Funding Opportunities
Travel Grants
The Plant Resilience Institute (PRI) offers travel grants of up to $500 each to support PRI trainees in presenting their research at conferences worldwide. Eligible applicants must be current PRI lab members and first authors of a research poster or presentation at the event they plan to attend. This opportunity is available for all career stages and throughout the year.
Seed Grants
Proposals were due October 1, 2025 for consideration in the fall 2025 cycle of PRI Seed Grant funding.
Please stay tuned for more information on future funding cycles!
PRI seeks proposals for innovative, collaborative research projects focused on plant resilience. These high-risk, high-reward initiatives should explore novel ideas that are not currently funded or part of existing programs. Eligible applicants include Michigan State University (MSU) graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, with at least one Co-PI affiliated with a PRI lab. Faculty members are not permitted to serve as PIs or Co-PIs, and individuals may participate as PI or Co-PI on only one proposal.
View the list of previously funded projects.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
To support the next generation of leaders in plant resilience research, PRI offers three-year postdoctoral fellowships in plant resilience to early-career candidates including finishing PhD students and current postdoctoral scholars. PRI Postdoctoral Fellows develop and conduct collaborative research projects that leverage PRI’s strengths while incorporating their own research background and interests to expand the PRI research portfolio. PRI has funded six fellows to date, begining with the first cohort in 2021 and the second in 2024. Future fellowship applications will be posted on our job opportunities page.
