CTRU competitive seed grants for UGA and AU/UGA medical partnership faculty

The Clinical and Translational Research Unit (CTRU) has just announced an opportunity for FY19 funding (up to $40,000) to support pilot studies based in the CTRU. Proposals are due via

email

as a single PDF file by 5 p.m. on July 9. Late applications will NOT be accepted.

Priority

Proposals that either:

  • Make a compelling case for generating preliminary data for a specific external grant proposal (applicants must commit to applying to one or more specific grant mechanisms by the specified deadlines and should identify specific RFP/PA when possible); or
  • Generate required data for meeting reviewer recommendations for a grant resubmission (applicants should identify specific criticisms and indicate how the proposed studies will address these criticisms)

Requirements: All funds from this seed grant program must be expended by June 1, 2019. Hence, proposed studies should already have IRB approval with modifications to include utilization of the CTRU either approved or in process and should plan to complete study subject participation by June 2019.

Required format:

  • Title
  • Investigators, colleges, and departments or centers (include contact information of the PI/co-PIs including email and phone number)
  • Project narrative (two-page limit), including the following:
    • Abstract (written with educated, non-experts in mind)
    • Specific aims/hypothesis
    • Rationale and significance
    • Approach (including utilization of CTRU)
    • Project timeline
  • Budget (NOT included in page limit) should be $40,000 or less. Note funds for CTRU services (e.g., recruitment/screening, research nurse time, facility use) and routine laboratory assays (e.g., serum electrolytes, lipid panel) that can be done through Piedmont Athens Regional Lab should NOT be included in budget.
  • Key references (NOT included in page limit)

Selection: Proposals will be judged by a CTRU Scientific Review Panel on the basis of their competitiveness for the indicated funding opportunity. Criteria will include the strength of the research team, quality of science, utilization of the CTRU, potential impact, and leverage potential for a major research project, probability of obtaining specific aims of the proposed project, and budget. Reviews will be completed by Aug. 1.

Questions? Contact

Brad Phillips

at 706-542-5317.

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