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MEI2 Energy Seed Grants

September 03, 2025

Please see the announcement below and RFP document for the Energy Innovation Seed Grant Request for Proposals.

Dear Faculty,


The Maryland Energy Innovation Institute (MEI2) is focused on translating university energy research into new clean energy companies in the State of Maryland and offers a seed grant program to bridge the gap between academic transformative laboratory research results and prototype demonstrations to move early-stage projects onto a pathway to commercial development.  This call will support multiple seed grant awards with a maximum award ceiling of $100,000 for Phase 1, as well as potential Phase 2 awards with a maximum ceiling of $200,000 for those projects that received a prior seed grant.


Eligibility:  All full-time tenured, tenure-track, or professional track faculty members at any higher education institution with graduate program(s) and relevance to energy technology within the state of Maryland or Maryland-based companies affiliated with and commercializing inventions created by those faculty.


For further information, please contact:
Catherine O'Brien Stephens
Senior Faculty Specialist and Research Coordinator
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
301-405-9378
csteph5@umd.edu