ITHS Small Pilot Project Grant

The ITHS is pleased to announce the availability of modest pilot grants. Grants are designed to assist investigators in obtaining preliminary findings, testing "proof of concept," or conducting other research activities designed to prepare and support competitive, full-scale grant applications.

Purpose

Applications will be considered that address any aspect of translational health science.
Examples of the projects include:

  • Development of a serum-based test to diagnose colon cancer in patients with ulcerative colitis.
  • Novel bioinformatics systems for analyzing proteomic data
  • Testing community-based translation- and dissemination models for efficacious obesity-prevention programs.
  • Identification of barriers to, and facilitators of the conduct of clinical/translational research, ranging from aspects of the research process itself to factors that influence individuals' willingness to participate in clinical trials.

Projects are one year in length, with a maximum 6-month no-cost extension possible but not guaranteed. Direct costs of $10,000 may be requested, with exceptions noted below.

*Two new opportunities*

  1. Special pilot funding ($20,000) for projects on sleep-wake disturbances in individuals with chronic illness

The University of Washington School of Nursing Center for Research on the Shared Management of Sleep Disorders (CRMSD), in collaboration with the ITHS, will fund one-year pilot research projects related to sleep-wake disturbances in individuals with chronic illness.  Applications can be from investigators in the Puget Sound region, and should be designed to obtain preliminary data that will serve as the basis for a major external grant application.  A total of $20,000 direct costs will be available for one pilot project award for a period of one year. Preference will be given to junior  investigators and senior investigators moving into the area of sleep research.  

  1. Apply for funds PLUS ITHS core services (or core services alone)

In addition to (or in place of) requesting $10,000 for a small pilot, or in addition to requesting $20,000 for a sleep & chronic illness pilot, you may request additional funding in the form of one or more of the specific ITHS services listed below:

Core

Service

Amount

Total

Regulatory Support & Bioethics

Research Coordinator Support:  assist with IRB applications, study documents, consent forms, regulatory binders, etc.

10 hours

$550

Regulatory Support & Bioethics

Regulatory audit service review: review regulatory document, study conduct, etc.

 

$600

Regulatory Support & Bioethics

Consultation about ethical aspects of study design, recruitment, consent, etc.

$100 per hour

$1500

Center for Biomedical Statistics

Research Assistant for data analysis and manuscript writing

15 hrs per week for 10 or 20 weeks

$10,000 per quarter

Biomedical Informatics

Up to 40 hrs to extract data from electronic medical record to generate pilot data or up to 40 hrs to set up electronic case report form to collect pilot data

$100 per hour

$4,000

Regional Clinical Dental Research Center

Dental assistant for research

$28 per hour

Contact Marilynn Rothen for pricing

Nutrition & Body Composition services

All research services

Discount of 50%; waive start-up fee

Contact Holly Callahan for pricing

Center for Clinical Genomics

Research services

 

Contact Mette Peters

Group Health Research Institute

Support for use of Group Health data and programming

 

 

Contact Leah Tuzzio

 

Community Outreach & Research Translation

Consultation, methods, statistical, and grant-writing assistance for those wanting to work in American Indian/Alaska Native communities

 

 

Contact Leah Tuzzio

 

Pediatric Clinical Research Center (Seattle Children’s)

In-kind support with priority for New Investigators (ITHS Scholars, K-awardees, Assistant Professors or below who do not have NIH R21 or R01 funding)

Waive $1500 start-up costs for New Investigators or 25% for senior investigators; 5% CRA support; 25% subsidy for PCRP visits plus additional 25% subsidy if member of Seattle Children’s  CCTR

Contact Gloria Venegas

 

 

Eligibility and review criteria

  • In general, the Principal Investigator must have a faculty title or equivalent.
  • If you have not already done so, you must join the ITHS prior to submitting the application. Please become a member. Applications from non-members will not be reviewed.
  • The proposed research MUST be readily identifiable as addressing issues in either translational or clinical research, or in career development in translational or clinical research (see appendix for definitions of clinical and translational research).
  • Special priority will be given to junior faculty with limited funding, more senior faculty who are beginning a new area of translational research, or new collaborative teams.
  • It will be the responsibility of the PI to demonstrate the innovative aspects of the research and its potential to improve human health.
  • If you receive ITHS pilot funding you may not get it again for 2 years.

Application forms and process

The ITHS Small Grant Application Word document is due in February and September. Convert the file to pdf format, and e-mail the completed pdf file to ithsapps@u.washington.edu.

Required format: Margins: .50; Font: Arial 11 pt regular. Do not exceed page limitations noted for each section. Unsigned applications, or those not following the required format will be returned.

Appendix: definitions of clinical and translational research

View definitions of clinical and translational research

Last modified: February 22, 2010