Education Enhancement Grant Program

Education Enhancement Grants (EEG) assist with the development of activities, programs, resources and personnel necessary to enhance biotechnology education and workforce training. The maximum award is $100,000.

North Carolina non-profit institutions, including K-12 schools, school systems, community colleges, colleges, universities and museums are eligible to apply.

Preproposals and full proposals must be submitted through our electronic application process; hardcopies, faxes and e-mail will not be accepted. There is one submission date per year.

Evaluation Process 

Each preproposal submitted to the program undergoes a two-step review process;  a preliminary review by Biotechnology Center staff determines whether the preproposal is related to biotechnology education and workforce training and follows the program's guidelines described in the EEG Preproposal Application Guidelines and Instructions.

Preproposals not meeting these criteria will be returned to the applicant with an explanation. Those which remain will be evaluated by a review panel and, where appropriate, by additional external reviewers. Applicants submitting the most competitive preproposals will be invited to submit full proposals in August.

Following preliminary screening by staff for conformance with program guidelines, the full proposals will be evaluated by external reviewers and an advisory panel that makes funding recommendations. Final funding decisions are made by the Center's Senior Vice President for Science and Business Development or by the Science, Education, and Technology Committee of the Center's Board of Directors, depending on the dollar amount.

Full proposals submitted will then be evaluated by external reviewers and an Advisory Panel that makes funding recommendations. Final funding decisions are made by the Center’s Senior Vice President for Science and Business Development or by the Science, Education, and Technology Committee of the Center’s Board of Directors, depending on the dollar amount.

The preproposal submission deadline (April 11, 2012) for the 2012-2013 funding cycle has passed.  Submissions of preproposals for the 2013-2014 funding cycle are invited for the spring of 2013. 

To see the types of projects that have been previously funded, click on the following link:  Examples of Previous Grants Awarded.

Links for Preproposal and Full Proposal Preparation

• 2012-2013 EEG Preproposal Application Guidelines and Instructions (PDF) (2012-2013 Preproposal phase complete; for reference only)
• Cover Sheet (Word doc)
• EEG Budget Sheet (Excel)
• Biographical Sketch Template (Word doc)

When you have your preproposal material ready, submit your application online.

• 2011-2012 EEG Full Proposal Application Guidelines and Instructions (PDF) 
  NOTE: This document is posted for your reference only, and applies to last year's (2011-2012) funding cycle.