Seed Grants

Georgia Tech & Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have previously offered the opportunity to create research pilot programs aligned with the theme and aim of pediatric research centers. These pilot award funds are designed to stimulate new research projects and build new collaborations in child health-related or operational research areas. Join our mailing list to know when seed grants will be offered in the future.

For All Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Seed and Pilot Grants

Program Purpose: To stimulate new research projects, build new collaborations, and increase extramural funding for pediatric research.

Eligibility:

  • All applications must involve two or more investigators, at least one from Georgia Tech and at least one of whom:
    • has a primary faculty appointment in the Emory Department of Pediatrics OR
    • is on the professional staff at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). This includes those Emory faculty outside of the Department of Pediatrics who are on CHOA medical staff and all non-faculty clinicians who are on CHOA medical staff.
  • Georgia Tech faculty applicants who have previously received funding from CHOA sources (through the Center for Pediatric Nanomedicine, the Center for Pediatric Innovation, or the Center for Transforming Pediatric Healthcare Delivery) are required to have fulfilled the terms of the prior award (reporting and application for extramural funding) in order to be eligible. Applications are strongly encouraged from faculty who have not previously received CPN, CPI, or CTPHD support.

Requiements: The principal investigator(s) must:

  • Submit a progress report to the center director within six months of the end date of the pilot project.
  • Submit a related application for extramural funding within one year of the end date of the pilot project.
  • Proposal budgets must include administrative support and data support as needed. Please contact Erin Henderson for guidance prior to submission.

Intellectual Property:  Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the CHOA/GTIP agreement which covers research funded by this mechanism. An overview of the agreement is appended below.

Please contact us to discuss how we can structure a seed grant program to meet your needs.