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Covid-19 Research Accelerator Fund

In response to the unprecedented research challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UMass Dartmouth Office of Research Development is launching the COVID-19 Research Accelerator Fund (RAF) which aims to provide rapid-response awards to support research activity on campus, including facilitating both intra- and extramural collaborations.

This call is open to all disciplines performing research on or related to COVID-19. Funds are to be used to support immediate research needs and proof of concept work, and must be expended within 9 months, preferably 6 months.

Strong preference will be given to projects that:

  • Present a strong scientific rationale and clearly describe deliverables and associated timelines;
  • Explicitly describe the impact of the generated research products (i.e. data sets, protocols, publications, etc.) on the larger COVID-19 research community and response efforts;
  • Provide an appropriately justified budget necessary and sufficient to support the proposed work; and
  • Provide a clear sustainability plan ideally identifying plans to apply for follow-on extramural funding.

Submission deadline: May 18, 2020

Please read through the RFP for all information relating to this submission: COVID-19 Research Accelerator Fund

Submit proposals to: https://umassd.infoready4.com/#manageCompetitionsDetail/1812420