FIC Announces 2011 Seed Grant Recipients
The Food Innovation Center is proud to announce and congratulate the cross-college teams selected for Seed Grant Awards for 2011 - 2012. Nearly $225,000 was awarded in total seed grant funds to the nine interdisciplinary teams listed in the figure below. FIC seed funding supports team approaches that lead to competitive extramural grants and ultimately improve lives through adequate, safe, health-promoting food. A minimum of two Center faculty members from at least two Ohio State colleges comprise each team. Two of the nine teams were granted target awards , special investments in new ideas and partnerships between STEM experts and those in business, social science, arts, or humanities. Across the nine total awards, 28 Center members from eleven colleges are addressing food challenges through transdisciplinary inquiry and innovation.
