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  6. 1-2-3 GO

1-2-3 GO

The UAMS College of Medicine launched an exciting program called 1-2-3 GO  (1-2-3 Grant Opportunity) to enable rapid distribution of crucial seed funding for innovative, new, multidisciplinary research collaborations that may lead to discoveries with strong potential for federal funding and commercialization.

Program Introduction

1-2-3 GO will circumvent the conventional grant review process, which represents a big hurdle for a new team of investigators with a great idea but no preliminary data. It will create new opportunities for the next generation of researchers to experience multidisciplinary, collaborative research.

This program is as simple as 1-2-3 go. In Step 1, a UAMS faculty member proposes a project on the 1-2-3 GO website. Step 2 is building a team of three faculty and one trainee from at least two different academic units such as COM departments or divisions, UAMS colleges, or UA system campuses. Step 3 is selection for funding and quarterly meetings of the 1-2-3 GO project teams to share successes and enjoy input from other teams.

Program Purpose

To provide the rapid distribution of seed-funding to self-organized, multi-disciplinary teams of faculty to rapidly pursue new innovative research projects with strong potential for federal funding and commercialization.

Program Requirements

  • The proposed line of investigation must be a new research project that has not previously received funding (intramural or extramural).
  • The Project Leader must be a UAMS faculty member.
  • A faculty member can only participate in a single project. All research-active faculty members have a voucher for $25,000 to support their team.
  • Project teams must be interdisciplinary, consisting of faculty members who have not collaborated in the past 2 years (no co-authorships or shared grant funding) and a trainee (graduate or professional student, or undergraduate student).
  • Project teams must include three faculty members from at least two different units. A unit is defined as a UAMS COM department or division, UAMS college, or UA System campus.
  • Teams will participate in quarterly 1-2-3 GO all-team meetings to share innovations and exchange ideas.
  • Teams will apply for the FastPace Course offered by Arkansas BioVentures, which will provide a skillset to evaluate early-stage biomedical discoveries for commercialization potential.

Key Dates

Currently closed, winners will be announced soon!

 

Funding and Award Budget

All research-active faculty have a voucher of $25,000 in value, redeemable upon project funding. Thus, each project team is funded for $75,000.

  • Budgets are not required unless the project is funded. In this case, the Project Leader will be required to submit a budget totaling $75,000.
  • Faculty salaries and consultant costs are not allowable expenses.
  • Part of the budget must fund a trainee. Alternatively, a currently funded trainee must be actively involved in the project and their role documented.
  • The remainder of the funding is flexible (supplies, technical support, research-related travel, equipment, subject incentives, research core facility expenses, animal expenses, etc.)
  • Travel is capped at $2,500. Clearly stated and well justified travel costs for clinical/community research may be exempt from the cap.
  • Equipment specifically needed but unavailable for the study is an allowable cost, but is capped at $5,000.

Award Project Period

12 months maximum. All funds must be expended by the end of the project period. Carryforward and extensions are not allowed.

1-2-3-GO Website

Get details on prior projects and full details at the 1-2-3-GO website.

1-2-3-GO
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