The CITRIS Seed Funding program issues short-term, competitive awards to advance information technology research and catalyze early work that can benefit industry, the public sector and society at large.

Team-based proposals are invited from principal investigators at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz. Awardees embody the university’s public mission and innovative spirit of California, with a focus on interdisciplinary solutions.

Projects are invited in these critical research areas:

🌱 Aviation for a Changing Planet
🌱 Sustainability and Climate Resilience
🌱 Digital Health Innovation
🌱 People and Robots
🌱 Semiconductors and Systems

This virtual info session, which will feature a live Q&A, is intended for prospective CITRIS Seed Funding applicants. Faculty, postdocs and student assistants are welcome to attend.

Please visit the CITRIS Seed Funding page for full RFP text, application portal access, timelines, FAQs and more.