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The Foundation of UMDNJ and The Dean’s Biomedical Research Support Annual Internal and Bridge Grants Program http://njms.umdnj.edu/research/orsp/annual_grants_program.cfm
The mission of the internal grants program is to provide financial support to enable NJMS investigators to obtain preliminary data for new projects which will form the basis for more extensive grant applications

Eligible Projects: Proposals in the following categories will be accepted:
(1) single investigator “seed” projects
(2) “high impact” collaborative projects

1. Single Investigator Projects: Proposals will be considered from single investigators to undertake experiments to obtain preliminary results on “seed” projects. These data will be used to craft applications for securing future extramural funding. Up to $50,000 (including matching funds) will be awarded for proposals of this type.
   
2. “High Impact” collaborative projects: Collaborative applications from two or more investigators will be considered. Up to $70,000 (including matching funds) will be awarded for multi-investigator proposals. The goal of this mechanism is to promote collaborations in an area which may be different from the primary focus of each of the individual investigator’s laboratories. The development of new inter-departmental and inter-disciplinary research projects is encouraged. The potential impact of the collaboration in stimulating new research directions and larger grant applications will be a factor to be considered in evaluating these proposals.

Bridge Grants Program http://njms.umdnj.edu/research/orsp/bridge_grants.cfm

To allow investigators to continue specific aspects of their research projects in circumstances when funding has lapsed. The goal of the bridge grant program is to enable investigators to address specific questions posed in previous review panels with the objective of re-submitting these proposals to secure extramural funds. Investigators having competitive renewals pending are appropriate applicants for “bridge funds”. In such cases, the Applicant must include with their applications the review critiques of pending renewals at the time of submission or as an addendum prior to the review panel meeting. One of the primary review criteria for bridge grant applications is how the requested funds will be used to focus on the specific concerns expressed in the critiques of the PI�s NIH application. Other factors which will be considered in reviewing these applications are the PI’s overall level of funding and the degree of responsiveness that the PI demonstrates in addressing the reviewers’ comments.

Bridging funds will be awarded in the total amount of $50,000. $25,000 will be awarded from the UMDNJ-Foundation and Dean’s Biomedical Research Support Program and $25,000 via a “match” from departmental funds or other sources.