The Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (DE-INBRE) is a collaborative network of five partner institutions in the state: University of Delaware, Delaware State University, ChristianaCare, Delaware Technical Community College and Nemours Children’s Health. The network catalyzes multidisciplinary biomedical research initiatives that build Delaware’s biomedical research capacity and workforce.

DE-INBRE invites researchers to apply for its next round of research and pilot project funding, with an anticipated start date of May 2025. Applicants must be employed by a DE-INBRE partner institution or affiliate institution and hold independent investigator status as defined by their institution. (Graduate students, clinical fellows and postdoctoral scholars are not eligible to serve as PIs.)

Up to seven research projects and 11 pilot projects will be awarded across Delaware:
• Research project awards are mentored, two-year grants (up to $80,000 per year) that provide seed funding to develop research programs for early stage and NIH new investigators. PIs must have six months, or 50% of their workload, devoted to research and professional development activities.
• Pilot project awards are mentored, one-year grants (up to $40,000) that provide seed funding to support new research directions for one year. PIs must have three months, or 25% of their workload, devoted to research and professional development activities.

Access detailed application information at https://de-inbre.org/de-inbre-drpp-request-for-applications/.

Letters of intent are due by Sept. 23, 2024. Full proposals are due by Oct. 21, 2024.

Questions? Contact Anjana Bhat, Developmental Research Project Program director, at abhat@udel.edu or the DE-INBRE office at info@de-inbre.org.

For further information, please visit: https://de-inbre.org/de-inbre-drpp-request-for-applications/