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IHDD Pilot Grant Funding Purpose
To provide pilot funds for innovative research focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities. Funds can be used to pay for studies using the IDDRC Cores (Imaging, Animal Behavior, Genetics, or Clinical Translational Core) and biostatistical support. Grants of up to $10,000 are allowed and once approved must the spent within 12 months. Funds are not to be used for travel or publication fees.
Due Date: August 1, 2024
Project Duration: One year
Amount: A maximum of $10,000 is allowed, but smaller grants are encouraged and we will balance total costs versus potential impact and try to maximise the number of grants given out.
Eligibility:
- Early Career Investigators: Fellows, Doctoral students, PostDocs, Junior faculty (first 5 years on faculty) without R01 level funding
- Experienced faculty changing fields
How to Apply: Complete our application form below and do not exceed the character limits. Please download and complete a Budget / Budget Justification (PDF), include your biosketch and other grant support with your application.
Review Process
- Proposals will be evaluated by the IDDRC executive committee and they will make subsequent funding decisions based on evaluations and project feasibility.
- Core directors will evaluate whether the project is compatible with Core capabilities: Tommy Wood (Animal Behavior Core), Swati Levendovszky (Brain Imaging Core), Kim Aldinger or Jessica Chong (genetics), or Sara Jane Webb (Clinical Translation Core).
Awardee Responsibilities: Awardees are required to:
- Present their preliminary data at an IHDD event at the end of the funding period describing the project, and how the data will be used to target an external funding opportunity.
- Confirm submission of the grant for which the pilot funds were used or describe why the grant will not be submitted (e.g., pilot data were not compelling). Note that the grant does not need to be submitted during the funding period.
- Submit a progress report along with a core user survey at the end of the funding period. This progress report should describe the research activities undertaken, status of manuscript development if applicable and plans to secure extramural funding and any other research work that is planned. Awardess will be expected to cite funding support in any publication or grant that results from data collected through this award. Sample text below.
This publication (or project) was supported byP50 HD103524 provided by NICHD. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Funder. a, b
aThe grant must also be associated with publications in “My Bibliography” on PubMed/NCBI.
bPublications must be compliant with the NIH Public Access Policy
Uploads and Attachments
- Budget and Budget Justification: Please complete the Pilot Grant Budget and Budget Justification (PDF) and upload it via the application form below.
- Biosketch: Please upload your updated Biosketch via the application form below.