[ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Vision Research Program Focused Translational Team Science Award | Research funding ]
Event details
Date | 04.09.2018 |
Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: Through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), the Department of Defense is announcing the Vision Research Program (VRP) Focused Translational Team Science Award. This award will support a highly collaborative and translational team initiative that will fundamentally advance the understanding and treatment of eye injury and/or visual dysfunction that result from a military-relevant traumatic event (e.g., blast, blunt, thermal, chemical, biological, directed energy, ionizing radiation).
Key aspects of this award include:
Funding: Maximum USD $5’000’000
Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. Applicants must be at or above the academic level of Associate Professor.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a list of collaborators and key personnel, a preproposal narrative, and supporting documentation as suggested on the platform. Full applications (by invitation) will be made via a Grants.gov workspace. Full application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov at any time.
Pre-Application Deadline: 04 September 2018, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 04 December 2018, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 05 Dec, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-18-VRP-FTTSA
Further information
Key aspects of this award include:
- Overarching Challenge: Team science is a collaborative effort that leverages the strengths of investigators specializing in different fields to address an overarching scientific challenge or question.
- Research Projects: Applications shall include at least three but no more than five distinct research projects that together form a concerted and synergistic effort to address the overarching challenge.
- : The research strategy to address the overarching challenge should include a detailed implementation plan.
- Research Team: The overall effort will be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) with demonstrated success in leading large collaborative research project(s). The overall lead PI is required to devote a minimum of 20% effort to this award. The project leader of each of the complementary and synergistic research projects must be an independent investigator with strong qualifications.
Funding: Maximum USD $5’000’000
Duration: 4 years
Eligibility: Applicants from international organizations or institutions are eligible to apply, and there are no citizenship restrictions. Applicants must be at or above the academic level of Associate Professor.
How to Apply: Pre-applications are submitted through the eBRAP platform. They should contain contact information, a list of collaborators and key personnel, a preproposal narrative, and supporting documentation as suggested on the platform. Full applications (by invitation) will be made via a Grants.gov workspace. Full application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov at any time.
Pre-Application Deadline: 04 September 2018, 5:00 p.m. EST (23:00 CET)
Full Application Deadline: 04 December 2018, 11:59 p.m. EST (05:59 05 Dec, CET)
Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: W81XWH-18-VRP-FTTSA
Further information
- To see the program announcement, navigate to the on Grants.gov and search for the Opportunity Number W81XWH-18-VRP-FTTSA
- For questions about the eBRAP or Grants.gov platforms, contact the Research Office.
Practical information
- General public
- Free