Grants for High Impact, Collaborative Research Announced

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and The University of Texas at Dallas are pleased to announce the initiation of a program aimed at strengthening research collaborations between the two institutions. Faculty members interested in the program should contact a corresponding UT Southwestern collaborator to prepare a proposal.

Dr. Razal and Laura GrigsbyAwards can total up to $100,000 for one year. Applications must be received by the deadline of January 1, 2007, and will be quickly reviewed by a committee of faculty members from both institutions. Co-Principal Investigators (one from each institution) must be full-time faculty members. Applications, with the written endorsement of the Principal Investigator's Chair or Center Director, should be submitted in duplicate to:

Office of the Dean
UT Southwestern Medical School
B11
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9003
(214) 648-2509

and

Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
The University of Texas at Dallas
2601 North Floyd Road, MP15
Richardson, TX 75080
(972) 883-4566

Each of these two offices should receive a paper copy of the proposal as well as a copy on a CD.

Applications should indicate or include:

  1. A statement of the problem to be addressed.
  2. Why the research, if successful, would have great influence on the relevant area of science and/or the practice of medicine and what types of follow-on projects and extramural support might result from successful completion of the proposed research.
  3. A research plan that includes explanation of how the proposed work either would lead to a determination that the research thesis is not correct, or would demonstrate its feasibility so that it could attract conventional funding for additional development. The essential nature of the interdisciplinary collaboration should also be highlighted.
  4. A budget with brief justification. The budget should not include faculty salaries. The budget should be divided into UT Southwestern and UT Dallas components, since funding will be handled locally at each institution.
  5. Assurance by the PI that the funded studies would be a high priority for his or her laboratory and would be pursued aggressively and those funds will only be used for the proposed high impact/high risk studies.

Updated: 2006-09-22