Time sensitive! UM-BILD is accepting letters of intent through Sept. 12.

 

Investigators working on technologies in the therapeutic, medical device, diagnostic, and digital health areas are encouraged to apply for funding.

 

Selected projects will receive up to $75,000 in funding for a 12-month period.

To learn more, please visit the How to Apply page of UM-BILD’s website or email UM-BILD@umaryland.edu. The electronic submission portal for LOIs opened Aug. 1, 2025, and will close at 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. All submissions will be reviewed by the UM-BILD administrative team.

In early October 2025, the top-ranked project teams will be invited to submit full applications. Full applications should be routed through the investigator’s departmental business managers and the Office of Sponsored Programs via Kuali. Final applications will be due by Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, and award recipients will be announced in March 2026.

Selected projects will begin work in May 2026, with the funding period running through April 2027.

UM-BILD expects to fund eight Cohort 3 Pilot Grants, with principal investigators based at UMB, UMBC, and MSU.

For questions regarding UMBC technologies, please contact the Office of Technology Development otd@umbc.edu.