CAMPUS NOTICE
OFFICE OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
July 23, 2019
| SUBJECT: | Applications for 2020 Pilot Project Grants |
The Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center of Research Excellence (LRF
MOMI CORE) awards pilot funding (MOMI Seeds) to enable innovative
research projects that generate promising new data and help facilitate
the acquisition of extramural funding in support of human milk and
lactation research.
LRF MOMI CORE is pleased to announce the availability of MOMI Seeds
Funds for 2019. Three to five awards for approximately $50,000 each will
be given. Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2019, and
funds will become available starting January 1, 2020. UC San Diego
faculty members who are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators may
apply.
Applications need to fall under one of the following research priority
areas:
1) Effects of breastfeeding or intake of human milk
components on gut health
2) Applying analytical technologies for human milk research
3) Research related to social, educational, and knowledge
management aspects of human milk and lactation
4) “Milk Moonshot”
Applications will be evaluated by a scientific review committee based on
scientific merit as well as:
1) Relevance to annual research priority area
2) Innovation
3) Feasibility
4) Research approach: study design, analytical and
statistical methods
5) Novelty of research collaborations (new collaborations
across research disciplines are encouraged)
6) Potential for future extramural funding
New for 2020 cycle: Select applicants will be given the opportunity to
present their proposed project as part of a MOMI Incubator to pitch
their ideas, help create synergies with other applicants or past
awardees, and identify potential other funding opportunities. Applicants
can opt-in to share their project ideas with our local partners and
centers as well as academic, foundation, and corporate partners here and
around the world.
For more information about the application, review process, and contract
details, please visit
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Sandra A. Brown Vice Chancellor for Research
David A. Brenner |