Funding Opportunities
UC Davis NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) Seeks Proposals:
Deadlines February 6 and February 20, 2004
January 9, 2004
The NIEHS Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS)
at UC Davis is soliciting proposals for Center Pilot Projects for the
period April 1, 2004 - March 31, 2005. The Center's mission is to study
the health effects of agrochemicals and related xenobiotics, particularly
the mechanistic aspects of toxicology. (NIEHS
is the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.)
Application Deadlines:
Letter of intent: February 6, 2004
Proposal: February 20, 2004
Eligibility for funding is limited to pilot projects that:
- Provide initial support for new investigators with P.I. status (who
have not received NIH R01, R29, P01 awards) to establish new lines of
research.
- Allow exploration of innovative new research directions (significant
departure from ongoing funded research) by CEHS faculty.
- Stimulate established investigators outside the CEHS to explore innovative
new research projects in environmental health, generally in collaboration
with CEHS faculty, and who might offer innovative ideas or special skills
which benefit this center.
- Support technical advances to develop a specific technical expertise
that the CEHS needs.
A successful application is anticipated to:
- Propose research that is relevant to the goals and mission of the
Center and is relevant to real world health problems.
- Be innovative (including high risk) and provide a new direction or
dimension to the repertoire of CEHS research.
- Stimulate use of core facilities and collaboration between Center
labs and the recipient lab.
- Lead to tangible results in a 1-2 year period with a reasonable likelihood
of new NIH R01 grant funding.
- Lead to continued cooperation with the Center and possible membership
(for outside applicants).
The Center anticipates making up to 5 awards of $15,000 to $30,000 each
with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Some of the funding
may be derived from core utilization. Recipients of awards will provide
a year-end progress report documenting collaborations and core use. Renewal
for a second year will be by application in competition with new applications
and must include a progress report. Recipients will inform the Center
of publications and competitive grants received subsequently as a result
of the supported research.
Procedure:
Letter of intent: A short (half page) summary giving the title and subject
of the proposal must be submitted to the CEHS by February 6, 2004. Proposal:
Seven (7) copies of the application must be received by February 20, 2004.
An application must include:
- Brief background and statement of hypothesis and significance
- Experimental plan, methods and specific collaborations/core use
- Anticipated results
- Source of potential future independent funding
- Explanation of pilot project eligibility (categories 1-4)
- Budget with justification for direct costs (personnel, supplies, equipment,
but no travel)
The entire application is not to exceed 6 pages (excluding budget page)
in double spaced text —-2 pages of background and aims, 1 page of
preliminary data, and 2 pages of experimental design. In addition an NIH
4-page biographical sketch including other support for each investigator
should be included as an attachment.
It is NOT necessary to route this application through your dean's
office or the Office of Research. For questions concerning this program.
contact: Rebecca Morrison
(530-752-2732).
Technical inquiries can be answered by Robert
Rice (530-752-5176.
A list of CEHS investigators and their areas of interest may be found
at this Web site.
Letters of intent and proposals should be sent via email AND hard copy
to:
Rebecca Morrison
Department of Environmental Toxicology
4251 Meyer Hall
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: 530-752-2732
Fax: 530-752-3394
Web site
(for more information)
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