Sponsored Awards

Tufts University faculty routinely receive sponsored awards that facilitate their search for solutions to some of the greatest challenges that we face. Each month, we share information about some of these awards to show the extent—and prospective impact—of Tufts research.

September 2024 Selected Awards

  • HVDC-Learn: Modular Education & Workforce Training in High Voltage Direct Current Electric Transmission

    Total Anticipated

    $93,777

    Principal Investigator

    Eric Hines

    Sponsor

    U.S. Department of Energy

  • Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for BIPOC Farmers

    Total Anticipated

    $1,630,872

    Principal Investigator

    Jennifer Hashley

    Sponsor

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Ingestible Pill for spatially targeted sampling of gut microbiome

    Total Anticipated

    $2,212,726

    Principal Investigator

    Sameer Sonkusale

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Institutions for Preventing, Mitigating, and Resolving Transboundary Water Conflict: Role, Interplay, and Coordination

    Total Anticipated

    $30,008

    Principal Investigator

    Melissa McCracken

    Sponsor

    United States Institute of Peace

  • International Security Studies Program 2024-2025

    Total Anticipated

    $370,000

    Principal Investigator

    Richard Shultz

    Sponsor

    Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc

  • IRACDA at Tufts University

    Total Anticipated

    $1,393,791

    Principal Investigator

    Mitch McVey

    Sponsor

    NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

  • Learning Assistant Professional Development for Facilitation Practices in Active Learning STEM Courses

    Total Anticipated

    $344,869

    Principal Investigator

    Ira Caspari-Gnann

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Machine Learning Guided 3D Printing of Self-Healing Sustainable Concrete from Waste Materials

    Total Anticipated

    $165,774

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Meat substitutes combining cultured animal cells with plant-based fibers

    Total Anticipated

    $173,160

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Metabolomics to optimize TB drug discovery and target selection (INV-070003)

    Total Anticipated

    $261,800

    Principal Investigator

    Bree Aldridge

    Sponsor

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation