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Frequently Asked Questions: Inter-NIA Center/CTSA Hub Pilot/Project Proposals

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Eligibility

Q. How many NIA center programs/CTSA hubs need to be included in an application?

A. The proposals must include at least one investigator representing an NIA Centers Program (Shock, Roybal, Older American Independence (Pepper), Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research, Centers for Demography and Economics of Aging, and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers), and at least one investigator from a CTSA Program Hub. Proposals can be submitted by two or more investigators at the same institution or investigators at different institutions.

Q. Am I eligible to apply if I did not attend the workshop?

A. Yes, you are eligible to apply if you are affiliated with an NIA center program even if you did not attend this workshop. However, applications must be relevant to the Workshop Topic generally, and ideally address questions and priorities addressed at the workshop as outlined in the RFA. Materials will be made available from this workshop including slides, a summary, and recordings of the presentations. You can access these materials here.

Q. Are clinical trials eligible?

A. Yes, small clinical trials are eligible under this mechanism.

Q. Can a postdoc/early career investigator be PI on this application?

A. Principal Investigators should have a faculty appointment. Investigators who do not yet have a faculty appointment can be a Co-Investigator on the grant.

Application Guidelines

Q. What criteria will be used to evaluate the application?

A. The following criteria are used to determine the merit of an application:

  • Relevance of the proposed aims to the topic of the workshop;
  • The significance and innovation of the proposed research or planning project and likelihood that it will develop into new on-going inter-center research collaborations;
  • The feasibility of the proposed activities;
  • Productivity of the investigators;
  • Involvement of early career investigators;
  • Participation of women and minorities.