12/1/22 Deadline for 2023 Pilot Grants, Other Awards

 For faculty in Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine space

Assistant, Associate and full Professors in School of Medicine space should send applications for the funding opportunities in the table below to BUSMdean@bu.edu by COB Thursday, Dec. 1.

Include your CV and a one- to twopage application for funding awards or pilot funds for a new idea with a budget of no more than five lines. (Awardees will be asked to submit a more detailed budget.)

Proposals that will lead to NIH funding have highest priority. Other priorities include support for:

  • use of the new Data Science Core to generate proposals for NIH grants; and
  • collaborations among faculty (e.g. for equipment or other resources).

Awarded funds will be available Jan. 1 for calendar year 2023. Recipients are expected to provide reports at the end of the year for our generous donors.

Award purpose # of awards up to $ per award
Spivack Distinguished Neuroscientist Award 1 30,000
Spivack Pilot grant for Neuroscience 2 50,000
Toffler Pilot grant for Neuroscience 1 40,000
Dahod Assistant Professorship for breast cancer research 1-2 2 @ 75,000 or

1 @ 150,000

Dahod Pilot Grant Program for breast cancer research 5 60,000
Dahod International Scholar for breast cancer research 1 65,000
Sexual Medicine pilot grants 6 50,000
Wing Tat Lee Collaboration with a Chinese University faculty member (preference for Hong Kong but excluding Taiwan) 4 50,000