Application Dates & Deadlines
This funding opportunity is currently accepting applications.
- Application RSVP due: Monday, April 1, 2024
- Full application due: Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The full application link will be sent to PIs who completed the RSVP form.
RUSH will provide pilot funding for innovative, investigator-initiated research. These awards are designed to encourage translational research by funding well-designed projects that could be competitive for future larger grants from a federal or private agency.
Funding amounts and availability
Option #1: One-Year $50,000 Pilot Award
- This pilot funding program awards grants of up to $50,000 for one year. Projects must be appropriate in scope for completion of study aims within one year.
- Faculty salary support is allowable up to 20%.
- No Cost Extensions (NCE) will not be allowed.
Option #2: Two-Year $100,000 Pilot Award
- Funding award grants of up to $50,000 per year for two years (total $100,000). Projects must require two years for completion of study aims.
- Faculty salary support is allowable up to 20%.
- No Cost Extensions will not be allowed.
- Awardees will be evaluated after Year 1 to assess project progress for Year 2 of funding.
Who can apply
- The Principal Investigator of the proposal must be an active RUSH University faculty member at the assistant professor level or above.
- Proposals must be for basic, translational/clinical, health services or community-focused research. Interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged.
- Applicants may submit only one application as a principal investigator per award cycle.
- Early career investigators, women and members of groups underrepresented in research are encouraged to apply. There are no citizenship or residency requirements.
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Norma Sandoval
norma_sandoval@rush.edu