The Texas A&M Global Cyber Research Institute (GCRI) endowed by Ray Rothrock ’77 and Anthony Wood ’90 was created in 2021 to elevate Texas A&M’s eorts in the broad information-security area. The institute is jointly administered by Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station.

The broad mission of GCRI is to provide a platform for engagement in research, thought-leadership, and education and workforce development in cyber defense and information security. GCRI will seek to:

Engage in research to mitigate information security risks for critical cyber physical infrastructure.
Engage the social and behavioral sciences, law, and policy as they relate to information security.
Engage in outreach nationally and globally.
In accordance with Texas A&M’s land-grant mission, engage in education and workforce development to increase availability of talent to satisfy both industry and national security needs.
The GCRI is currently providing seed funding for research initiatives within the scope of its mission. The seed funds are meant to support pursuing initiatives which support the broad research mission of GCRI. Examples include support for research teams to pursue upcoming large project opportunities or form a thematic-focused research group in an area related to the GCRI mission.

Seed funds can be used for travel expenses, meeting support, sta support, etc., as they relate to pursuing the proposed initiative and enhancing its chances of being successful.

Seed funding expectations include a reasonable discernment of obtaining external funding from various agencies e.g. NSF, NCS, ARM, DoD, NASA, DARPA, STTR, NRI, etc., and more broadly enhancing GCRI’s mission as it relates to research engagement.

The duration of seed funding is expected to be application/project specific and outlined in the application. It will normally be for one year or less. Modifications to the duration of funding will need approval.