RDAR Pilot Applications 2023
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center is pleased to announce an opportunity for funding that is open to all disciplines. Applicants must be full-time faculty in the University of Nebraska system who are eligible for NIH funding. The goal of the RDAR Pilot Program is to provide support to emerging scholars to conduct promising research and creative activities that advance the Center's mission. There are no disciplinary, department, or college restrictions for applicants and this announcement is not limited to investigators with prior experience in substance use research. RDAR supports applying related expertise in relevant areas to issues of substance use and misuse. Institutional and/or cross-department collaboration is highly encouraged.
Successful applicants must link their proposal idea to the Center's mission and/or the focus areas. Successful applicants may receive up to $50,000 in direct costs for two-year projects. Budget requests are limited to $25,000 in direct costs per year. One-year pilot projects of $25,000 are allowed. Pilot Project Investigators will also receive access to resources of the Center for professional development and project support.
Application documents should use standard NIH formatting requirements (½ inch margins, Arial size 11-point font), with a July 1, 2023 start date. The full application should be submitted as a single PDF file through the RDAR Pilot Project NURamp module. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm CDT on March 20, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. To view the full RFA, please click here.
SPECIAL CALL: RDAR UNMC Pilot Applications 2023
The Rural Drug Addiction Research (RDAR) Center is pleased to announce an opportunity for funding that is open to all disciplines. Applicants must be full-time faculty at the University of Nebraska-Medical Center (UNMC) who are eligible for NIH funding. There are no disciplinary, department, or college restrictions for applicants and this announcement is not limited to investigators with prior experience in substance use research. RDAR supports applying related expertise in relevant areas to issues of substance use and misuse. Institutional and/or cross-department collaboration is highly encouraged. Successful applicants must link their proposal idea to the Center's mission and/or the focus areas described in the RFA's supporting document.
The goal of the RDAR Pilot Program is to provide support to emerging scholars to conduct promising research and creative activities that advance the Center's mission. Successful applicants may receive up to $50,000 in direct costs for a one-year project. Pilot Project Investigators will also receive access to resources of the Center for professional development and project support. For questions on whether your proposal idea fits the mission or focus areas of the RDAR Center, please contact Devan Crawford at dcrawford3@unl.edu.
Application documents should use standard NIH formatting requirements (½ inch margins, Arial size 11-point font), with a July 1, 2023 start date. The full application should be submitted as a single PDF file through the RDAR Pilot Project NURamp module. Applications must be received by 5:00 pm CDT on March 30, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. To view the full RFA, please click here.