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Funding Opportunities & Awards

Bridging Grants

Bridging grant proposals are reviewed by external reviewers, with the major criteria being the importance and strength of the science and the likelihood of developing successfully into an NIH-funded project. Aspects to be considered are the priority score and adequacy of the responses to the reviewers.

Core Facility Support

Core Facility grant proposals will be evaluated in terms of importance to the institutional and state Cell and Developmental Biology research initiatives.

Faculty Scholar Program

The K-INBRE has established this prestigious award program for mid-level faculty of distinction called “Faculty Scholars”. The purpose of this program is to acknowledge to our outstanding faculty, who are often targets of recruiting efforts by other institutions, that we highly value their contributions to our Kansas universities. These Faculty Scholar Awards comprise $10,000 in flexible funds for academic/scholarly expenses allowable by NIH such as travel to scientific meetings, purchase of books and computers.

Major Starter Grants

After a competitive review, the K-INBRE Scientific Steering Committee awards Major Starter Grants to new faculty with outstanding research proposals in the scientific focus of the K-INBRE: cell and developmental biology. An NIH grant submission is expected by the end of the 2.5 year award.  

Pilot Grants

Pilot grant proposals are reviewed by external reviewers, with the major criteria being the importance and strength of the science and the likelihood of developing successfully into an NIH-funded project.

Recruitment Packages

Recruitment package grant criteria will include (1) institutional needs, (2) strength of the applicant, and (3) the probability that hiring this individual will increase the competitiveness of the institution for NIH funds.

Star Trainees

The K-INBRE Star Trainee program is designed to identify outstanding prospective biomedical researchers in their senior year in college. Students in this program are identified early in their junior year in a college and will be supported with a scholarship of $7,500 during their senior year with an additional $2,500 allocated to the Advisor/Mentor. The University graduate program will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the student's first year of graduate training in a Kansas university.

Summer Scholar

Summer Semester Scholars are based upon proposals submitted by any of the 10 K-INBRE campuses to support outstanding undergraduates, currently enrolled in their university. Summer or semester research Scholarships are available for $3,000 per student.





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