Impact Accelerator Grants support high-potential, collaborative projects that mobilize novel ideas to help people live healthier, longer lives. Every project is co-designed with a global partner. Proposals without a strong collaborative focus with partners in low- and middle-income countries are unlikely to be successful.
Where Seed Grants support early-stage, exploratory work, Impact Accelerator Grants are designed for action: preference is given to projects that move beyond conceptualizing problems or defining research questions, and instead design, pilot, or test solutions that improve health outcomes in low-resourced settings.
Applications are welcome from University of Michigan faculty in clinical, research, or instructional tracks. There's no expectation of prior CGHE grant history: first-time applicants with sufficiently developed work are welcome to apply.
This cycle, we especially welcome proposals aligned with one or more of the following:
Applicants must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) no longer than two pages via InfoReady. Selected teams will be invited to submit a full proposal. We encourage applicants to reach out whenever they have an idea and feel ready for feedback — for some teams that's early in the process, for others it's later, once the idea has taken shape. Consultation isn't required, but it's available to help with logistical questions or scientific development.
Whether you're just shaping your project or want a final gut-check before applying, our team is happy to talk it through with you. Consultation isn't required, but it's available anytime.
Submit a two-page Letter of Intent through InfoReady to be considered for this cycle's Impact Accelerator funding.
Schedule a consultation with us and we'll help you figure out which mechanism matches your idea's scope and goals.
Browse a sample of projects funded through our Seed Grants and Impact Accelerator programs, or explore the full portfolio in our Supported Projects database.