Children's Discovery Institute Call for Proposals

Additional Information:
http://www.childrensdiscovery.org/Grants/Forms,InstructionsPolicies.aspx

Description:

The Children’s Discovery Institute requests applications from all Washington University faculty and postdoctoral trainees for the funding mechanisms listed below.

 

Letters of Intent must be submitted by 5:00 pm CST on August 1, 2014.

 

Funding Mechanisms:

1. Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives: up to $150,000/yr for up to three years is available for faculty seeking to embark on novel projects in need of initial start-up funding to enable procurement of other independent support. Projects should strive to bring investigators from multiple disciplines together to identify targets for improved diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a pediatric health problem relevant to the goals of the CDI.
2. Postdoctoral Fellowships: up to $30,000/yr for up to two years is available for especially promising postdoctoral trainees to complete a research project under the direction of a mentor on an issue relevant to the goals of the CDI.
3. Educational Initiatives: up to $50,000/yr for up to three years is available for educational activities on child health topics relevant to the goals of the CDI.
4. Faculty Recruitment/Scholar Awards: $300,000 over five years is available for exceptional new investigators to establish a laboratory and to embark on highly promising pediatric medical research relevant to the goals of the CDI. Nominations for Faculty Recruitment/Scholar Awards may be submitted by any Washington University Department Chair. Department Chairs wishing to submit nominations (i.e. Letters of Intent) for Faculty Scholar/Recruitment Awards must obtain the approval of the CDI Executive and Scientific Directors prior to submission.

 

Funding Objectives:

• Preference will be given to faculty members prior to achieving tenure, to teams of investigators from multiple disciplines, and to multi-investigator projects to develop interactive research groups.
• Translational impact, scientific excellence, and potential for acquisition of new knowledge. This includes the development and/or testing of novel approaches for diagnosis, therapy and/or prevention.
• Programs synergistic with Washington University and St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Immediate relevance to goals of one or more of the CDI’s Centers:
• McDonnell Pediatric Cancer Center focuses on the etiology and treatment of pediatric cancers.
• Center for Musculoskeletal and Metabolic Disease focuses on the genetic basis of musculoskeletal birth defects, childhood arthritis, metabolic diseases, and related disorders.
• Center for Pediatric Pulmonary Disease focuses on the biology of the pulmonary system and genetic and acquired causes of pediatric lung disease.
• Congenital Heart Disease Center focuses on the environmental and genetic etiology of congenital heart and vascular disease, related birth defects, and other heart disorders.