December 18, 2020

Funding Opportunity: ITHS/Primate Center Pilot Ignition Award (Letter of Intent Due December 18, 2020)

 

Funding Opportunity Notification

ITHS/Primate Center Pilot Ignition Award

Deadline:  January 18, 2021

Letter of Intent DUE: December 18, 2020

The Washington National Primate Research Center (WaNPRC) and the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) are pleased to sponsor the Ignition Award, which focuses on the use of non-human primate models of human disease.

The purpose of this Ignition Award is to explore innovative areas of nonhuman primate research and generate preliminary data to serve as a basis for submission of new research grant applications.

Details

Number of Awards: up to two (2)

Award amount: up to $75,000 each

Eligibility: Any research scientist or research faculty can apply except those who have received an ITHS/Primate Center Pilot Ignition Award within the previous three (3) years.

 

The Center particularly encourages applications from early-stage investigators and junior faculty.  WaNPRC encourages these individuals to take advantage of this opportunity to pursue innovative research projects or collect preliminary data that can provide proof of concept and lead into future funding

 

More information is available at the links below.

https://www.iths.org/investigators/funding/ithsprimate-center-ignition-award/

OR

https://www.wanprc.org/research-opportunities/ignition-pilot-program/