CDMRP Call for Applications: Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Discovery Award
The Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) announce a funding opportunity, the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award.
The vision of this PRMRP is to improve the health, care, and well-being of all military Service Members, Veterans, and beneficiaries, and its mission is to encourage, identify, select, and manage medical research projects of clear scientific merit and direct relevance to military health. The PRMRP challenges the scientific and clinical communities to address the PRMRP Topic Areas with original ideas that foster new directions along the entire spectrum of research and patient care.
The program seeks applications in laboratory, clinical, behavioral, epidemiological, and other areas of research to advance knowledge in disease etiology; improve prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life for those affected by a relevant disease or condition; and develop and validate clinical care or public health guidelines. Topics areas include malaria.
The intent of the PRMRP Discovery Award is to support innovative, non-incremental, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications. Studies supported by this award are expected to lay the groundwork for future DOD FY21 Peer Reviewed Medical Discovery Award 5 avenues of scientific investigation. The proposed research project should include a well formulated, testable hypothesis based on a sound scientific rationale and study design. Innovation is the most important review criterion. Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research that represents an incremental advancement on previously published work is not considered innovative.
Eligibility:
- All organizations, including foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and international organizations, are eligible to apply.
- Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) may be named by the organization as the PI on the application (There are no limitations on the number of applications for which an investigator may be named as a PI).
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Pre-Application deadline May 13, 2021.
