Thursday, November 8, 2018

USA College of Medicine Expands Intramural Grants Program

The University of South Alabama College of Medicine provides funds for basic science or translational research through an annual competitive Intramural Grants Program for faculty to develop new research ideas (seed funding), develop new critical preliminary data for revised extramural proposal submissions, or enable sustained research progress between extramural grant funding periods (bridge funding).

The USA College of Medicine has expanded the Intramural Grants Program to allow:

  • Two cycles per year, funding permitting
  • All COM full-time faculty to submit as principal investigators
  • COM faculty with less than $300,000 in extramural support to apply for seed funding to develop new ideas

The USA College of Medicine has launched the competition for Cycle 2.  Details are outlined below:

  • Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, Jan. 14, 2019
  • Award Cycle: March 1, 2019 - Feb. 29, 2020
  • Discipline/Subject Area: Basic science or translational research programs
  • Funding Available: $150,000.00
  • Eligibility: Full-time faculty (assistant professor or above) with primary appointment in the COM are eligible to apply as principal investigators. 

Collaborative proposals with co-investigators in other departments/units are encouraged. Clinical trials will not be supported.

Click here for more information and to apply for the competition.