PILOT AND FEASIBILITY GRANT 

Proposals must be single-spaced and follow the NIH format guidelines. Please submit the entire application as a single PDF file.

1. Biosketch 2-5 pages (may use NIH format but not required)

2. Research plan (5 pages, bibliography is not included in the 5-page limit, single space, 11 pt font)

a) Specific aims

b) Significance

c) Innovation

d) Approach

e) Relevance of the proposed project to the theme of nutrition/obesity/metabolism

f) Bibliography

3. Budget and budget justification

4. Letter of support from a mentor, division chief, or department chair

5. Facilities and other resources

6. The names of at least 3 suggested reviewers who are familiar with the scientific area and are not direct collaborators or mentors

7. If applicable, the protection of human subjects/animals

*This funding is open to selected COURAGE scholars