Description
The Department of Defense (DOD) is soliciting applications for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award. This award is intended to support innovative, untested, high-risk, high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications. The proposed project may be exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research but must be novel and based on a strong scientific rationale and a well-developed study design and plan of analysis. Some key areas of focus include:
• Autoimmune Disorders and Immunology
• Cardiovascular Health
• Infectious Diseases
• Internal Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Orthopaedic Medicine
• Rare Diseases and Conditions
• Respiratory Health
Applicants must address one of the congressionally directed FY24 PRMRP Topic Areas and one of the FY24 PRMRP Strategic Goals. The application should include a clear and concise description of the research project, its goals, and its expected outcomes. The award will support research projects that have the potential to make a significant impact on military health and medicine.