The purpose of the Special Populations Pilot program is to facilitate research that promotes health equity for groups who have traditionally been under-represented in health research or excluded altogether.
The Duke CTSI Special Populations Pilot Agreement provides funding up to $25,000 (direct costs only) to support novel clinical and translational research in its many forms. Projects must show strong potential to inform subsequent grant applications to the NIH or other funding agencies.
Deadlines:
Submissions must focus on one of the following populations:
II. Eligibility • Proposals must be submitted by Duke investigators with PI status per Duke’s written policy. Investigators holding an adjunct appointment are not eligible. • Non-Duke faculty may be named as co-investigators with appropriate justification for the collaboration. • More than one proposal may be submitted per faculty member acting as PI, but the faculty member is only eligible to receive one award as PI from this funding mechanism during a given funding cycle. • Applicants are required to submit a mandatory letter of intent (LOI). • Upon conclusion of LOI review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a Full Proposal. All investigators invited to submit a full proposal are required to attend a consultation meeting with the Special Populations team and CERI (if applicable).
