Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant: Category 3

Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant: Category 3

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: March 15, 2026

Summary

The Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant supports innovative, high-risk animal imaging projects with funding up to $10,000. Aimed at established neuroimaging investigators, it encourages research that diverges from ongoing interests. Eligible applicants include faculty from Indiana University and partner institutions, while collaborations are welcomed. The initiative promotes the submission of major extramural grants and prioritizes image acquisition and processing costs, ensuring effective use of resources in advancing neuroscience research.

Overview

Stark Neurosciences Pre-Clinical Neuroimaging Pilot Grant 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. Category 3 Established neuroimaging investigators who do not belong to Category 1 & 2 and propose testing innovative ideas that represent clear departure from ongoing research interests.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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.). 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.