Pilot Grant Application Instructions
  • Maximum 5 pages in length (references not included) organized in an abbreviated NIH format to include:
    • 1-page Abstract
    • 1-page Specific Aims section
    • 3-page Research Strategy with sections on:
      • Significance
      • Innovation
      • Approach (including Rigor & Reproducibility, Preliminary Data, Experimental Approach, and Pitfalls/Alternative Plans)
  • An explanation about how successful completion of the proposed studies will lead to an NIH grant submission
  • NIH biosketches
  • Other Support
  • Facilities and Resources
  • Research Budget (Please note that funding will be limited to supplies and services)
  • Both Vertebrate Animal and Human Subjects sections, if relevant, to insure adherence to all institutional (IACUC, IRB) and federal guidelines and policies.
  • Approval letters for Vertebrate Animal and Human Subjects sections, if relevant.