PRC Primary Seed Grant Application

PRC Primary Seed Grant Application

Thank you for your interest in the PRC’s Seed Grant program. We now have three types of seed grants, so please be sure you are applying to the correct opportunity. This application is for PRC Primary Seed Grants, which are for any Faculty Scholar affiliated with the PRC and based at UT Austin.

If you are interested in the PRC Interdisciplinary Seed Grants or the PRC Interuniversity Catalyst Grants, please find the links to those applications here.

Please note that the following criteria apply to Primary Seed Grant proposals:

Priority is given to projects that fit within the research priorities of NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch.
Priority is given to projects that fit within NICHD’s research themes and objectives.
Projects must involve the collection or analysis of initial data to inform a Preliminary Studies section in an NIH proposal.
Priority is given to projects that are conducted in the U.S. and that do not involve an intervention.
The PI(s) must plan to submit a proposal to NIH or another federal funding agency within 18 months of receiving the award.
Budgets may not exceed $20,000 in direct costs. The following items are not eligible for seed funding: faculty salaries; travel to conferences; annual memberships; faculty computers. All projected expenses should be specific to the proposed project.
Funds will not be disbursed until IRB approval (or a letter stating non-human subjects) is obtained and submitted to the PRC administrative team. Funds must be spent within 12 months of the award date; extensions must be approved by the PRC Director.
Faculty awarded a seed grant will be required to complete and submit NIH-specific human subjects forms to the PRC while receiving funding and for at least one year after funding has ended. The forms will include Inclusion Enrollment Reports and Inclusion Plans for Women, Minorities, and Children.

The application cannot be saved and must be completed in one sitting.

Principal Investigator(s)

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Year received PhD*

Academic title*

Home department*

Home college or school*

Have you been a PI on an R01 on an award from NIH?*

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Have you previously received seed funding from the PRC?*

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Do you identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color?

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Do you plan on having a Co-PI?*

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Co-PI First Name*

Co-PI Last Name*

Co-PI email address*

Year Co-PI received PhD*

Co-PI’s academic title*

Co-PI’s home department*

Co-PI’s home college or school*

Has Co-PI been a PI on an R01 on an award from NIH?*

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Has Co-PI previously received seed funding from the PRC?*

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Does the Co-PI identify as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color?

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If you have any additional faculty Co-Investigators, list their names and affiliations below.

Project Information

Title of the seed grant project*

What are the scientific goals of your seed project? (200 words or fewer)*

What do you propose to do with the seed funds? (200 words or fewer)*

How will this seed project help with a future grant proposal? (100 words or fewer)*

Priority is given to projects that fit within the research priorities of the NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch. Please consult the research priorities listed at the link below and describe how your project fits within them. (100 words or fewer)*

You can find the research priorities of the NICHD’s Population Dynamics Branch here.

To what agency (or agencies) do you plan to submit a future grant proposal? If you plan to apply to NIH, please specify the institute and mechanism (e.g., NICHD R03).*

Have you received any other funds for this project, either external or internal? Please specify.*

Will this project take place, all or in part, outside the U.S.?*

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Will the seed funds be used to design, implement, or evaluate an intervention?*

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Briefly describe how it will be feasible to carry out your seed project within a 12-month period. (100 words or fewer)*

All projects require review by the UT IRB before they can receive PRC seed grant funding, even if the project will be considered exempt or “non-human subjects research”. NICHD requires documentation of exempt status for seed grant projects, thus you will need to have a letter from the UT IRB stating the project is exempt or non-human subjects research.

Is your project considered human subjects research?*

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Have you obtained a letter from the IRB stating that the project is exempt or non-human subject research?

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Have you obtained IRB approval for your project yet?*

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Great. We will ask you to send us the IRB letter if you are awarded funding.

You will need to obtain such a letter from the IRB and send it to the PRC if you are awarded a seed grant.

You will need to obtain IRB approval for your project and share it with the PRC if you are awarded a seed grant.

Have you submitted your proposal to the IRB yet?*

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If the project has been reviewed by the IRB, what is the protocol number:*

If the project has been reviewed by the IRB, did the IRB decide:*

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