Duke Health has announced three pilot funding opportunities to build infastructure and pilot data in support of an upcoming institutional application to become an Alzheimer's Disease Center. An overview of the three RFPs can be found below.
- Brain Bank Pilot Grants
Seeking projects that use the Duke Brain Bank and Biorepository, up to two one-year awards each with a total budget of up to $75,000.
- Brain Imaging Pilot Grants
Seeking projects that enhance Duke's capabilities in the area of brain imaging for research in Alzheimer's Disease, up to two one-year awards each with a total budget of $75,000.
- Pilot Project Grants in Alzheimer's Disease Research
Up to four one-year awards, each with a total budget of up to $50,000 with particular interest in projects that generate pilot data and show Duke's strength in areas such as biobanking, special populations, model organisms, -omics, or data sciences.
These are three separate RFPs, and applicants should clearly identify which opportunity they are applying for. Investigators are permitted to apply for more than one RFP. Applications are due August 2. Completed applications should be submitted as one combined Adobe Acrobat file (PDF) to translatingdukehealth@duke.edu.