• Applicants must be a current member of the UW faculty or a PI-eligible research scientist at UW.
• Eligible proposals must include investigators from at least 2 distinct disciplines who will further the work of each discipline through the collaboration. Examples include, and are not limited to, Psychology and Computer Science, Psychiatry and Communications, Social Work and International Affairs.

Applications should address at least one element from each domain of the Populations, Problems, and Interventions in Table 1. The application should identify the relevant strategic pillar that it addresses. The proposed project should provide preliminary data or proof of concept needed to seek outside funding and support. Pilot grant applications should not be an extension of well-established, ongoing or recently funded studies or projects. Pilot grant applications should not be used to bridge funding for existing work.

One award of up to $45,000 in total expenses per project are available from the UW GMH Program. A project budget may exceed $45,000 only if the Co-PIs have secured the additional funding as a match from their school/college/department (as indicated in a letter or email from the department chair).

 Table 2.

Pilot research grants are supported by state funding, meaning all allowable expenses must adhere to applicable University of Washington policies. Please contact your department’s finance lead with questions regarding such expenses. In addition, an Office of Sponsored Programs review is not needed prior to submitting an application.

Applications must meet the following standards:

• Submitted as a single PDF file
• Paper size no larger than standard letter (i.e., 8 ½” x 11”)
• Margins of at least 0.5 inch (top, bottom, left and right)
• Single-spaced
• Eleven-point font or larger using either Arial or Times New Roman
• Smaller text in figures, graphs, diagrams and charts is acceptable as long as it is legible when the page is viewed at 100%
• We do not require a specific citation format

Each application must contain the following sections:

1. Completed cover sheet (project title, total budget, applicant names)
2. Abstract (250 word maximum)
3. Research Plan (three pages, excluding references)
   1. Specific Aims – 0.5 page
   2. Background and Significance – 1 page
   3. Methods – 1.5 pages
4. Research team, timeline and future plans – 1 page (Describe qualifications of each team member and roles of the research team. Provide a timeline for the proposed work, and describe how the work will support a grant application to federal or foundation funders.
5. Budget, budget justification and potential matching funds – 1 page
6. Letters of Support are not required, but will be accepted. Limit of two.

Successful pilot grant applications will demonstrate the following:

• Clinical or public heath significance
• Addresses a UW GMH strategic pillar, population, problem, intervention
• New collaborations or partnerships
• Innovation (novel concepts, approaches, technologies or methodologies; new approaches to practice; originality)
• Appropriate and well-developed frameworks, methods, approach, and analyses that correspond to the aims and time constraints of the project

• Awardee becomes a UW GMH member. Requires participation in monthly faculty meetings.
• Presentation of the study findings in the collaborating schools/departments
• Final report of spent funds including receipts
• Visual documentation of before/after award (photos or videos)
• A 2-3 sentence narrative summary of the project and a two paragraph, lay-friendly description of the project’s impact on global mental health
• Permission to use photos and data on UW GMH’s website and promotional materials

Download the RFA and Application here

Submit all application materials as one PDF file to uwgmh@uw.edu by May 16, 2021 at 11:59 PM PST.