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Call for Pilot Project Proposals

2024-2025

The Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity (CIRCA), an NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE), is designed to create a research infrastructure to expand knowledge on the effects of early stress and trauma leading to the development of evidence-based programs and interventions to address the high rate of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) within Oklahoma and abroad.  It is anticipated that by 2027 CIRCA will have invested approximately $20 million in the development of faculty investigators, expanding core capability and expertise, and strengthening university research infrastructure in Oklahoma.

CIRCA is pleased to announce a call for pilot research proposals to expand and enhance the scientific goals of the Center.  Pilot projects will be awarded for up to 2 years, have a budget up to $100,000 in direct costs, and have an estimated start date of July 1, 2025 (pending NIH approval).

To learn more about the CIRCA pilot project program and application process, please click below to download the full pilot project research proposal instructions.

Submit One-Page Summary

To inform the selection of reviewers for pilot proposals, investigators who intend to submit a full pilot proposal in response to this call should compose and submit a one-page summary below on or before October 21, 2024. The one-page summary should include a brief description of the aims, design/methods, and how the research aligns with the theme of CIRCA. In addition to the one-page summary, please also include your CV or NIH biosketch. Receipt of the one-page summary and CV/biosketch by the deadline is a prerequisite to submit a full pilot project proposal.

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