Penn Engineering
The following opportunities allow donors to be on the ground level of the revolutionary ideas unfolding at Penn Engineering. A gift supporting faculty research provides funding for early-stage projects that can lead to competitive grant proposals and viable products, bypassing bureaucratic barriers and cutting through the red tape that delays solutions that could make a positive difference on a global scale. These opportunities are also powerful recruitment tools that ensure the success of our faculty while strengthening our position as a hub for cutting-edge research.
Declining government support for scientific research, particularly in higher education, will create a funding gap for research and development. Philanthropy will be a critical means of bridging this gap, enabling investigators to take early-stage projects in high-risk, high-reward directions. Research Seed Funds provide faculty with essential resources to propel their promising ideas into transformative technologies, products, and services with broad societal impact and significant market potential. One example is CAR-T immunotherapy, which is now a revolutionizing cancer treatment.
Impact in Action: The Penn Center for Precision Engineering for Health Announces First Round of Seed Funding
Research Prize Funds accelerate the advancement of bold, disruptive ideas into transformative solutions. These competitive awards push innovators to refine their ideas and advance them toward real-world application. By bridging the gap before federal funding is available, named research prizes fuel ingenuity, drive urgency, and reward visionary thinking that has the potential to redefine industries.
Impact in Action: The 2024 NEMO Prize Will Support Research in Self-Administrable DNA Therapy
