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COHS Pilot Award Application

Pilot Awards Application

  • COHS Faculty Pilot Research Grand Award Application Questions

  • (e.g., Assistant Professor of Social Work)
  • Max. file size: 10 MB.
  • All elements should be formatted using no less than 0.5” margins, with text that is single-spaced, using no smaller than 11-point font. Any figures or tables may use no less than 9-point font, including legends.
    Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.
    • Specific Aims: 1-page limit
      •   ▪︎ State concisely the goals of the proposed research and summarize the expected outcome(s), including the impact that the results of the proposed research will have on the research field(s) involved.
    • Significance, Innovation, Approach, and Next Proposal: 4-page limit
      •   ▪︎ Significance
        •       ▪︎ Explain the importance of the problem or critical barrier to progress that the proposed project addresses.
        •       ▪︎ Describe the strengths and weaknesses in the rigor of the prior research (both published and unpublished) that serves as the key support for the proposed project.
        •       ▪︎ Explain how the proposed project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice in one or more broad fields.
      •   ▪︎ Innovation
        •       ▪︎ Explain how the application challenges and seeks to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms.
        •       ▪︎ Describe any novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation or interventions to be developed or used, and any advantage over existing methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions.
        •       ▪︎ Explain any refinements, improvements, or new applications of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions.
      •   ▪︎ Approach
        •       ▪︎ Describe the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses to be used to accomplish the specific aims of the project. Describe plans to address weaknesses in the rigor of the prior research that serves as the key support for the proposed project. Describe the experimental design and methods proposed and how they will achieve robust and unbiased results. Include how the data will be collected, analyzed, and interpreted.
        •       ▪︎ Discuss potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success anticipated to achieve the aims.
      •   ▪︎ Next Proposal
        •       ▪︎ Describe how the planned work will provide compelling pilot or preliminary data for a future sponsored research application, including specific sponsors and RFA/RFP (e.g., NIH R21).
    • Investigative Team: 1-page limit
      •   ▪︎ PI(s) background description, including experience with
        •       ▪︎ the planned work, highlighting published or unpublished findings from recent investigations.
        •       ▪︎ sponsored projects.
      •   ▪︎ Summary of the contribution of other key personnel or student involvement.
    • Budget Narrative: approximately ½ page limit
      •   ▪︎ Describe how the funding will be used to support the proposed research.