The Department of Anesthesiology at Seattle Children’s is pleased to announce the availability of research pilot funds. The purpose of the Research Pilot Funds Program is to cultivate outstanding new research, stimulate preliminary data in novel research directions, and ultimately launch new nationally funded clinical research programs within the Department of Anesthesiology. Funds are intended for junior faculty and research fellows with limited funding. Proposals addressing clinical and/or translational research involving any childhood disorder or pediatric antecedents of chronic adult disorders will be considered.
See the Research Pilot Funds program overview (PDF) for more information.
Key Dates
- RFA released: January 3, 2012
- Application deadline: February 17, 2012
- Review of applications: March 2, 2012
- Award announcement: March 16, 2012
- Funding begins: April 1, 2012
Funding
- Amount awarded will be a maximum of $10,000, direct costs only. Payment of indirect costs is not allowed for this award.
- Projects are one year in length
- Up to four projects are expected to be funded
Eligibility
- Applicant must be a member of the Department of Anesthesiology at Seattle Children’s
- Applicant must have a faculty appointment. Fellows or other trainees may be co–principal investigators (PIs); however, a faculty mentor must serve as the PI.
Application Process
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- Before you submit your application, you must send a copy of your project proposal to your center business office (non-CCTR members) or CCTR grants manager at least 10 days before the submission deadline. Include the clinical research budget analysts, crba@seattlechildrens.org, in your email for review of clinical billable events. If you do not know who your center business office contact is, please contact the Pilot Funds program coordinator (contact info below).
- Email completed applications to cctr@seattlechildrens.org by 11:59 p.m. on February 17, 2012.
- Submissions will be reviewed and applicants notified of their award status within three months of the application deadline.
If you have questions regarding the 2012 Request for Applications, please contact the Pilot Funds program coordinator at 206-884-7469 or cctr@seattlechildrens.org.