Eligibility
All postdoctoral fellows and faculty affiliated with the LINCATS network (Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, Northport VA Medical Center, Stony Brook University and all Stony Brook Medicine-affiliated healthcare locations) are eligible to apply. Proposals must be Translational Science research. We will prioritize early career, under-represented groups, women, health disparities-focused research, and collaborative projects across institutions. Preference will be given to non-funded and new lines of research for the applying investigator.
Awardees will also benefit from research support from our Research Concierge, providing aid in:
- Regulatory submission through approval
- Data Capture and OnCore subject tracking
- Pilot Tracking, to ensure the project meets specified milestones, including timely reporting
- Resource Access to all LINCATS services
- Monitoring and projecting study budgets
How to Apply
Access the Submittable portal using the link at the top of the page (available when submission period is open). Choose the Pilot Program, and enter basic details of your project as requested and upload your proposal as a PDF.
The four-page application packet is modeled on a modified NIH R21 with nine required components:
- Application face sheet and early career faculty status (this will be a form within the submission portal)
- Statement on the translational science barrier addressed and innovation in approach
- Lay summary for community consumption
- Specific Aims that address the translational science hurdle as well as the theme of the current RFA
- Research strategy, including a dissemination plan
- References (unlimited)
- Timeline, for research project and external funding application
- Biosketch
- Budget/Justification (up to one page)
Program Notes
- A progress report and report on spent funds will be due at the end of the award period.
- This award mechanism specifically prohibits faculty salary support in any form and does not fund travel, conference fees, memberships, subscriptions, and indirect/administrative costs.
- Awardees may be asked to present their research at LINCATS events.
- The Pilot Program is intended to establish a collaboration between awardees and the LINCATS team. As such, awardees will meet with LINCATS team members to aid in regulatory processes and budget monitoring. Modifications may also be made to the study, as agreed by the PIs and the LINCATS team.
- The PI and study team may be contacted during review period regarding potential application modifications.
- We encourage applications applying diverse methodology.
- For human studies, we strongly encourage the recruitment of diverse and representative populations.
- Prior awardees are listed here.