Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard: Pilot & Feasibility Award Application 2025

Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard: Pilot & Feasibility Award Application 2025

For more information on our P&F program and application procedures, visit our website.

Full Name*

Academic Title*

Degree(s)*

Institution*

Email*

Investigator Status*

Please select the option below that best describes your investigator status.

Early career investigator in nutrition, metabolism, or obesity

Established investigator new to the field of nutrition, metabolism or obesity research

Established investigator in the field looking for funding for a new direction in nutrition, metabolism or obesity research

Current K Funding*

Do you have a current K grant or a funding source equivalent to a K grant?

Yes

Previous K Funding*

Have you previously held a K grant or a funding source equivalent to a K grant?

Yes

Project Details

Project Title*

Research Type*

Basic

Clinical

Translational or Dissemination & implementation

Health disparities/Health equity research

Renewal Application?*

Please indicate whether you applying for a renewal of funds for a previously awarded P&F project.

Yes

File Attachments*

Please upload your completed Pilot & Feasibility Project application, along with any relevant documents, in a single PDF file. For details, please click here.

Drag and drop files here or

Underrepresented in Medicine/Academia (URM/URiA) Status

Individuals who are underrepresented in medicine/academia are welcomed at the NORCH and encouraged to apply. In keeping with the NIH's commitment to diversify the scientific workforce, we are committed to supporting a diverse group of Pilot & Feasibility recipients.

Do you identify with one of the following racial or ethnic categories that is considered underrepresented in medicine or academia (URM/URiA)?*

• Black or African American

• Hispanic or Latino/a/x

• American Indian or Alaska Native

• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and/or

• Asian: Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong only

Yes

Prefer Not To Answer

Do you have a disability?*

Disabilities may be defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

Yes

Prefer Not To Answer

Are you from a disadvantaged background with regard to the economic or educational resources available to your family?*

This includes individuals who:

• Were or are currently homeless

• Were or are currently in the foster care system • Were eligible for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program for two or more years

• Have/had no parents or legal guardians who completed a bachelor’s degree

• Were or currently are eligible for Federal Pell grants • Received support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) as a parent or child, or

• Grew up in one of the following areas: i) a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer, or ii) a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas

Yes

Prefer Not To Answer

Demographic Information

Please note that the following questions are used for data-collection and reporting purposes only and do not influence the selection process.

Gender Identity*

Female

Male

Gender Non-Binary, Gender Fluid, or Other

Prefer Not To Answer

Ethnicity*

Hispanic or Latinx

Not Hispanic or Latinx

Thank you!

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