Description
The DoW Epilepsy Idea Development Award is a funding opportunity that aims to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to improve quality of life, especially in Service Members, Veterans, and/or their care partners. The award mechanism solicits novel research that has the potential to challenge existing research paradigms and exhibit high levels of creativity. The proposed project must be well-reasoned, exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research and be based on a well-developed study design and plan of analysis.
• The work should focus on one of the following areas: markers and mechanisms of PTE, epidemiological characterization of PTE, longitudinal studies of PTE progression, or innovative research tools and technologies.
• The award is open to eligible organizations, including extramural and intramural U.S. Department of War organizations, and independent investigators at any career level.
• The maximum period of performance is 3 years, and the total costs budgeted for the entire period of performance should not exceed $1.0M.
• The application submission is a two-step process, requiring both a pre-application and a full application.