The Center for Biomedical Research Excellence on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases (COCVD) Funding Opportunity
The NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) on Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases, in collaboration with the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) announce the availability of limited funds to support pilot projects focused on research examining obesity-associated diseases (cardiovascular, diabetes, others). These pilot grants are intended to assist investigators new to this area of research to generate sufficient data to be competitive for extramural funding. Junior faculty members are especially encouraged to apply.
Funding Amount:
Individual project awards, up to $50,000 in total direct costs will be made on a competitive basis which must be spent over 12 months. Renewal is contingent upon annual review and availability of resources.
Eligibility
Eligibility is limited to full-time regular, special and clinical title faculty as well as full time research faculty of the University of Kentucky. Junior faculty members are especially encouraged to apply.
Investigators in training including residents, post-doctoral fellows, and clinical fellows are not eligible to serve as PIs but may be co-investigators.
Timeline
- Application due: October 30, 2015 by 5:00 pm.
To submit an application, please provide (1) NIH format bio sketch with other support, (2) Abstract (1 page), (3) Research Proposal (6 pages) and budget with justification. The Research Proposal should follow standard NIH format, with specific aims, background/significance, preliminary data, and experimental approach.
Applicants do not need IRB or IACUC approvals to submit a pilot grant application, but will need approval before funding.
Submit your Full Application to Mark Schwarcz, COBRE Program Administrative Coordinator. Please note that this is a one-step process with a due date of Friday October 30, 2015 by 5:00 pm.
See the COCVD website for a description of the overall program to assist you in developing your proposal.
For questions, please contact Mark Schwarcz at 218-1390.