The Chancellor’s Discovery Program fuels new opportunities for innovative research projects at Duke Medicine that can lead to long-term externally funded research support.
The program will fund up to five one-year awards of $75,000 in 2016 to initiate support for exciting new research projects led by regular-rank faculty members, at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher, with primary appointments in basic and clinical departments of the Duke Schools of Medicine and Nursing.
Deadline is Nov. 24, 2015.
Applicants are required to provide clear documentation that the project represents a new, unfunded line of investigation; lack of such documentation will result in triage.
In addition, every submission must convey the innovative nature and likely impact of the project and clearly explain how this level of funding will be used to support the subsequent application for major research funding; innovation may involve the proposed science and/or generation of unique collaborations.
The Program permits competition between new and renewal applications.
See the attached document for additional information and instructions.