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.
The CMDR Pilot Award will be for the funding period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027. Two awards will be awarded in the amount of $65,000.
Submission deadline is January 15, 2026, at 5 p.m. CST.
Download the Pilot Application Requirements (PDF, 91 KB).
Questions? Please contact Janeelle Whitfield via email at jtwhitfield@uams.edu.