UTMB Researchers: Apply for IHII Covid-19 Research Program!
UTMB's Institute for Human Infections & Immunity (IHII) has an opportunity for UTMB Researchers to submit proposals for research to Understand COVID-19 Disease and Develop Countermeasures. Proposals can be submitted on a rolling basis beginning Jan. 12 - August 1, 2021.
Applications focused on development of animal models, therapeutics or vaccines; or studying pathogenesis of COVID-19 in established or newly developed experimental models are encouraged. We are also interested in projects studying the host range of SARS-CoV-2 infection; effects of aging, pregnancy or comorbid diseases (e.g. diabetes) on COVID-19 severity; or development and testing of products to control SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease and improve the safety of clinical operations. Other areas of research that match NIH priorities for the control of SARS-CoV-2 will be considered.
ELIGIBILITY
- All UTMB full-time employees (faculty, nurses, students, residents, staff and trainees etc.) are eligible to submit the application to the IHII COVID Pilot Program. Note: Please contact Jennifer Ellis at jaellis@utmb.edu if you need to identify a collaborator or mentor in support of your proposed project.
- Investigators may submit more than one application for consideration. However, no more than one grant will be awarded to an investigator.
- If you have received a grant from IHII in the past, then progress reports will be reviewed to assess the PI’s productivity.
- The PI must not have already received funding for the proposed project from other intramural or extramural resources; all related, pending proposals must be disclosed in your application.
FUNDING
Funds will be available in the range of $10,000 – $50,000 for one year, although exceptions will be considered for especially meritorious projects that will yield rapid progress. You may request funding for new data generation, a new research area, or to obtain preliminary data in support of a grant application that has been reviewed and scored by the NIH or other equivalent agencies.
- All funds must be spent within one year after the award is made.
- It is expected that, when needed, core facilities at the UTMB will be utilized.
- Funds may not be used for tenure-track faculty salary or for indirect costs. Requests for equipment and travel must be highly justified (e.g., attending scientific conference is not a justifiable expense).
- Funding of research taking place outside of the UTMB campus must be well justified.
- If funds are requested for bridging grants to support revision of scored R01 (or equivalent) grant applications, include in the application the summary statement, Introduction (what will be done with COVID-19 funds to improve the proposal) and the originally submitted grant application,