer seed corn funding for both research proposals and networking activities within the University of Bristol.  The seed corn funding is intended to lead to wider impact, engagement, or funding. We run funding calls on an annual basis, and these are announced in our newsletter and on our website.   Sign up to our mailing list to find out when the call goes live.

Latest Seed Corn funding call:

Elizabeth Blackwell and Jean Golding Institute’s AI in Health Awards 2025 (UoB researchers only - see EBI sharepoint for more information)

Call for applications (UoB staff only) - Elizabeth Blackwell and Jean Golding Institute’s AI in Health Awards 2025

Short term funding available for UoB researchers pursuing innovative applications of AI in health or biomedical research. 

Previous seed corn projects

See examples of previous seed corn projects we have funded.

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