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Our Pilot Awards support exploratory research projects with a fast-paced approach, offering researchers the resources to pursue bold ideas with the potential for transformative impact. These awards provide up to $250,000 in direct costs over two years.
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“This pilot award will allow me to take advantage of a very high-risk, but also extremely high-reward, opportunity to potentially demonstrate protective effects [of dementia] with data collected as part of a true clinical trial.”
“This pilot award will allow me to take advantage of a very high-risk, but also extremely high-reward, opportunity to potentially demonstrate protective effects [of dementia] with data collected as part of a true clinical trial.”
Assistant Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health, 2024 Pilot Awardee