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Pilot Applications

The CMDR Pilot Award Program is now accepting applications

The Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research is a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). The CMDR is a multidisciplinary center that encompasses a broad area of musculoskeletal research, including osteoporosis, multiple myeloma, cancer metastases to bone, osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, and aberrant skeletal development. The long-range goal of the Center is to establish the scientific foundation for sustained excellence in musculoskeletal research in central Arkansas. One important component of this effort is to fund pilot projects as a means of supporting the efforts of musculoskeletal investigators to pursue extramural funding.

CMDR Pilot Award will be for the funding period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. Two awards will be awarded in the amount of $65,000.

Submission Deadline is January 15, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. CST.

Download the Pilot Application Requirements (PDF).

Questions? Please contact Dr. Maria Schuller via email at schullermaria@uams.edu.

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