Educational and Research Initiative (ERIF) Awards

ERIF is an Illinois Tech program that provides seed funding for high-risk or innovative research and education programs at the pre-competitive stage. Funded projects are multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary in scope and must show the potential to obtain external funding.

Name Department
2023
Marcella Vaicik ACE
Amir Mostafaei MMAE
2022
Sameh Elsaidi Chemistry
Javad Abbasian Chemical and Biological Engineering
2021
Steve Nicholas Du Bois Psychology
Karl Stolley Humanities
2020
Jean-Luc Ayitou Chemistry
Heng Wang MMAE
2019
Alissa Haedt-Matt Psychology
Matt Culotta Computer Science
2018
Kenneth Tichauer BME