| Safadi Pilot Grant Application

Deadline for Submission: December 1, 2023
Project Period: Maximum 12 months, to commence any time after January 1, 2024

Full time faculty in any track at the University of Chicago are invited to apply for Safadi Pilot Grants, to support the generation of preliminary or exploratory data involving novel multidisciplinary neuroscience collaborations, or to help support fellowship training involving novel multidisciplinary tools and concepts.

Proposals should articulate the novel multidisciplinary collaboration, and disease relevance or collaboration with clinical neuroscience group. Applications are due at midnight, December 1, 2023. Decisions about winning proposals will be made before January 1, 2024, and funding for up to 12 months may be requested to commence any time after that date.

The 2024 Safadi Pilot Grant Application

Grant Type

Pilot Research

Fellowship

Name of Faculty Applicant (Principal Investigator/Fellowship Supervisor)

Title/Rank/Department(s)

Name of Trainee/Level (predoc/postdoc)

Collaborating Neuroscience Faculty/Departments (list all here and explain roles in the Summary of Research)

Requested Budget (up to $30,000)

Budget Explanation/Justification In 2-3 sentences explain how the money would be used for pilot research (technician salary contribution, supplies, other experimental expenses) or for postdoctoral fellowship (how the balance of postdoc salary/expenses are supplemented)

Descriptive Title of the Proposed Project or Fellowship Goal

Summary of Research and Fellowship Plan. Please explain the research project or the career training opportunity, outlining its dimensions in (1) innovation, (2) scientific rigor, (3) the uniqueness of opportunity/infrastructure/milieu, (4) contribution to multidisciplinary program development, specifying what disciplines it proposes to bridge, and (5) potential impact on clinical neuroscience translation or disease applications. Conclude with a summary statement about (6) Future Directions (i.e. how pilot data will be used for future grant applications or research development; or how fellowship support will be leveraged in multidisciplinary career development).

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