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GNAC Award

Pilot Funding in Comparative Medicine

This is your opportunity to generate critical preliminary data, strengthen ongoing studies,听improve data听quality, and position your work for larger funding鈥攕uch as NIH grants.

馃搮 Applications are accepted year-round, first group will be reviewed May 29, 2026
馃敩听Funding supports GNAC-based research only
馃摡 Submit your proposal as a single PDF to:听jpaik@uw.edu

  • The Department of Comparative Medicine (DCM) is offering small pilot awards of $10,000 鈥� $15,000 each to
    fund 3-4 highly innovative projects
  • The purpose of the award is to provide funding for studies using the Gnotobiotic Animal Core (GNAC, https://uwgnotobiotics.org) to obtain preliminary data for new grant proposals or to expand current gnotobiotic studies to improve data quality
  • Funds can be used only for costs to conduct research in the GNAC (e.g. per diem, rederivation, research support fee etc)

Eligibility

  • Faculty at the 91探花 and research institutions in Seattle area
  • Preference will be given to research that generates significant insights into the microbiome field and has the potential to secure larger funding such as NIH grants

Application Guidelines:

(11 pt font (Arial or Helvetica), single spaced, 0.5-inch margins)听 听

(1)听 听Proposal cover page:

a. Title of Proposal
b. Name and title of PI and co-PIs

c. IACUC protocol number (if applicable)

(2)听 听Description of proposed research (2 pages max):

a. Background and Significance (include Rationale, Significance, Innovation, and Impact)

b. Approach.听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听i.听 Specific Aims, Approaches (methods), potential pitfalls and alternative approaches, statistical analyses听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ii.听 Timeline (should be completed within 1 year)

c. Eligibility statement听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 i.听 Description of how the support will lead to additional external funding, commercial applications, and/or听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听manuscripts听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ii.听 For NIH funded investigators, description of how the proposed research will significantly contribute to听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 ongoing work in the laboratory

d. References

(3)听 听Budget page (1 page max)

听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 a. Itemized Budget Current rates can be found here:

听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 b. Budget Justification

(3)听 听NIH Biosketch of PI and co-PIs ()

(5)听 听Review Process

听 Reviewers will evaluate the submission based on:

        • Scientific merit, innovation, and impact of the proposed research
        • Consistency with the mission of the GNAC
        • Feasibility of completion within the grant period (one year from the beginning of the project)
        • Likelihood that successful completion of the project will result in a publication and/or additional funding 听

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