Some funding opportunities are available from Ohio State sources. Proposals for these programs are not handled by the Office of Sponsored Programs. Contact the programs' administrators for more information.
Research Investment Funds (RIF)
The RIF program is funded by the College of Medicine and was established to provide support for biomedical shared resources. There are two programs:
- Shared Equipment Program RIF The objective of the Research Shared Equipment Program is to provide matching funds to support the purchase or upgrade of a single item of specialized equipment or integrated system for shared use between COM/NCH faculty and collaborators conducting competitive basic, translational or clinical research. The equipment must be used as functional core equipment. To promote cost effectiveness, to encourage optimal sharing among individual investigators, research groups and departments, and to foster a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, the equipment should be integrated into a central core facility, whenever possible.
- Biomedical Shared Resource Core RIF The overarching goal of the BSRC is to enable the development and dissemination of novel or innovative methodologies and technologies that expand the use of existing Shared Resource Core facilities. To achieve this goal, three integrated processes are involved: (1) identification of innovative test bed areas where investment would result in enabling a methodological platform that widely serves the interests of investigators resulting in new extramural funding; (2) incentivized plan to jump-start dissemination of the novel methodology through core services such that it may have a broad user base; and (3) cataloging and building a resource inventory of expertise (research networking) that will facilitate incorporation of novel methodologies into research endeavors. The aim is to attract proposals from investigators, co-sponsored by a core director, interested in developing novel methodologies to add innovation to their research projects.
Contact
Elaine Wakely,
(614) 688-5811, in Ohio State's College of Medicine Office of Research with questions.
The OSU College of Medicine has established the Dean's Bridge Funding Program to support independent faculty research. Based on the continued low federal grant pay lines, the program was created to provide short-term bridge funding support to faculty with favorably reviewed, but unfunded, federal research projects to enhance the likelihood that PIs will be successful in securing extramural funding, specifically funding with full indirect costs.
Applications for the grant must meet specific criteria established by the college
(see Bridge Funding Guidelines 2013), including faculty rank and protected time, demonstration of need, productivity of research program, and competitive federal application. Awards will be determined by a designated institutional review panel comprised of clinical and basic science investigators in the OSU College of Medicine who are currently funded and who have grant review experience at a national level. The major criterion will be the realistic expectation of return on investment to the College of Medicine in the form of future research funding. Awards are limited up to $75,000 and intended to primarily support laboratory personnel, supplies and other required expenses.
There will be multiple application deadlines per year, with the first occurring on May 15, 2013, the second on August 31, 2013, and the third on December 31, 2013. All applications are due to the COM Office of Research (comor@osumc.edu) by 5:00 PM on the designated deadline day. If the deadline falls during a weekend, applications will be accepted the next business day by no later than 5:00 PM.
Questions of eligibility should be addressed with the Vice Dean for Research’s office in the COM prior to submission.
Contact
Elaine Wakely,
(614) 688-5811, in Ohio State's College of Medicine Office of Research with questions.
Pilot Funding Grant Program
The leadership of The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine (COM) is dedicated to the success of independent faculty research programs. To enable development of novel research ideas, the COM offers a (PFG) program (note: revised guidelines will be issued when they are available). The goal of this program is to provide sufficient research support to generate pilot data for extramural grant application(s), specifically funding with full indirect costs, within one year of the award. This program will enable successful scientists with a track record of productivity to broaden their research portfolio or generate new resources, striking out in new directions beyond current research, in areas relevant to the science community at the COM and of interest to extramural funding agencies.
Funding will be limited to one-time support for the project identified in the pilot funding application. Awards are limited to up to $30,000 for single investigator projects and up to $75,000 for larger team projects. Funding is intended to primarily support laboratory personnel, supplies and other required expenses (e.g., cores).
There will be multiple application deadlines per year. Specific dates will be announced when the guidelines are issued. All applications are due to the COM Office of Research (comor@osumc.edu) by 5:00 PM on the designated deadline day. If the deadline falls during a weekend, applications will be accepted the next business day by no later than 5:00 PM.
Contact Elaine Wakely, (614) 688-5811, in Ohio State's College of Medicine Office of Research with questions.
Richard P. and Marie R. Bremer Medical Research Fund and William H. Davis Endowment for Basic Medical Research
This internally funded pilot project program was established to fund novel medical research with the goal of gathering preliminary data to strengthen proposals to external sponsors. The program is managed by The Ohio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). The deadline for applications is Monday, April 16, 2012 at 8am. Contact the CCTS directly with questions regarding this program.
Comprehensive Cancer Center 2013 Intramural Research Program Awards
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) is now accepting applications for the Spring 2013 Intramural Research Program Awards (including The Pelotonia Research Awards Program and other funding sources). This cycle, funding from the Stefanie Spielman Fund in breast cancer research is included. Once again, the funding opportunities for OSUCCC-James investigators have expanded and now include seven award categories:
• Team Science Awards (PeloTS)
• Idea Awards
• Community Partnership Awards
• Clinical Trial Awards - Protocol-Specific Research Support
• Bridge Funding Award
• Center for Regenerative Medicine and Cell-Based Therapies (CRMCBT) Joint Awards
Applications are due January 31, 2013 by noon and must be submitted electronically.
Access the full RFA with guidelines and applications forms on the CCC website.
Contact Chris Scarcello with any questions.
Ohio State's Center for Clinical and Translational Science Funding Competitions
The CCTS manages multiple internal competitions for funding from the CTSA award. Please contact the CCTS directly with questions about these programs.
