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: May 11, 2026 11:59PM CST 
  • 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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Grainger Research Awards are supported by the Grainger Research Initiative in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. These awards are designed to advance the division’s research mission by supporting innovative projects in pediatric emergency medicine and generate preliminary data for larger grant applications. Application and eligibility requirements are detailed in the Requests for Applications (RFAs) for each award type.

Available Opportunities

• Transformation Grant is a one-to three-year award of up to $50,000 to support substantial scholarly projects that advance knowledge generation, implementation, or dissemination in pediatric emergency medicine. Awards may be structured as $25,000 per year for two years or $50,000 for one year.
• Small Research Grant is a one-year award of up to $3,000 (fellows, advanced practice providers) or $5,000 (faculty) to support unfunded or underfunded research projects within the division.

Applications are accepted year-round and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

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The diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of acutely ill and injured children is complex and unique. 
Addressing these challenges requires a new approach to bring together teams from multiple disciplines. 
The PACCRI Spark Challenge Grants aim to catalyze high-risk, high-reward multidisciplinary research 
that can transform outcomes for acutely ill and injured children. These grants are designed to support 
bold ideas that challenge conventional paradigms and accelerate the development of impactful 
solutions in pediatric acute and critical care. This may include (but is not limited to) developing and/or 
testing a new medical device, validating the clinical utility of a novel biomarker or diagnostic platform, or 
developing new computational models for predicition or precision problems. Basic science proposals with 
a clear and near-term translational pathway or proposals that include both basic science (e.g., cellular or 
animal models) with a clinical translalational component (e.g., clinical validation in human biospecimens) 
will be considered. 

Please note: the PACCRI Spark review process is in progress. We are not accepting new applications at this time.