UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END DISPARITIES) Pilot Awards

UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END-DISPARITIES) Pilot Project Award 2024-2025

Applications are being accepted for one-year Pilot-Project Awards of up to $40,000 for the project period commencing in 2025 

Who Should Apply: Applications are being accepted from promising investigators, including those from under-represented backgrounds proposing pilot research projects that focus on improving the health of communities and contributing to the science of eliminating cardiometabolic disparities. Priority will be given to early- and mid-career investigators and post-doctoral researchers. Community partnership is required. If the applicant does not have a community partner, email ENDDISPARITIES@mednet.ucla.edu for connection to the Community Engagement Core (CEC). 

Applicants are required to have a doctoral faculty, doctoral research, or post-doctoral position at UCLA, UCI, or at another academic institution/ organization in Los Angeles or Orange County at the time of application and throughout the funding period. Researchers from the UCLA CTSI and UCI ICTS affiliated sites, e.g., CDU, and the UCLA CTSI and UCI ICTS ecosystem, such as Los Angeles County DHS, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County are also encouraged to apply. If applicants from these institutions do not have a UCLA or UCI academic appointment, their projects must have a UCLA or UCI co-PI.

Application Timeline

• Q and A session(s) regarding pilot project program and application process.
  • October 3, 2024 at 2pm; https://uclahs.zoom.us/j/2707654943
• October 23, 2024 by 11:59 pm, applicants must complete the online Redcap Application, https://www.ctrc.medsch.ucla.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=4H9W9AE3MKARRW7C  also found on the UCENDISPARTIES website and upload a Letter of Intent (LOI) and required supporting documents. Not all submitted LOIs will advance to the full proposal stage.
• Approximately 3 weeks after application is submitted, candidates will be notified if they have beens elected to submit a full proposal.
• Full proposals due on December 18, 2024 by 11:59 pm.
• Mid-March 2025, candidates will be notified of funding decisions. Full proposals and supporting documents will be forwarded to NIH/NIMHD for final approval.

Letters of Intent (LOI) will be accepted until October 23, 2024 by 11:59pm.

For more information please visit https://enddisparities.mednet.ucla.edu/funding-opportunities/pilot-awards

Please email questions to: ENDDISPARITIES@mednet.ucla.edu