Submission Deadline: May 1st, 2026
The CMIC COBRE has funding available to support pilot projects for junior or mid-career faculty who would like to perform research that aligns with our scientific theme.
The CMIC Pilot Project Program provides up to $75,000 in direct costs for 1- year of support of basic or translational research projects that match the focus of the center. Two awards will be made annually. Funded pilot investigators will have access to the two CMIC Research Core facilities free of charge. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of expertise available within other existing COBRE project teams and interact/collaborate with them. Funded COBRE pilot investigators will be required to participate in local, regional, and national COBRE and IDeA meetings, to give periodic progress reports when requested, and to submit a comprehensive final written report detailing studies performed and the findings.
For more information, please download the Request for Applications (PDF)
Eligibility
- The research project should be strongly focused on investigating molecular features of pathways or processes impacting cancer biology or therapy. Projects that plan to use the CMIC Research Cores (Structural Biology Core and Biomolecular Interactions Core) will be given priority. Basic
science and translational projects are given equal priority. Projects must have clearly defined goals and outcomes to be competitive. - The applicant must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree.
- Preference will be given to applicants who are early stage investigators in tenure track, with strong evidence of institutional support (designation of lab space, start-up funds, etc.), followed by young investigators with a clear path to obtaining an independent research position and mid-career faculty who are seeking a new direction for their research program.
- It is important that applications indicate a clear path for subsequent extra-mural grant proposals for independent funding.
How to Acknowledge the CMIC
“Research reported in this [publication, release] was supported (in whole or in part) by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number P20GM152281. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.”
For abstracts, a short note “Supported by a grant from the NIH/NIGMS – 1P20GM152281” will suffice.
Contact
Robert L. Eoff, Ph.D.
Biomedical Research Center 1
325 Jack Stephens Drive
Little Rock, AR 72210
Telephone: 501-686-8343
Email: rleoff@uams.edu