PILOT AND FEASIBILITY PROJECT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA) and APPLICATION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 2013-2014 FUNDING CYCLE KEY DATES RFA Release Date: Monday, January 14, 2013 Letter of Intent: Monday, February 11, 2013 Application Due Date: Monday, February 18, 2013 Earliest Anticipated Funding Date: Monday, March 18, 2013 OVERVIEW The Center for Oral Health Research (COHR) Pilot and Feasibility Project Program aims to facilitate innovative basic, translational and clinical research specifically in the area of oral and craniofacial biology. The ultimate goal of the program is to provide adequate resources and training for pilot investigators to develop sufficient preliminary data to prepare a competitive extramural research grant application that will directly utilize one or more of the COHR Cores. The program will have a three part focus with a mission to: 1) attract junior faculty without prior extramural funding to oral health-related research; 2) enable established COHR investigators to explore an area that represents a significant departure from their current work, and 3) entice established investigators in other areas of biomedical research to apply their expertise to an oral health-related problem. It is envisioned that the program will enable investigators to form interdisciplinary, interactive, and sustainable research studies that will impact oral and craniofacial health. PILOT PROJECT CATEGORIES: The COHR Pilot and Feasibility Project Program will support three general grant categories: Early Career, New Discovery, and Novel Methods & Technologies. Grant Categories | Brief Description | Award Amount | Award Duration | Early Career | Discovery grant for junior faculty within 6 years of first full time faculty appointment and no prior extramural funding as Principal Investigator. Mentor required. | Up to $30,000 | Up to 1 year | New Direction | Faculty of any rank who are substantially changing research direction. | Up to $30,000 | Up to 1 year | Novel Methods & Technologies | Faculty of any rank who wish to develop a novel method or technology. Business plan may be required. | Up to $30,000 | Up to 1 year |
TO APPLY: Access the application submission portal at: https://sctr.musc.edu/index.php/programs/pilot-projects SCIENTIFIC SCOPE AND COHR CORES: Further information can be found at: http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/cohr/ |