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#333333;\">Funding Start Date: <strong>Summer 2026 <\/strong>(exact start date to be determined based on approvals)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Funding Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Awards Available:<\/strong> 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Total Award:<\/strong> $25,000.00<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Allowable Costs:<\/strong> Salary, student stipends, supplies, software, publication costs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Unallowable Costs:<\/strong> Capital equipment, travel, meals, foreign components<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Additional Information:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A list of measurements collected at each study visit can be found here: <a href=\"\/most\/files\/2026\/01\/PilotGrant_TableofMeasures_MOST1-4.20260106.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOST Table of Measures (PDF)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Any proposals requesting use of data from the 20th year (most recent visit completed in December 2025) will require involvement of a MOST senior investigator; please email<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"mailto:MOST@bu.edu\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MOST@bu.edu<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">to inquire further.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Successful applicants will be asked to attend the multidisciplinary<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/bostonmcrc\/accelerator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Research Accelerator<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">meeting at Boston University remotely or in person to present updates and to receive methodologic input at various stages of their project.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">IRB approval is not required\u00a0at the time of application. If your application is selected, funds will be released only after IRB approval is obtained.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Due to NIH funding restrictions, <strong><em>this request for proposals is limited to US-based investigators. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">While all proposals are welcome, applications from investigators who have not previously worked with MOST data are of particular interest for this RFA<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Application Requirements\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Applications must be submitted via<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.link\/mostpilot2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the online submission form<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">by <strong>Monday, April 6, 2026, at 5pm ET<\/strong> and must include the following components:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Specific Aims (1 page maximum)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research Proposal (3 pages maximum, not including references)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Detailed Budget and Justification. 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