Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center

Application Description

The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center (SWEHSC), an NIEHS funded Center at the University of Arizona, announces the availability of awards up to $40,000 for pilot projects involving research related to the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Center.

Pilot Pilot projects are designed to provide support for obtaining preliminary data that can be used in developing major proposals for submission to extramural funding agencies.

Print Version of the 2009 Announcement

Components of the application:

(1) Cover Page/Abstract
(2) Research Plan – 4 pages maximum organized as Specific Aims, Rationale and Significance, and Experimental Approach
(3) References – 2 pages maximum
(4) Budget, budget justification, and a list of all current research support – 1-2 pages
(5) Biographical Sketch – 2 pages

Application Procedures

Download application and follow the written instructions.

Application materials and information concerning budgetary issues can be obtained by emailing Susanna Herndon or calling 520-626-5594.

Deadlines

Proposals should be sent in electronic.pdf format by 5:00 pm Friday, November 13th, 2009 to: brodie@pharmacy.arizona.edu.

Funding decisions will be made by December 2009 in order to fund projects starting January 2010.

Further Details

In this round of funding, priority will be given to projects involving translational research, see below.

Applications must make use of technologies available in the SWEHSC Facility Cores

Projects that provide for interaction with existing SWEHSC investigators are encouraged.

Research related questions should be addressed to Dr. Nathan Cherrington (cherrington@pharmacy.arizona.edu, 520-626-0219). All investigators should consult with Dr. Cherrington prior to submission to ensure their research relates to the goals of the Center. Peer-review committees will review applications.

Translational research is defined by NIEHS as the conversion of environmental health research into information, resources, or tools that can be used by public health and medical professionals and by the public to improve overall health and well-being, especially in vulnerable populations.
Collaborative efforts that foster integration of basic science, public health research including epidemiology and intervention studies, and patientoriented clinical research among basic scientists, clinical researchers, and/or public health practitioners is particularly encouraged.
Research to improve early detection, prevention, and/or therapy for environmentally – related disorders or which utilizes wellcharacterized patients and control subjects are examples of the types of research projects that will be responsive to this solicitation.
All State of Arizona faculty are eligible and encouraged to apply. Junior and clinical faculty, in particular, who have not previously performed research in environmental health science but who would be interested in broadening their research to include environmentally related research, are especially invited by the Center to apply.

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