Teaming Grants

As part of the Pitt Momentum Funds, Teaming Grants support the formation of new multi-disciplinary collaborations that can pursue large-scale external funding. Example activities may include organizing strategic planning workshops, creating a working paper series, traveling to meet with potential funders’ program managers, or inviting potential collaborators for campus visits. 

Teams must include faculty from at least three schools (or divisions in the case of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences) and support the formation of new multi-disciplinary collaborations to successfully pursue large-scale external funding. Awards are made up to $60,000, and the period of performance is one year from the date of award.

View the Guidelines to apply for a Teaming Award >>

Apply for a Teaming Award through InfoReady >>

Eligibility 

• Awardees from the immediate previous funding cycle may not apply to the same award-type they were awarded funds for previously (e.g., Teaming awardees from FY24 cannot apply for a Teaming Award in FY25). This applies to all PMF award types.  
• Faculty can join only one Teaming or Scaling Award proposal submission at a time (either as a PI or co-PI).  
• Teaming applicant teams must include faculty from at least three schools.  
• Dietrich divisions of the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences will each be considered as separate “schools” for the purpose of this eligibility test.   
• A team may not be comprised of faculty exclusively from Dietrich.   
• A team may not be comprised of faculty exclusively from Health Science schools.  
• Up to one collaborator from an HBCU, non-R1 minority-serving institution (MSI), government agency, or local 501(c)(3) organization may be credited as a co-investigator for the purpose of this eligibility test if their organization has the capacity to join Pitt in large-scale, follow-on funding proposals. In the case of co-investigators at community-based non-profits, modest stipends to enable participation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

2024-25 Teaming Awards Timeline

Below is a table that outlines the timeline for the 2024-25 Pitt Momentum Funds Teaming Grants. All items are to be submitted by 12 p.m. Eastern Time by the dates below.