Call for Research Project Proposals – due 9/15/2024
The Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research (DCMR) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity.
The Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research (DCMR) is an NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) and is preparing submission for the Phase II COBRE proposal in May 2025.
We are requesting Research Project Proposals for new Research Project Leads (RPL). RPLs will be funded for $125,000 direct/year for up to 3 years or until NIH R01-equivalent funding is obtained. Proposal are due September 15, 2024.
We will select up to 4 new Research Project Leads for inclusion in the Phase II COBRE proposal (expected start 2/1/2026). From the four selected RPLs, two will be funded starting 2/1/2025 as part of the ongoing Phase I COBRE and two will be selected as Pilot Projects ($50K). All selected Project Leads will work with the DCMR team to edit their proposal for inclusion in the Phase II proposal due May 2025. Faculty are strongly encouraged to contact Dawn Elliott for guidance about alignment of research with DCMR, mentor selection, and Research Core use.
The Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research (DCMR) is pleased to announce Core Access Vouchers available to assist musculoskeletal research investigators.
The Core Center Access Voucher, supported by NIGMS-NIH COBRE, P20 GM139760, is available to assist musculoskeletal research investigators in conducting:
- small pilot studies
- obtaining preliminary data for grant applications
- testing proof of concept; or
- providing additional data for publication
Core Access Funds –up to $4K available to be spent within 6 months of voucher date. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Funds are available to access core facilities including the DCMR Multiscale Assessments Research (MAR) Core. This core provides animal surgical, biomechanical, multimodal in vivo imaging and histology services. Funds can also be used at collaborating cores including CBBI, DBI, CTR, INBRE and Keck CAMM.
Application can be found here and should be submitted to Mary Boggs at mboggs@udel.edu.
Contact Mary Boggs or Lori May with questions.