Funding Opportunity Request for Applications

The UAB School of Medicine invites applications for seed funding to move a one-R01 investigator to a two-R01 investigator. The PI of the application must have a primary appointment in a department within the School of Medicine and a record of substantial accomplishment in the subject area. One of the criteria for eligibility is having a currently funded R01 that has two years remaining in its current funding cycle. Intents to submit must be submitted online via the SOM research funding website.

Purpose: The landscape for securing extramural funding is competitive. The NIH in particular is significantly so, with only 10% of applications getting funded. A pinnacle achievement is to become
a multi-R01 funded investigator, and it is highly beneficial for an investigator to have seed funding for the next great idea to be competitive in this funding environment. The UAB School of Medicine invites applications for seed funding to move a one-R01 investigator to a two-R01 investigator.

Duration: Up to two (2) years.

Funding Range: Up to $50,000/year per application.

Intent to Submit: Intents to submit must be submitted online via the SOM research funding website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/welcome/strategic-plans

Deadline: 5:00 p.m., June 18, 2018.

View the full program description here.

Questions: Please contact Jenna Pate at jennapate@uab.edu with any questions.