Ready and Set request for proposals
2025-2026
Ready
The Office of the Vice President for Research has announced the launch of the revamped Catalyst Program, now with three phases: Ready, Set, and Go.
Ready is the first in this series of programs, aimed at enhancing the research enterprise by inspiring and priming the Catalyst-level vision and collaborative connections of future Catalyst teams. It is intended to prompt transformative teams, or people looking to create transformative teams, to begin thinking big and begin making connections. This phase will include a series of speakers and follow-on sessions with the OVPR’s Research Acceleration Office.
Set
Set is the second program phase, aimed at preparing nascent interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary teams to pursue substantial, high-impact funding opportunities and substantial, multi-sector collaborations under an increasingly broad funding portfolio. The anticipated outcomes of this targeted team development program will be decreased risk and increased readiness levels for teams interested in pursuit of noteworthy, large-scale funding opportunities.
Set will result in better preparation for other OVPR strategic programs, including the next FY26 Go phase of the Catalyst Program (anticipated release in FY26). See below for more information about the Set phase official request for proposals.