The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center has opened applications for the 2024-2025 Pilot Project Research Training grants for one-year pilot research projects that advance occupational health and safety. At least five new awards of up to $10,000 each of these grants are anticipated.
Applications are due January 20, 2024. Graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and junior faculty (within 6 years of initial appointment) are eligible to apply. Applicants who are not faculty members must identify a full-time faculty member sponsor.
Pilot research projects may explore feasibility of study designs or methods, collect preliminary data that will support future research and extramural funding, or be limited in scope. Awards are not intended to support activities already funded by other research or training grants. Applications need to address topics relevant to the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). Proposals that address the occupational health or safety of worker groups that experience disproportionate burdens or risk of injury or illness are encouraged.
To Apply:
Applications are due January 20, 2024, and must include:
• Cover page with study title and applicant and faculty sponsor contact information
• An unstructured study abstract (≤ 250 words)
• Specific aims and research approach (≤ 6 pages, plus references)
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- Identify how the study responds to the NORA (www.cdc.gov/nora/default.html)
- Describe the burden, need and impact of the study (www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/bni.html)
- Include a study timeline (work must be completed within 12 months)
• Human subjects information consistent with NIH requirements, and IRB status (pending, approved, exempt)
• Budget and budget justification that includes the following categories, if applicable: salary, travel, supplies, equipment, participant incentives. Indirect costs are limited to 8%. Total costs limited to $10,000.
• NIH format biosketch for the applicant and faculty sponsor, if applicable
Applications will be subject to peer-review. Applicants may be required to respond to reviewers’ comments before a final decision is made. Awardees must submit quarterly progress reports, present their research results the following year at an SCERC meeting, and to disseminate their research through publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Funding may begin as early as July 1, 2024.
For full application guidelines, go to: www.erc.ucla.edu/pprt
For questions and submission of materials, send to:
Dr. Jian Li, PPRT Program Director
jianli2019@ucla.edu
