Advance-CTR

Call for Applications! Advance RI-CTR Pilot Projects Program, 2025

Apply now for up to $100K in seed funding to support your clinical and translational research.

The call for preliminary applications to the Advance RI-CTR 2025 Pilot Projects Program is now open!

Advance RI-CTR's Pilot Projects Program funds research spanning the translational spectrum that addresses Rhode Island's health challenges and community health priorities.

We're funding five to eight pilot projects for one-year research grants in two categories:

  1. Proposals with a single PI may apply for up to $50,000 in direct costs
  2. Proposals involving at least two PIs (multi-PIs) from different disciplines may apply for up to $100,000 in direct costs 

Preliminary applications are due Monday, October 28, 2024. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, due Monday, January 13, 2025.

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Speak with Us! 

Prospective applicants may schedule calls with program leadership to discuss questions and how to strengthen a preliminary application until October 14th, 2024. Please email  AdvanceRI@brown.edu to schedule a phone call. 

Learn more about the Pilot Projects Program.