Research Affairs Committee New Faculty Pilot Grants

The Research Affairs Committee is requesting applications for seed funding for new faculty under MCW’s Institutional Research Grant mechanism, New Faculty (Pilot) Grant. Maximum award in this category is $25,000 for one year.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be members of the MCW faculty and apply within 4 years of their first faculty appointment.  Established MCW faculty or post-doctoral fellows are not eligible.

• It is inappropriate to receive funds for similar projects from more than one funding source (i.e. CTSI, Cancer Center, Digestive Diseases, NIH, American Heart Association etc.). 

• Faculty may receive funding in this category one time only.

Key Dates & Deadlines:

• Request for Applications (RFA) Release Date:  March 6, 2013

• Application Due in the Office of Grants & Contracts: April 4, 2013

• Application Receipt Date: April 11, 2013 - 5:00pm

• Research Affairs Committee Review:  May, 2013

• Anticipated Start Date: June 1, 2013

Download Full Application Instructions (pdf)

The eBridge RAC Procedure Guide Instructions (pdf) can be located by visiting the Office of Grants & Contracts web site - simply search for “GCO” on either InfoScope or MCW's public site - and selecting the top tab PROCEDURE GUIDES. Next, select Internal Procedure Guides then Research Affairs Committee.

If there are any questions, contact Lynne M. Prost, Office of Research: 955-8508; lprost@mcw.edu.