About this funding opportunity

This RFA closed on June 22, 2023

SCIENCE GRANT RESOURCES PAGE Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards (Cycle 2)

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invites applications for the second cycle of the Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards. These grant awards support pairs of investigators and their teams to explore innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to address critical challenges in the fields of neurodegenerative disease and fundamental neuroscience. Awards are $200,000 in total costs per collaborating pair for a period of 18 months, after which successful projects will be eligible to apply for additional four-year acceleration grants that build on pilot phase studies. Collaborative Pairs teams will benefit from the support, mentoring and collaborative interactions of the Challenge Network, as well as interactions with the broader CZ Science programs and grantee network.

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN) was launched in 2018 as a new type of collaborative research network that brings together biologists, computational scientists, engineers, and physicians from across broad research areas who are motivated by collaboration and open science to tackle unsolved challenges in neurodegenerative disease. Collaboration has been at the core of the vision for the Challenge Network approach and in developing the NDCN program strategy, we have sought to develop funding mechanisms that motivate and support novel collaborative approaches that will lead to bold, innovative, risk-taking science. Learn about our Cycle 1 grantees") and view the previous Cycle 1 RFA"). Learn about our Cycle 2 grantees"). RFA Contact

For administrative and programmatic inquiries, or other questions pertaining to this RFA, please contact sciencegrants@chanzuckerberg.com. Key Dates

May 9, 2023

Letter of Intent (LOI) application portal opens

June 22, 2023

LOIs due by 5 P.M. (Pacific Time)

Mid-August 2023

LOI decisions announced

Full application portal opens

September 21, 2023

Applications due by 5 P.M. (Pacific Time)

January 2024

Earliest notification of decisions (subject to change)

March 1, 2024

Expected start date of award period (subject to change)

Award period and start date: Proposed projects should be 18 months in duration with a projected start date no earlier than March 1, 2024. Actual start date may vary.

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Overview

The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN) was launched in 2018 as a new type of collaborative research network that brings together biologists, computational scientists, engineers, and physicians from across broad research areas who are motivated by collaboration and open science to tackle unsolved challenges in neurodegenerative disease. Collaboration has been at the core of the vision for the Challenge Network approach and in developing the NDCN program strategy, we have sought to develop funding mechanisms that motivate and support novel collaborative approaches that will lead to bold, innovative, risk-taking science.

The Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards were developed as a funding mechanism to catalyze new collaborations and scientific partnerships and springboard early-stage projects that are bold, creative and “out-of-the-box.” We recognize that great collaborations can take many forms, from teams of two to large consortia and everything in between. The Collaborative Pairs mechanism focuses specifically on pairs of investigators. While scientific creativity is often represented as emanating from a singular lone genius, science works best when it is a collaborative effort, and it’s often creative duos and partnerships that fuel the engines of innovation.

In 2019, we launched the first cycle of Collaborative Pairs Project Awards, funding 30 teams") to explore innovative approaches addressing cross-cutting questions related to neurodegenerative disease biology. The application process was…

Topic areas: General and Cross-cutting R&D, Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards (Cycle 2) is administered by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), listed via Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.