Spring 2023 CFF Pilot and Feasibility Award

Eligibility

• United States residents and applicants from outside the United States are welcome to apply.
• Applicants must be independent investigators (an individual who is out of fellowship training and whose
• institution allows them to submit applications for research funding as a Principal Investigator).
• Projects proposing interventional clinical studies must not be submitted through this funding mechanism.
• Applications for continued funding of a project, or long-term support of an investigator, will not be considered.
• Multiple CF Foundation Pilot and Feasibility Awards held by a single investigator will not be permitted for this program when the total combined funding exceeds $56,000 per year. In such cases, the most recent application submitted will be considered administratively ineligible. However, investigators may hold one Pilot and Feasibility Award through this mechanism as well as a Path to a Cure Pilot and Feasibility Award simultaneously.

Summary

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with CF the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the CF community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care. To achieve this mission, various types of grants and awards are offered to support meritorious research in CF.

Spring 2023 Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Pilot and Feasibility Award are for developing and testing new hypotheses and/or methods, and supporting promising new investigators as they establish themselves in research areas relevant to cystic fibrosis. Information derived from such studies will hopefully lead to submission to other funding agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health.

Proposed work must be hypothesis-driven and must reflect innovative approaches to critical questions in CF research. Support may be requested for $50,000 per year (plus 12% for indirect costs) for up to two years. Priority will be placed on those projects that propose to better understand the mechanisms behind disease pathophysiology and to develop strategies to prevent or treat CF. 

More information on this opportunity can be found in the Spring 2023 CFF Pilot and Feasibility Award Guidelines.

Overhead

Additional 12% for overhead/indirect costs.

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS  in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

The CF Foundation strongly encourages all applicants pre-register their profile, institution, contacts, and title of their application at least two weeks prior to the application deadline. This will help to ensure the CFF Grants & Contracts Management and Administration (GCMA) Office is able to assist all applicant with any potential system-related queries prior to the Application Deadline.

Those who are interested in any funding programs offered by the CF Foundation can get further information, or discuss the potential relevance of their studies or research by contacting the Grants and Contracts Management and Administration (GMCA) office at grants@cff.org.