Events
(An In-Person Opportunity to Network, Meet Collaborators, and Build Teams)
Bold Challenges Pollination Workshops bring together diverse researchers from all three U-M campuses to spark innovative solutions to complex societal problems. These events provide opportunities to ideate and collaborate around the 2025 Bold Challenges themes:
- Women’s Health Research
- The Intersection of Climate Change and Health
During the two-hour, in-person workshops, attendees will mix and match to meet potential collaborators and partners, brainstorm research problems and solutions, have opportunities to get advice from U-M experts on how to increase the probability of successful team development and grantseeking, and then take the next steps on a wide range of ideas.
One of these steps is to apply for Bold Challenges’ Boost program, which offers research development consulting, project management support and up to $75,000 to advance research ideas.
Nov. 8
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Climate and Health
Join us for an interactive Pollination Event to spark new collaborations and bring awareness to external funding opportunities at the intersection of climate and health. This event will highlight key opportunities, including the new Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers, as well as other upcoming federal and foundation funding.
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Funding Awareness: Learn about the latest funding sources targeting climate, biomedical, and health research.
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Idea Sharing & Networking: Engage with peers to exchange ideas, form new collaborations, and explore interdisciplinary idea development.
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Research Support: Meet representatives from the Office of Research Development, the Research Foundations Partnerships team, and other U-M centers and institutes ready to support your research.
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Seed Funding: Apply for $10,000 in seed funding from the Bold Challenges Initiative (available to up to five teams) to develop your ideas and build collaborative teams.
The event will be held virtually via Zoom on Friday November 8th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Please register by November 7th.
Nov. 15
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Women’s Health
Hosted by Bold Challenges and Public Engagement and Research Impacts, this Pollination Event aims to foster collaboration between community partners and U-M faculty, centering the voices of those directly impacted by women’s health issues and motivating future research. Participants may apply for up to $10,000 from Bold Challenges to further engage with community organizations, host a workshop, and develop their research ideas.
Why Attend?
- Network: Build connections with community partners, research faculty, and funders.
- Collaborate: Brainstorm and ideate around women’s health research with diverse thought partners spanning various organizations, disciplines, and campus units.
- Discover: Learn about emerging external funding opportunities and campus resources to support sustainable and equitable community partnerships, successful proposal development, strategic planning, and translational research solutions.
The event will be held at the Michigan Union, Pendleton Room on Friday November 15th from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm. This is an in-person event with no hybrid option available. Food and refreshments will be provided. Please register by November 6th. If you have any questions about this form or event details, please reach out to Kelsey Ebbs at klucinda@umich.edu.
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2/20
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6/28
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5/9
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5/4
2022
Sustainable and Equitable Solutions for the Housing Crisis
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2/8
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