Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative 2020

Created in 2013, the Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative is a collective effort between the conference and our member universities to find ways to reduce injuries, share current best practices and latest studies, and conduct research to uncover new ways to keep student-athletes as safe as possible. Student-athlete health and safety is paramount to the Pac-12 and the Conference has taken a proactive approach to ensure the safety of its student-athletes. This initiative harnesses the full resources of the Pac-12's research institutions for the benefit of our student-athletes, and includes a research grant program, a Brain Trauma Task Force, and an annual Student-Athlete Health Conference.

Through the Pac-12 Grant Program, the Pac-12 offers research funding to support the advancement of Pac-12 student-athlete health and well-being and has made it a priority to research and develop best practices for general improvements in these areas. The Pac-12 Conference has committed approximately $3,500,000 per year in research grants for projects at Pac-12 institutions designed to improve the health, general well-being, and safety of student-athletes at all Conference member institutions. Partners who are interested in collaborating in Pac-12 supported research projects should contact university staff directly or the Pac-12 Conference to find possible research partners. Specific topics of interest to the Pac-12 member institutions include:

• Head Trauma
• Prevention of Sudden Death
• Cardiac
• Temperature Matters / Hydration
• Overuse Injuries / Injury Prevention
• Emergency Care - Planning / Prevention of Emergent Medical Events
• Student-Athlete Well Being
• Sleep
• Nutrition
• Mental Health — Please note that a Pac-12 Mental Health Programmatic RFP will be released in the next several months. Mental Health Grant Projects will be considered in response to the 2020 Cycle Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Grant Program RFP.
• Data Driven Decisions (Use of Pac-12 Health Analytics Program - HAP)
• Expansion of Presagia Platform (e.g. Software Development)
• Sports Injury Epidemiology

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. a one-page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach; please include the PI’s email and phone number(s) in case there is a question so the review committee can call for clarification (for example, if the PI plans to collaborate we need to understand if there is actual agreement to cooperate from other schools or if it is more of a general idea)
2. CV (not NIH format)  of the PI
3. A letter of support from the Dean or Chair. This letter of support signifies that the Dean or Chair have ensured that the nominee and application are likely to be of sufficient quality to be competitive nationally

to research@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Friday August 16 2019. Proposals are due to 10/1/19 so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 9/20/19 for processing, if given the go ahead by the Proposal Review Committee.