TIER 3: Institutional Strategic Priorities

Interested applicants must consult with the relevant Research Development contact for their college (see list on this page) and the Office of Research Development (resdev@northeastern.edu) as early as possible and before submitting a TIER 3 application.

This competitive program provides support for development of broad, multidisciplinary research initiatives and centers that will position the university to become a national leader in an emerging or sustained area of research that responds to a national or societal need. Successful applicants will receive planning grants of up to $150,000 from the SVPR (2/3) and participating Dean(s) (1/3). 

Applications for TIER 3 funding should present the following:

• Identify opportunities and assess competition
• Develop plan to establish Northeastern’s capacity to lead in the field of study:

1. 1. 1. Define actions to be undertaken: for example, developing relationships with internal and external collaborators, industry contacts, and program officers, developing collaborative research, etc
      2. Demonstrate capacity: sponsoring symposia, conferences, joint publications
      3. Milestones
      4. Deliverables

• Identify a funding strategy including targeted submissions

TIER 3 Awards have been made to support the following initiatives:

• Center for Ocular Regeneration & Diagnostics – COE, COS, DMSB
• Development of an Affective Science Institute – BCHS, CCIS, COE
• My Skin Technologies – COE, CRI
• Next Generation Money-Laundering Tools for Financial Institutions – CCIS, CSSH
• NU Center for Speech Science and Technology – BCHS, CAMD, CCIS, COE, DMSB
• NULab for Texts, Maps and Networks – CCIS, CSSH
• Scalable Data Analytics Institute – CCIS, COS

Rolling deadline