Eleven projects promoting cross-disciplinary research across the University of Georgia have been awarded 2025 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants, including a team with Clinical Assistant Professor and Land Conservation Clinic Director Steffney R. Thompson.
The seed grant program, sponsored by UGA President Jere W. Morehead (J.D.’80), has funded new project cohorts every other year since 2017 through a partnership between the offices of Research and Public Service and Outreach. Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants are the largest internal seed grant program funded by the university and have become highly competitive. In 2025, there were a record 161 proposals from across the university. Fewer than 7% of proposals received funding.
Thompson’s project is titled “Unlocking the Ecological ‘Black Box’ of Green Stormwater Infrastructure for More Resilient and Sustainable Cities.”
The awards were announced in a UGA Today article titled “Newest round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants announced” written by Olivia Randall and published 3/12/26.
Portions of this announcement were taken from the UGA Today article written by Olivia Randall and published 3/12/26.