Stark Neurosciences- Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant: Category 1

The Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant offers up to $10,000 in seed support for innovative, high-risk animal imaging projects utilizing the Bruker BioSpec 9.4T PET-MRI scanner. Open to new investigators at Indiana University and partner institutions, the grant aims to foster groundbreaking research in the neurosciences. Collaborations are encouraged, and the program emphasizes the importance of developing submissions for major extramural funding opportunities. Eligibility excludes faculty in visiting ranks and postdoctoral fellows.

The goal of the Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Research Pilot Study program is to facilitate the generation of new knowledge in the neurosciences through the development of funded research programs. This mechanism will provide seed-support up to $10,000 for innovative, high-risk animal imaging projects using the Bruker BioSpec 9.4T PET-MRI scanner using the IIBIS In-Vivo Imaging Core.
New investigators without current or past NIH research support as PD/PI.

Eligibility

This funding opportunity announcement invites applications from all CTSI investigators with a full-time faculty appointment, including regardless of tenure status, at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM, regardless of campus), Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indiana University (IU, regardless of campus), Purdue University, or University of Notre Dame. Work supported by these funds is expected to lead to submissions of major extramural grants (NIH R01/equivalent, major foundation awards, DOD, etc.). New investigators, as defined by the NIH, should not have previously competed successfully for a substantial (e.g., R01) NIH-supported independent research award.All eligible investigators must have faculty appointments and be independent investigators who have the education, skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. National and international collaborations are allowed.

Ineligibility

Faculty in visiting rank and postdoctoral fellows or their equivalent are not eligible.Budget requests may not include indirect costs, F&A, PI salary, student stipends, travel expenses, membership fees, or publication charges.