{"id":365,"date":"2024-07-15T21:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T21:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/designcenter\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:06:16","slug":"funding-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/designcenter\/funding-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hero-row has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5bc4a62d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/designcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ptb_3.jpg&apos;);background-position:99% 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Initiative Fund provides students with support for innovative, self-motivated hands-on applications that solve real-world problems&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-2-color has-custom-002-d-72-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/student-life\/student-initiatives-fund\/%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Catalyst Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bb24f31ad250155d179d3ee4a867860d\">Provide early-stage funding for undergraduate projects involving the betterment of human health \u2013 whether 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