Pilot and Exploratory Studies core
Apply for a $40,000 NIDUS II Pilot Grant!
To advance innovation in delirium research, the NIDUS II Pilots and Exploratory Core will award pilot grant funding each year, beginning in 2022. The goal of pilot grant funding is to provide funding for investigation into prioritized areas of delirium research. Specifically, we will award two pilot grants in the amount of $40,000 each, each year for three years.
Please note: NIDUS II Pilot grant applications are open to investigators in the U.S. as well as to international applicants.
The 2023 Application Deadline is Friday, May 5, 2023, 5:00PM EST.
Timeline for 2023 Pilot Grant cycle:
- Letters of Intent: Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 5pm EST (Learn more about NIDUS II Pilot Award LOIs)
- Application deadline: Friday, May 5, 2023, 5pm EST (No late or incomplete applications will be accepted)
NIDUS II Pilot Grant Information Session
In helping investigators to prepare for pilot grant applications, the NIDUS II team hosts information session. At these session, a NIDUS II PI will present information on NIDUS and the goals of and requirements for the pilot grant process. Furthermore, an overview of the rich NIDUS resources will be presented, and the benefits and potential of forming collaborative working groups will be addressed. In addition, there will also be time for Q&A and open discussion.
An important goal of the NIDUS information session is to catalyze the formation of collaborative workings groups of investigators who will work together to design projects and compete for the NIDUS II Pilot Awards. Participating in a information session is not essential for pilot grant applications. However, the session will likely be informative and helpful to investigators.
Collaborative Working Groups
The NIDUS II team hopes that trans-disciplinary collaborative teams will generate innovative and impactful proposals for delirium research. In collaborative working groups, investigators will interact with like-minded scientists who are working in related and complementary areas. In the end, this will advance ideas and facilitate new directions for research.
The due date for NIDUS II Pilot Award Letter of Intent applications is December 7, 2022. These are open to collaborative working group members. We will award 10 awards of $1,000 each by February, 2023. Hopefully, this approach will yield robust and compelling applications for NIDUS II Pilot awards in 2023. We require a one-page letter of intent for applications for Collaborative Awards. See instructions here.
NIDUS II resources available to collaborative working group with a successful letter of intent include:
- Methods consultations to refine grant applications (Please ensure that your team’s statistician joins you when you consult with the NIDUS methodologists)
- Research Hub to find investigators to join working groups
- Measurement Core to help harmonize targeted measures
- Guidance on using NIDUS resources to advance the work
NIDUS II Pilot Grants
NIDUS designed these Awards to support studies delirium-related. As a result, we expect these studies to provide key preliminary data, exploratory or proof-of-concept pilot work, feasibility studies, or secondary analyses that define a clear pathway to future large-scale studies and grants.
2023 NIDUS II Pilot Grant Priority Areas
NIDUS II Pilots must clearly focus on at least one of the four following research areas chosen to have broad impact on the field:
- Inter-Relationship of Delirium and AD/ADRD: studies on risk factors, pathophysiology, and treatment.
- Harmonization and refinement of delirium measurement tools.
- Biomarker and mechanistic studies to advance our understanding of the pathophysiology of delirium and to identify therapeutic targets.
- Clinical Trials--Intervention Development studies for future clinical trials, especially of delirium treatment.
Full details on the pilot grants and applications instructions can be found here:
Tips for grant applications
There are a variety of resources which may be helpful to you in planning your grant application. However, these should only be a general resource. If you are applying for a NIDUS Pilot Grant, please read the application instructions carefully. This ensures that you fulfill all specific NIDUS II Pilots requirements.
- Tips for writing your application (from NIH)
- Instructions and template for NIH Biosketches (from NIH)
- Review Advice for Early Stage Investigators from an NIH Program Officer
- 10 Tips for Successful Grant Writing (from Chronicle of Higher Education)
- Common mistakes in writing applications (from NIH/NIMH)
- Create your budget (from NIH/NIAID)