Internal Funding Opportunities

The Division of Endocrinology announces the application cycle for its annual Endocrine Pilot Project grants. The division requests collaborative project submissions that will provide preliminary data for future multi-disciplinary grant applications while advancing the world of clinical or translational endocrinology.  

The lead principle investigator must be an endocrinology faculty member or other member of the Division of Endocrinology who has PI-eligible status. Co-investigators and collaborators may be outside of the division. 

Application requirements are detailed in the requests for application for each award type. 

• Preparatory Award is a one-year award for up to $5,000. 
• Launch Award is a one year award for up to $20,000.

Potential applicants are required to submit a letter of intent to the Division of Endocrinology prior to an application submission. 

• Letter of Intent Deadline: April 22
  • Please note: Letters of intent should be brief and only need the topic and list of potential collaborators. 
  • Email letters of intent to endocrinegrants@luriechildrens.org.

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The Health@Home Healthcare Innovation Grant Awards are part of the Health@Home strategic research initiative at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute. Health@Home's goal is to catalyze science that transforms how digital healthcare is developed and delivered outside of hospital and clinic walls. Lurie Children's faculty and research scientists are invited to submit proposals that advance our understanding of how we can improve the health of children and the wellbeing of their families at home and in the community through advances in technology and devices.  

Available Opportunities 

• Activation Grant is a grant for up to $10,000 designed to activate new research data collection protocols and/or healthcare techniques in the home and community. 
• Today Grant is a grant for up to $15,000 designed to assess how existing health interventions are impacting a healthcare process or health outcome. 
• Tomorrow Grant is a grant for up to $50,000 designed for a project aimed at developing a new healthcare intervention not yet in clinical practice or further mature an existing program that is hypothesized to improve a specific healthcare process or outcome. 

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The Mary J.C. Hendrix Outstanding Graduate Student Award recognizes a Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute graduate student for a high level of scholastic achievement, research engagement, and productivity with $5,000 to support the awardee’s research. The award is made possible through the ongoing generosity of the Children’s Research Fund. The award is for a one-year period. Funds are awareded on a competitive basis, considering scholastic achievement, research productivity, innovative research ideas, and extramural funding. 

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See the requests for application for detailed eligibility and application requirements. The review criteria details for both award types can be found here.

• Trainee Pilot Research Award is a one-year funding opportunity for up to $5,000. The purpose of the award is to support mental health research projects for trainees in the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. The award offers clinical and post-doctoral fellows support to conduct research under the supervision of an experienced mentor.
• Early Career Faculty Pilot Research Award is a one year funding opportunity for up to $20,000 to support early career investigators in conducting a research project under the guidance of an experienced faculty mentor. The goal of the award is to prepare early career investigators to pursue external research funding.  

Prior to submitting an application, interested applicants are required to notify the department 
of plans to apply by contacting Caitlin Fehrenbacher and Andrea Spencer.

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The Proposal Revision Award is a one-year award for up to $100,000 to support the preparation of a revision and resubmission of an application for federal research support. The prior extramural application must have received a priority score and full review by the sponsor within the past two years. Training grants (e.g., K08, K23, TL2) and R03 submissions do not qualify for this award. 

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The Schreiber Family Center for Early Childhood Health and Wellness announces the Generating Research on Outcomes of exposures and experiences from Womb to age 5 (GROW to 5) Planning Grant initiative. The center will support up to three one-year grant awards, allowing for the collection of pilot data that will increase the competitiveness of extramural proposals for career development K, R, P, and U-series awards. 

Available Opportunities

• Cultivate Award is for up to $25,000 for a one-year project period to engage family or community members to establish or enhance research partnerships.
• Flourish Award is for up to $75,000 for a one-year project period to develop a multi-project research program or cooperative agreement proposal.
• Nourish Award is for up to $50,000 for a one-year project to support the advancement of junior faculty pursuing mentored career development awards (K or equivalent).
• Thrive Award is for up to $50,000 for a one-year project period to collect pilot data for an R-series proposal. 

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