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Internal Funding Opportunities
Researchers at Children's Research Institute have access to many internal funding opportunities. Internal research funding awards are competitive awards granted based on scientific merit and completeness of the application.
Internal Application Review
Grant applications are initially reviewed for eligibility and completeness. Ineligible or incomplete applications will be returned to the author without review. Compete applications will be forwarded to the appropriate committee for scientific merit review. Applicants are notified of review results and funding decisions within two months of the application due date.
Overview of Research Funding Opportunities
Avery Research Scholar Award
The Avery Research Scholar Award is a Children's National institutional award, comparable to an NIH Career Development (K) Award. This award is available to junior members of the Children's faculty. The program provides up to three years of funding for a mentored research training experience for individuals interested in developing careers as independent researchers. Competitive applications are invited twice a year. Successful applicants will receive funding in the amount of $100,000 annually for up to three years. Avery Awards require a commitment of not less than 75 percent time and effort to the mentored research training program.
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Career Development Bridge Award
The Career Development Bridge Award is a Children's National institutional award that provides up to two years of additional funding for junior investigators at Children's completing either internal (Avery) or external K award programs and who need additional time for securing external funding. Applications for this award will be accepted at any time and will be reviewed within one month of submission.
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Grant Bridge Award
The Grant Bridge Award is a Children's National institutional award that provides up to one year of funding for investigators at Children's completing an external peer reviewed (NIH-funded or equivalent) grant and who require additional time to secure continuous external funding. Applications for this award will be accepted at any time and will be reviewed within one month of submission.
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Child Health Research Career Development Award
The Child Health Research Career Development Award is an NIH-funded program made available through a K-12 career development award to Children's. The award provides funding and resources for two to five years of mentored research career development experience for junior faculty in pediatrics and is aimed at advancing research in child health and development. A commitment of 75 percent time and effort is required for this program. Successful applicants who are appointed to this program receive up to $100,000 in funding annually.
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Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (LEND)
The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program at Children's operates within the George Washington University (GWU), Georgetown University (GU) and the Catholic University of America (CUA) and has a relationship with District of Columbia area healthcare facilities, local government offices and institutions dedicated to servicing children with disabilities. It is funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
LEND is an interdisciplinary training program for applicants in disciplines such as pediatrics, nursing, public health, social work, nutrition, speech-language pathology, audiology, pediatric dentistry, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, health administration, genetics and parents of children with disabilities who work as a team to address the needs of children and their families. Candidates for the LEND program can be at pre-doctoral or post-doctoral level from programs dedicated to the above disciplines.
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Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award
The Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award is an NIH-funded program through an institutional K-12 career development award. The program provides up to three years of mentored research career development and training experience for newly trained pediatric neurologists. A programmatic commitment of 75 percent of the candidate’s time and effort must be devoted to the research training program. Successful applicants receive annual salary support of up to $75,000 and up to $20,000 annually for the didactic phase and up to $50,000 annually for the research phase.
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Pediatric Clinical Research Scholar Program
The Pediatric Clinical Research Scholar Program is an NIH-funded program through an institutional K-12 career development award. The program provides support to physicians or dentists to be trained in becoming independent patient-oriented investigators. Through a three to five year research career development program, the successful candidates participate in an integrated didactic and mentored research program. Appointment to the program requires a commitment of 75 percent to 90 percent time and effort. The program provides salary support to scholars up to $90,000 and up to $30,000 for research and training expenses. Up to 5 percent salary support is also provided for the scholar’s lead mentor.
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Postdoctoral Training in Developmental Disabilities
The Postdoctoral Training in Developmental Disabilities NIH-funded T32 program is an institutional, National Research Service Award The two year, full-time appointment to this program provides the opportunity for postdoctoral research training aimed at developing researchers with expertise in both the biological basis and clinical correlations of neurodevelopmental disorders. Stipends range from $35,000 to $50,000 annually.
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Research Advisory Committee Award
The Research Advisory Committee (RAC) Award is a Children's institutional award program that provides “research seed money” for faculty and fellows. This award generally funds pilot research projects or other data acquisition necessary to enable the recipient to apply for external grant support. This one year, non-renewable award provides funding of up to $30,000 for faculty applicants and up to $5,000 for fellow applicants.
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