The University of Kentucky Center for Molecular Medicine through the Dean of the College of Medicine and in conjunction with the NIH/NIGMS funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant anticipates funding pilot grants in the amount of $50,000 per year for up to two years.  Research projects should fit into the general theme of the molecular basis of human disease. Three categories of grants will be considered: 

(i)                   Tenure track early career junior faculty (Tenure track Assistant Professor level)

(ii)                 Established tenure track faculty developing a new research area (all tenure track ranks) and

(iii)                Tenure track faculty developing a Multi-PI or Program Project Grant (all tenure track ranks). 

Application materials can be found here

Applications are due by 5 pm on March 17, 2017 with awards anticipated to start around May 1, 2017.   

No late applications will be accepted.