Pilot & Feasibility Program
The UCLA Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center (GLMC) invites applications for the GLMC Pilot and Feasibility Core Voucher Program. Funding will be available for multiple innovative microbiome research proposals involving services from a GLMC core facility.
We are no longer accepting applications for the current pilot and feasibility study awards. We will begin accepting new applications March 1, 2025 with a deadline date of April 1, 2025.
Eligibility
GLMC early career investigators (ESI by NIH standards) with any microbiome-related proposal, or established GLMC investigators who want to pursue a new research direction (i.e. not previously funded) involving the microbiome and services from a GLMC core facility. Trainees (e.g. postdoctoral fellows, graduate students) can be listed as co-investigators on applications.
Visit our core pages for more information
- Biorepository Core
- Clinical Studies and Database Core
- Gnotobiotics Core
- Human Probiotic Core
- Integrative Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Core
- Microbiome Core
- Neuroimaging Core
Award terms
- Awards are for up to $10,000 in GLMC core services over one year
- The funding period is 12/01/2024-11/30/2025
- ARC and/or IRB approval with an updated funding page must be obtained prior to services rendered and/or release of funds. The funding page must list the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center as the funding source, with the awardees name and project title.
- The Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center Cores must be acknowledged in all abstracts, publications, and presentations which utilized a core service as part of the Pilot and Feasibility Voucher program
- The awardee must provide an assurance that vouchers will be used for the proposed project
Application materials
- Cover page
- 1 page project summary
- Itemized budget for the requested core services
- NIH biosketch of applicant
- NIH biosketch of trainee co-investigator (if applicable)
Please send as a single PDF document to the program coordinator, Jacqueline Ismen at [email protected]. Application submission is now closed.
Review process
- Proposals will be scored based upon significance, approach, and likelihood of contributing to future funding opportunities
- Applicants who haven't received any GLMC funding in the past three years will be prioritized
- Notification of awards will be sent by November 27, 2024