[ GOOD FOOD INITIATIVE - Competitive Research Grant Program | Research Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 28.10.2019 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a global nonprofit building a sustainable, healthy, and just food system. GFI and its Science & Technology Team specifically work to catalyze research and development to improve the organoleptic properties, price point, and production capacity of plant-based and cell-based meat products. To that end, GFI established a Research Program in 2018, made possible by the generous donations of philanthropic supporters. This program supports essential research designed to solve many of the challenges facing these industries and seeks to create open-access tools and methods for the development of appetizing, affordable, and widely available alternative protein products.
This RFP seeks research proposals that will address the organoleptic properties of plant-based and cell-based meat products, their cost, and/or the scale-up of production processes. Projects may focus on a specific end-use application or the development of novel ingredients, methods, tools, and/or technologies. All funded projects will have primary applications to food products that replace animal-based foods and are intended for human consumption.
Funding: max. $250’000
Duration: max. 2 years
Eligibility: Applications submitted from any sector (academia, government, industry, nonprofits, etc.) and from around the world will be considered. Graduate students or postdoctoral researchers may serve as the lead investigator on a project
proposal. If invited to submit a Phase 2 application, a brief letter of support signed by a faculty member at the student or postdoc’s higher education institution must be submitted.
How to Apply: The application process involves two steps. Phase 1 applications can be completed by any eligible applicant. To complete a Phase 1 application, applicants should fill out the information in this form. Specific instructions for completing a Phase 2 application will be provided to successful Phase 1 applicants at the time they are invited to participate in Phase 2.
Deadline: 28-Oct-2019
Further information
This RFP seeks research proposals that will address the organoleptic properties of plant-based and cell-based meat products, their cost, and/or the scale-up of production processes. Projects may focus on a specific end-use application or the development of novel ingredients, methods, tools, and/or technologies. All funded projects will have primary applications to food products that replace animal-based foods and are intended for human consumption.
Funding: max. $250’000
Duration: max. 2 years
Eligibility: Applications submitted from any sector (academia, government, industry, nonprofits, etc.) and from around the world will be considered. Graduate students or postdoctoral researchers may serve as the lead investigator on a project
proposal. If invited to submit a Phase 2 application, a brief letter of support signed by a faculty member at the student or postdoc’s higher education institution must be submitted.
How to Apply: The application process involves two steps. Phase 1 applications can be completed by any eligible applicant. To complete a Phase 1 application, applicants should fill out the information in this form. Specific instructions for completing a Phase 2 application will be provided to successful Phase 1 applicants at the time they are invited to participate in Phase 2.
Deadline: 28-Oct-2019
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application form for Phase 1 can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free