Indiana — IU School of Medicine Large Collaborative Grant RFA

The Indiana University School of Medicine Executive Associate Dean for Research supports large collaborative, interdisciplinary external grant development with up to $75,000 in internal pilot/data-generation support. The opportunity is rolling, requires an external submission date at least 12 months after the internal request, and requires a 1:1 match from non-Dean's Office resources.

FundingUp to $75,000 total per application across initial and revised submissions. All requested funds must be matched 1:1 by non-Dean's Office resources such as departments, institutes, or centers.

DeadlineRolling submission. The proposed external grant submission date must be at least 12 months after the request for pilot funds; no fixed closing clock time or time zone applies to this rolling mechanism.

Last verifiedSeptember 28, 2026

Required next actionEligible full-time IUSM faculty should confirm a qualifying large collaborative external proposal, document positive NIH or DoD program-officer feedback, show established investigator collaborations, secure the required 1:1 non-Dean's Office match, ensure the external submission date is at least 12 months away, and complete the listed submission materials through the Indiana CTSI portal.

Broad Eligibility

Full-time academic Indiana University School of Medicine faculty may apply. Visiting faculty are ineligible to serve on applications, and postdoctoral fellows are ineligible as PIs or co-PIs. Out-of-state faculty collaboration or consultant fees may be considered only with strong justification. Applicants must already have established productive collaborations and must document positive NIH/DoD Program Officer feedback on the targeted external proposal.

Atlas Analysis

Verified September 28, 2026. This rolling IU School of Medicine mechanism supports experiments and data generation for large collaborative external proposals. Full-time academic IUSM faculty may apply; the targeted external submission must be at least 12 months away. Awards are capped at $75,000 total per application and require a 1:1 match from non-Dean's Office resources. Equipment, retreats, meeting expenses, hospitality, and faculty salary buyout are not allowable.

Source verificationReferenced source · indianactsi.orgAtlas last verified this record September 28, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗