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Limited Submission Internal Deadline: Brain Research Foundation 2021 Scientific Innovations Award
May 22, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
Limited Submissions: Internal Call for Proposals
Brain Research Foundation
2021 Scientific Innovations Award
UNC Internal deadline: 11:59PM, Friday, May 22, 2020
*Please distribute to relevant faculty*
Key Dates
UNC Internal Deadline: 11:59PM, Friday, May 22, 2020
Foundation LOI Deadline: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CST.
Important Information
- Senior Faculty Member: The nominated candidate must be a full-time associate professor or full professor at an invited US academic institution, working in the area of studies of brain function in health and disease.
- Number of Applications per Institution: Invited institutions may nominate one senior faculty member.
- The support focus is for new research projects of the highest scientific merit.
Award Information
Award Budget: $150,000 (100% of these SIA funds must be utilized for direct costs).
Award Project Period: 2 years
To Apply
Submit the following (in ONE .pdf) to the Office of Research Development limited submissions inbox Limited_Submissions@unc.edu by 11:59PM, Friday, May 22, 2020.
- PI/Proposed team member’s CV/NIH formatted biosketch (five-page maximum)
- Project Summary (two-page maximum)
- List of potential/committed collaborators (internal and external to UNC)
- Names of 3-5 internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate’s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel.
- Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports, or others who have a conflict of interest.
- Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal packet to ORD.
Program Overview
The objective of the program is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and funding as well as significant publications in high impact journals. This funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators.
Funding is to be directed at projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. This should be a unique project for senior investigators who are encouraged to stretch their imagination into areas that can substantially change an area of research.
Foundation Eligibility
To be eligible, the nominee must be a full-time associate professor/full professor working in the area of neuroscience and brain function in health and disease. Current major NIH or other peer-reviewed funding is preferred but evidence of such funding in the past three years is essential.
Studies should be related to either normal human brain development or specifically identified disease states. This includes molecular and clinical neuroscience as well as studies of neural, sensory, motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional functioning in health and disease. The grant proposal must detail a new research project that is not funded by other sources. This grant is not to be used as bridge funding.
Scientists that have previously received a BRF Scientific Innovations Award may not receive the award for a second time until five years has elapsed since the beginning date of the prior award. Grant requirements from all previous awards must be met. Only one PI may apply per application. (Applicant may include the name of a Co-PI, but no additional supporting materials for the Co-PI are required, including biosketch, current grants, abstracts, etc.)
Additional Information
Full Solicitation: https://thebrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2021-SIA-Guidelines.pdf
For additional information, please contact the Limited Submissions Team with questions at Limited_Submissions@unc.edu.
Limited Submissions Team
Office of Research Development
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
308 Bynum Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
(919) 962-7503