{"id":114870,"date":"2023-07-11T14:41:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T18:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/?page_id=114870"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:26:40","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research-impact\/find-funding\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please find below additional research funding opportunities, along with dates for upcoming informational webinars.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">HAL- Doctoral Dissertation and Post-Doctoral Awards in Patient Reported Outcomes \u2502 May 30, 2026 <\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a name=\"hal\"><\/a>The Health Assessment Laboratory (HAL) invites applications for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hal-health.org\/awards\">2026\u201327 Alvin R. Tarlov &amp; John E. Ware Jr. Doctoral Dissertation and Post-Doctoral Awards in Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)<\/a>. These awards support doctoral and post-doctoral research projects that use patient-reported outcomes as a dependent variable. Up to two awards will be made for the 2026\u201327 academic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Encourage high-quality doctoral dissertations and post-doctoral research using patient-reported outcomes<\/li>\n<li>Advance the science and application of patient-centered measurement in health research<\/li>\n<li>Support emerging scholars and early-career clinicians conducting PRO-focused research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Funding Amount<\/strong>: $25,000 per award:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$20,000 disbursed in September 2026<\/li>\n<li>$5,000 disbursed upon receipt of a satisfactory progress report, due no later than July 1, 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Award Period<\/strong>: All proposed work must be completed within 12 months of receiving initial funding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong>: Eligibility is limited to <strong>U.S. citizens<\/strong> enrolled in or affiliated with <strong>U.S.-based programs<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>PhD doctoral students<\/strong> or <strong>PhD post-doctoral fellows<\/strong> in U.S. research programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>MD residency or fellowship trainees<\/strong> in U.S. residency programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>MDs within 1\u20133 years post-residency<\/strong> working in U.S. academic medical systems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Fundable Research Topics:\u00a0 <\/strong>Projects must use patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as a dependent variable, including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acceptable PRO Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROMs (Patient-Reported Outcome Measures):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Symptoms<\/li>\n<li>Health status<\/li>\n<li>Health-related quality of life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREMs (Patient-Reported Experience Measures):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to care<\/li>\n<li>Communication<\/li>\n<li>Caring and concern<\/li>\n<li>Patient\u2013clinician relationship<\/li>\n<li>Shared decision-making<\/li>\n<li>Engagement in care planning<\/li>\n<li>Continuity of care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Applicant Requirements:\u00a0<\/strong>Doctoral dissertation applicants must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have successfully defended their dissertation proposal or<\/li>\n<li>Have a proposal defense scheduled, with:<\/li>\n<li>Date listed in the cover letter<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation included in the advisor\u2019s recommendation letter<\/li>\n<li>Applicants may apply more than once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Application Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brief description of applicant and project\n<ul>\n<li>Degree-granting institution and program (with contact info)<\/li>\n<li>Dissertation advisor or primary mentor contact information<\/li>\n<li>Dissertation proposal defense status or scheduled date (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Curriculum Vitae (CV)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Must include school email, personal email, and contact information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Two Letters of Recommendation\n<ul>\n<li>One must be from the dissertation advisor or primary mentor<\/li>\n<li>Dissertation advisors must confirm proposal defense status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>8\u201310 Page Narrative (excluding appendices), including:\n<ul>\n<li>Title<\/li>\n<li>Overall aims<\/li>\n<li>Specific research questions<\/li>\n<li>Conceptual framework or model<\/li>\n<li>Proposed methods<\/li>\n<li>Importance\/implications of using PROs as the dependent variable<\/li>\n<li>Project timeline or Gantt chart demonstrating completion within 12 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application Deadline: Saturday, May 30, 2026 (before midnight EST)<\/li>\n<li>Initial Funding Disbursement: September 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Submission Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submit applications by email to <a href=\"mailto:healthassessmentlab@gmail.com\">healthassessmentlab@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#top\">BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">DARPA Expedited Research Innovation Series \u2502 Last day of every month<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><a name=\"darpa\"><\/a>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\">Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA<\/a>), in collaboration with the Applied Research Institute (ARI), has updated its long-term open call under the <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/workspace\/contract\/opp\/fabda3a3d150457d97068977672ec750\/view\">Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS)<\/a>, now renamed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darpaconnect.us\/eris\">Expedited Research Innovation Series<\/a>. This initiative seeks novel technologies, methods, or research that support DARPA-related objectives. Submitted ideas, presented via video pitches, will be evaluated and curated for potential rapid funding and acquisition by the Department of Defense. The update includes new ERIS topic areas and revised selection criteria.<\/p>\n<p>The updated ERIS call introduces new topic areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detecting and tracking elusive objects across air, land, and space domains<\/li>\n<li>Overcoming limitations of current sensing systems<\/li>\n<li>Enhancing resilience, efficiency, and effectiveness of strategic systems<\/li>\n<li>Defending against chemical and biological threats (natural or human-made)<\/li>\n<li>Optimizing human health and performance across all phases of military operations<\/li>\n<li>Developing innovative methods and metrology for complex, emergent, and adaptive systems, including:<\/li>\n<li>Scalable quantum-aware metrology<\/li>\n<li>Engineering materials across length scales<\/li>\n<li>Designing adaptive, resilient human\u2013AI ecosystems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Applicants must submit a video pitch (max seven minutes) outlining a DARPA-relevant problem, potential innovations, team expertise, and market impact. Selected pitches will be featured in the ERIS Marketplace for 12 months, allowing DARPA and other DoD entities to review and rapidly acquire promising technologies. DARPA recently used this process for its Ag X BTO initiative under the Biological Technologies Office (BTO).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submission Criteria<\/strong>: DARPA&#8217;s updated ERIS submission criteria now include two categories: <strong>New Submissions<\/strong> (first-time submissions or those corrected for compliance issues) and <strong>Resubmissions<\/strong> (previously peer-reviewed submissions deemed &#8220;non-awardable&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>The updated call also includes revised ERIS selection criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evaluation Criteria<\/strong>: DARPA updated the <a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/09\/Evaluation-Criteria-DARPA.pdf\">Evaluation Criteria ERIS<\/a> video submissions with the following weightings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advancing the state of the art \u2013 40%<\/li>\n<li>Team capability \u2013 30%<\/li>\n<li>Problem definition \u2013 20%<\/li>\n<li>Defense or commercial impact \u2013 10%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DARPA emphasizes that being assessed as &#8220;awardable&#8221; and placed in the ERIS Marketplace does not guarantee a current or future award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Due Date<\/strong>: ERIS submissions are accepted <strong>monthly<\/strong>, with a deadline <strong>at noon (ET) on the last day of each month.<\/strong> Early submissions may receive feedback and can resubmit before the deadline if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Submission checklist<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com\/IN3\/35a681f5-987c-41b5-a0b5-fa0233da708c\/UploadedImages\/ERIS_Marketplace_Checklist_Final.pdf\">ERIS Checklist v2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Training course<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/learning.theari.us\/products\/navigating-and-using-the-darpa-eris-marketplace\">ARI Navigating and Using the DARPA ERIS Marketplace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Email the ERIS coordinator at <a href=\"mailto:eris@darpa.mil\">eris@darpa.mil<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#top\">BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you have any questions about these funding opportunities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/research-impact\/find-funding\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"#top\">BACK TO TOP\u2191<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find below additional research funding opportunities, along with dates for upcoming informational webinars. 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