Faculty Catalytic Seed Funding Applications Now Open!

Propose a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Team to start in the 2026-27 academic year.
Engage students in long-term, transformative research. Submissions are due by May 29th, 5 PM.

VIP Teams at Florida Atlantic

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Smart Sensors and AI for Coastal Destination Resilience

Florida’s coastal destinations face overlapping pressures from overtourism, resident–visitor tension, and climate-related hazards (e.g., extreme heat, red tide).

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Nervous System Aging and Glia: Modeling with Experimental Insights

Why do brains slow down with age? We think astrocytes, support cells that feed and protect neurons, hold key answers.

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Enhancing Child Welfare Research and Translation through AI

Our AI assistant will extract key risk factors from notes and reports, converting them into actionable, plain-language insights that support evidence-based decisions.

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Mitochondrial Damage in Alzheimer's Disease

Mitochondrial Damage by Amyloid-Beta in Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease involves the buildup of a protein fragment called amyloid-beta (Aβ).

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Open to all. Designed for you.

Join a VIP Team and collaborate with faculty on long-term, innovative research with real-world impact.

Looking to get involved in something meaningful? VIP Teams need students from all backgrounds, majors, and experience levels to help them tackle complex challenges. Teams thrive from varied perspectives, and your unique skills and interests can help drive meaningful research.

Our VIP Teams are tackling real-world challenges in fields ranging from AI to coastal tourism to social work to molecular biology.

We’re not looking for experts. We’re here to help you grow into one.

Ready to make an impact?

Our interest form is currently closed and will reopen in Summer of 2026. In the meantime, reach out to ouri@fau.edu or visit here to see other exciting student research opportunities.

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