
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.

