Pilot Grants address important problems in human clinical and/or translational research and require interdisciplinary or cross-institutional collaboration.
Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grants
Harvard Catalyst is a pan-University collaborative effort committed to harnessing the human, technological, and fiscal resources of Harvard and its Academic Healthcare Centers (AHCs) to reduce the burden of human illness. To foster cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary collaboration, Harvard Catalyst offers seed funds in the form of Pilot Grants.
Harvard Catalyst has funded two rounds of Pilot Grants. Lists of the projects funded in each year are available below:
Please note that the window for submitting a Pilot Grant application for Year 3 will open on December 3, 2009.
Key Elements of the Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grant Program:
The main impetus behind the grants is to support pilot studies that will lead to sustainable, innovative, and collaborative projects that will impact human health.
All proposed projects must:
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Address an important question in human clinical and/or translational research that impacts human health
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Include a collaborative, synergistic team of researchers from different institutions or different departments within the same institution
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Propose research that is new to the team members
- Require pilot funds to generate preliminary data that will enable the investigators to obtain further funding to continue the project
Award Amount:
Pilot Grants will be awarded in the amount of $50,000, with an award period of one year.
Eligibility:
All Harvard faculty are eligible to apply, regardless of degree or institutional affiliation. Junior faculty are particularly encouraged to apply.
Process:
Applicants are required to submit a Letter of Intent and, subsequently, a five-page application.
Key Dates:
Key dates for submitting a Pilot Grant application for Year 3 will be announced when the RFA becomes available on December 3, 2009.
FAQ:
The Harvard Catalyst Research Navigators have developed an FAQ for the pilot funding program. Please click here to view the FAQ.
For more information, contact:
Harvard Catalyst Research Navigators
E-mail
617 432-7810
Consulting Programs:
Harvard Catalyst's Consulting Programs are available for free to help Pilot Grant applicants develop their proposals. Learn more on the Consulting Programs web page.
Grant Central:
Grant Central is a web-based tool for collaborative grant development that could be useful when writing Pilot Grant proposals.