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 2026 Selected Awards

  • Prejudice to Pluralism: Addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia by building a culture of pluralism

    Total Anticipated

    $20,000

    Principal Investigator

    Elyse Nelson Winger

    Sponsor

    Interfaith Youth Core

  • Probing Physics Beyond the Standard Model with Particle Cosmology

    Total Anticipated

    $140,000

    Principal Investigator

    Soubhik Kumar

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Purchasing and Establishing a Mobile Dental Clinic for Massachusetts Most Vulnerable Children and People With Disabilities

    Total Anticipated

    $950,000

    Principal Investigator

    Thanos Zavras

    Sponsor

    Health Resources & Services Administration

  • Single-cell analysis of antibiotic persister subpopulations generated by Acinetobacter baumannii

    Total Anticipated

    $483,975

    Principal Investigator

    Ralph Isberg

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Supporting Non-partisan Election Engagement & Civic Reflection

    Total Anticipated

    $2,700

    Principal Investigator

    Sunah Hyun

    Sponsor

    Campus Compact

  • The changing landscape of work in the United States and stalling life expectancy improvements

    Total Anticipated

    $567,795

    Principal Investigator

    Leah Abrams

    Sponsor

    National Institute on Aging

  • The role of astrocyte electrical activity in plasticity and learning

    Total Anticipated

    $165,000

    Principal Investigator

    Christopher Dulla

    Sponsor

    U.S. - Israel Binational Science Foundation

  • Tufts Veterinary Outreach Clinics 2026 - 2027

    Total Anticipated

    $69,000

    Principal Investigator

    Yuki Nakayama

    Sponsor

    Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd

  • When Things Go Wrong on the Farm - Preparing for Disaster and Building Resilience under Pressure

    Total Anticipated

    $100,000

    Principal Investigator

    Jennifer Hashley

    Sponsor

    University of Delaware