MICoR Grant (Multi-Institutional Collaborative Clinical/Translational Research Grant)

MICoR Grant Overview

Funder: Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA)

Purpose: Support multi-institutional investigation addressing key clinical and translational research questions that advance care for perioperative patients with cardiovascular and thoracic disease.

Background and Rationale

SCA funding of this project will:
• Offer opportunity for larger scale investigation directly relevant to perioperative patient care with cardiovascular and thoracic disease
• Support multi-center investigations that could not be accomplished by single institutions
• Include larger and more diverse patient populations to promote robustness and broad applicability
• Provide stepping stone to federal funding for academic-clinician SCA members
• Foster inter-institutional collaboration and resource sharing
• Raise profile of SCA through higher visibility research projects

Research Objectives and Priorities

• Focus on innovative collaborative approaches where scientific objectives require co-PI efforts
• Prioritized Areas:
- Clinical trials and translational studies with associated mechanistic studies - Clear pathway and plan for federal funding application (NIH program project or equivalent) - Innovative applications of data science techniques or machine learning - Studies leveraging SCA/STS database as a resource

Investigator Requirements

• Co-Primary Investigators (Co-PIs):
- Must be from two or more separate institutions - One co-PI must be underrepresented in medicine (women or racial/ethnic groups: Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) - Must convey equal level of contribution; otherwise classify as collaborating investigators - Must hold faculty/staff appointments at their institutions at time of application - Minimum 20% non-clinical commitment required - Institutional commitment to support additional 20% non-clinical time beyond award funding allocation required - Co-PI at primary sponsoring department site must have been SCA member for 3+ years prior to application - All co-PIs must be SCA members throughout award period
• Inter-institutional mentor/mentee co-investigator relationships encouraged
• Investigators at secondary sites for patient recruitment/surgical case mix are not co-PIs

Funding Details

• Total Award: $200,000 x 3 years for total of $600,000 (including up to 10% institutional indirect costs)
• Award Duration: Three years
• Earliest Award Date: July 1, 2021

What SCA MICoR Will NOT Support

• Industry-sponsored studies or studies of investigational medical devices supplied/paid for by manufacturers
• Studies where any investigator, collaborator, study personnel, or other sponsor have conflict of interest

Contact Information

• Email: grants@scahq.org
• Address: 1061 East Main Street, Suite 300, East Dundee, IL 60118
• Phone: 855-658-2828
• Website: scahq.org