Children’s of Alabama and the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute (KPRI) have released the announcement and guidelines for the 2019 KPRI grant application process. This year there are two grant categories that will be funded: Established Investigator Awards and New Investigator Awards. A new round of Quality/Safety/Educational Awards will be announced at a later date. The major goal of the New and Established Investigator grant program is to allow investigators to obtain data that will advantage applications for additional extramural funding. This will bring new knowledge to the care of children, leverage the investment of the KPRI and allow projects to be competitive for the very best science on the national stage. Awards are open to all faculty in pediatric disciplines and all employees at Children’s of Alabama.

Established Investigator Awards: Up to two awards will be funded, one named in honor of Dr. Sergio Stagno and one named in memory of Dr. Rud Polhill, each at an amount of $50,000 per year for a maximum of two years.

New Investigator Awards: Up to five awards will be funded, each at an amount of $35,000 per year for a maximum of two years.

To ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper processing through UAB OSP – all KPRI applications from Department of Pediatrics faculty (ONLY) should be submitted to Carla Parrish for internal review on or before Wednesday, September 9. Investigators must submit final applications by email to Mary Aiken by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 28.

The PRO is available to assist all investigators with application development. Please do not hesitate to contact Cheryl Perry, Melissa McBrayer or David Ingram with questions.
 
Application guidelines and forms, along with an FAQ section, can be found on the Pediatric Research Office (PRO) website or download FAQ here.