Pilot Project Grant Program
The objective of the Pilot Project Grant Program is to encourage development of new and creative research and research-oriented health promotion, health protection and translation projects with promise to lead to more comprehensive studies addressing real health and safety risks of workers. Awards will cover a one-year period. Three types of pilot projects will be considered, as described below:
New Investigator Awards: The HWCE will fund up to three (3) pilot grants for new investigators interested in the design, implementation, and/or evaluation of integrated employee health protection and health promotion programs. New investigators may include junior faculty, post-doctoral trainees, medical residents and fellows, doctoral students, senior scientific staff, and senior faculty new to the Total Worker Health and HWCE programs. Priorities for the new investigator awards this year include: occupational stress prevention, cardiovascular disease risk prevention and management, ergonomics, and employee health care services among private and public sector employees. Applications need not be limited to these priority areas.
Student Research Projects: The HWCE will fund up to four (4) student research projects focused on the integration of employee health protection and health promotion consistent with the goals of the HWCE. Advanced undergraduate students, master’s degree students, doctoral students, residents, and fellows from the health sciences, engineering, or other applicable programs at the University of Iowa, are encouraged to apply. Each student research proposal must have a faculty sponsor who will oversee the research. Available funding is limited to $2,500 per project.
Community-Based Projects: The HWCE will fund two community-based, integrated employee/primary care pilot grants intended to improve employee health quality, accessibility and affordability using patient-centered medical home principles.
Active Requests for Proposals:
