Faculty Opportunities
Pilot Studies in Women’s Health
Description: This InCHIP seed grant opportunity aims to support pilot projects concerning women’s health that may employ a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approach. Research projects that focus on minoritized women are of particular interest. Projects that integrate community engagement are also eligible for this mechanism. Awards ranging from $5,000-$15,000 are available in this competition.
Deadline
April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Pilot Studies in Health Equity, Human Rights, & Social Justice Approaches to Health
Description: This opportunity represents a collaboration between the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute and InCHIP. This award provides up to $10,000 for a pilot study conducted by UConn Faculty in the areas of health equity, human rights, and social justice. We anticipate that two projects will be funded. Eligible projects may employ a qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods approach. Projects that integrate arts- or narrative-based approaches will also be eligible.
Deadline
April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
InCHIP Seed Grants for UConn Faculty
Description: UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) offers seed grants for faculty at UConn Storrs, UConn Health, and the regional campuses who are InCHIP Network Members. This mechanism is designed to fund pilot work that will directly support a future external grant application in the area of human health, consistent with InCHIP’s mission. External grants that emerge from InCHIP funded seed grants must be submitted through InCHIP or UConn Health. InCHIP anticipates funding 4 to 5 pilot projects this academic year.
Deadlines
Fall semester: November 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Spring semester: The cycle opens on January 13th, 2025, and closes on April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
UConn Faculty Career Development Funds
Purpose: InCHIP will provide up to $ 5,000 for UConn faculty whose work is aligned with InCHIP’s mission to access training in a new area or topic relevant to the research agenda of the applicant. Funding will be prioritized for proposals that clearly connect their training activities to planned external funding proposals.
Deadlines
Fall semester: November 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Spring semester: The cycle opens on January 13th, 2025, and closes on April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Rolling Seed Grants for Team Formation, Bridge Funding, and Project Completion
Purpose: This award provides funds to support the development of new interdisciplinary research teams and community-partnerships, matched funding for projects with other sources of funding, and project completion activities. Awards ranging from $500-$5000 are available in this competition.
Deadlines
Fall semester: November 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Spring semester: The cycle opens on January 13th, 2025, and closes on April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Pilot Studies in Environmental Health
Purpose: This award provides funding for pilot studies conducted by UConn Faculty in the area of environment and health. Projects should examine the ways the environment impacts human health and can include explorations of climate change or policy impact on health. Awards ranging from $5,000- $10,000 are available in this competition.
Deadlines
Fall semester: November 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Spring semester: The cycle opens on January 13th, 2025, and closes on April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Community-Engaged Health Research Seed Grants
Purpose: InCHIP will provide up to $10,000 in grant funding for UConn Faculty pursuing a community-engaged health research project that meets a need identified by and in collaboration with a community stakeholder(s). This award provides funding for community-academic partnerships to perform pilot studies that will establish or strengthen relationships and produce preliminary data for future extramural grant applications.
Deadlines
Fall semester: November 15th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Spring semester: The cycle opens on January 13th, 2025, and closes on April 11th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Graduate Student Opportunities
Dissertation Assistantship Award
Purpose: This assistantship will provide an outstanding graduate student a paid assistantship to support dissertation research in the fields of public health or health-related behavioral and social science research. Students can elect to make use of this award full time in one semester or part time across two semesters.
The application cycle is currently closed.
Jeffrey D. Fisher Health Behavior Change Research Fellowship
Purpose: The Fisher Fellowship will award $2,000 in funds to one outstanding UConn graduate student working on their dissertation in the area of health behavior. To be considered a competitive applicant, the student must have a record of outstanding achievement in health behavior research. Outstanding achievements can include peer reviewed publications, presentations at national conferences, or other notable accomplishments.
The application cycle is currently closed.
Have Questions?
For questions about InCHIP’s rolling seed grants, contact Greidy Miralles.