Please visit this page for full details: http://livercenter.yale.edu/pilot-feasibility-grants/.
The NIH P30 Liver Center grant provides for the annual submission of pilot projects (up to $25,000 direct costs each) from both Yale and non-Yale Liver Center investigators as approved by the Executive Committee.
The purposes of the pilots are to fund new initiatives, not ongoing research, and to support new investigators to pursue liver related research that should lead to a R01-type funding or other support at a later date. Projects utilizing Core Facilities and supporting young investigators are given priority if the science is equally meritorious. Investigators should meet one of the following criteria, in order of priority:
- Senior fellows or junior faculty at Yale, currently not funded by NIH grants and in need of funds to help prepare for R01-type applications.
- Established University investigators not currently funded for work related to the Center’s focus but who wish to apply their areas of expertise to subjects of Center interest.
- Funded Center investigators who wish to pursue a project that is different from their current focus of interest, and who need to develop preliminary data to apply for new R01-type funding.
**We are also accepting submissions for special pilots specifically associated with some aspect related to the biology, pathogenesis, and/or therapy of primary sclerosing cholangititis including basic studies related to cholestasis**
An internal review by the Center’s Executive Committee must precede submission of pilot project requests to our External Advisory Board. This Board will convene at Yale in May to determine a priority score for each request and can approve or disapprove the project or modify the budget. According to our guidelines, no pilot projects can be submitted for more than two consecutive years. All current pilot project recipients must follow the same guidelines to request a second year of funding.