Launched in fiscal year 2022, Iowa State Research and Innovation Roundtables (RIR) are designed to foster collaborative team development to identify novel solutions to complex societal challenges.
Each fall and spring semester, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) hosts RIRs to bring together diverse voices from across campus to share expertise and varying perspectives on issues of significant scope and impact that are also key areas of research strength for the university. Multidisciplinary teams self-assemble to compete for Presidential Success Seed Funding. After each roundtable, submitted proposals are evaluated by event facilitators and selected for funding based on relevance, connection to the Iowa State University Strategic Plan, and the opportunity for greater sponsored funding.
