Sent on behalf of Li Yuan (Luanne) Bermel, Managing Director, Women's Global Health Institute Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Discovery Park WOMEN'S GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE & INDIANA CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE Request for Women's Health Research Pilot Grant Proposals Proposal Deadline: Dec 2, 2019 Total Funds Available: $30,000 (for two awards) Background: The Purdue Women's Global Health Institute (WGHI) and Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) requests proposals of outstanding scientific merit addressing translational research of women's health issues. Proposals focusing on prevention and early detection and from any discipline are highly encouraged. All funded project teams are expected to gather preliminary data to submit competitive applications to external funding agencies, or to seek support from an outside organization (e.g. companies, foundations, etc.) for continuation of the research. Matching funds are encouraged. Funding: Research team may request up to $15,000. Eligibility: The PIs must be tenured/tenure-track, research, or clinical faculty at or above the assistant professor rank at Purdue University. Funds are restricted to Purdue's West Lafayette campus personnel only. Please see the attachment for details. Li Yuan (Luanne) Bermel, Ph.D. Managing Director Women's Global Health Institute Purdue Institute of Inflammation, Immunology and Infectious Disease Discovery Park, DLR 444 Purdue University 207 S. Martin Jischke Drive West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971 (765)496-9316 http://www.purdue.edu/dp/wghi