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Clinical and cognitive significance of biomarkers for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a debilitating disease that affects 1% of the world population. Since little is known about...

Dr. Bonnie Firestein

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

24%
funded

$5,000
goal

9
days left

Nutrient Limitation in Phytoplankton

Marine phytoplankton activity is abundant at a global scale and play a major role in the carbon cycle. However...

Dominique Kelly

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

67%
funded

$3,000
goal

16
days left

Can cycling help clean up microplastics from beaches and conserve coastal ecosystems?

Our team is developing a microplastic removal machine to filter and strain contaminated sand effectively...

Mariana C. Hernández-Montilla

6%
funded

$4,980
goal

21
days left

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Ocean Solutions

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Biotech for Conservation

$50,000 Grant

Other Grants and Funding Opportunities

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National Science Foundation

The NSF Seed Fund helps startups navigate the earliest stages of technology translation, investing roughly $200 million annually in approximately 400 startups. Each startup can receive up to $2 million to support translational research and development.

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