Dear Affiliates:
The NBER seeks proposals for research projects that involve randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) or other NIH-defined clinical trials, and that, if
approved for funding by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), would
receive support during the period *June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025*.
Eligible projects must explore some aspect of the relationship between
health and human behavior. Projects that involve scalable interventions,
with the potential to broadly improve population health as people age, are
of particular interest.
We invite proposals with direct costs in the range of $167,000 to $250,000.
After a standard NIH funding cut, approved direct costs are likely to be in
the range of $140,000 to $210,000.
Proposals will be evaluated by the Center leadership and Advisory Committee
for research design, relevance, feasibility, scalability, and timeliness.
We look for projects with the potential to advance through the NIH Stage
Model for Behavioral Intervention Development
<
https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dbsr/nih-stage-model-behavioral-intervention-development>
.
To be an NIH-defined clinical trial, the answers to the following four
questions must be “yes”:
1. Does the study involve human participants?
2. Are the participants prospectively assigned to an intervention?
3. Is the study designed to evaluate the effect of the intervention on
the participants?
4. Is the effect being evaluated a health-related biomedical or
behavioral outcome?
Proposals need not be “shovel-ready.” We invite proposals for delayed onset
trials, where details will be determined in the coming year. However,
funding is not available for secondary data analyses or other
non-clinical-trial research.
To be eligible for support, subject recruitment for the study may not have
started yet, and it must be possible to delay recruitment until after
formal NIH approval. The project must comply with all NIH clinical trial
policies <
https://grants.nih.gov/policy/clinical-trials.htm>.
We welcome proposals from affiliates and non-affiliates, junior
researchers, and scholars who are members of groups that are
under-represented in the economics profession.
*Next steps / How to apply: *
*By Monday, May 1, 2023:* Submit a 1-3 page description of your project
(including power calculations) and anticipated budget needs. Upload a PDF
with this information
<
http://conference.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=RCs23p>.
<
http://conference.nber.org/confsubmit/backend/cfp?id=RCs23p>
*By Friday, May 12, 2023:* We will tell you if we are able to include your
project.
*By Monday, May 29, 2023:* Using templates and instructions we will
provide, submit your Specific Aims, 4-6 page Research Design, Human
Subjects Questionnaire, Planned Inclusion Enrollment Report(s), Budget,
Biosketch, and Other Support.
*During June 2023:* Review and approve your Human Subjects System record,
which we will draft. Complete applicable NBER and NIH administrative
requirements.
*Spring/Summer 2024:* We will learn if your study has been approved by the
NIH. Depending on the risks associated with your study, the NIH may require
your study to receive Data & Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) and/or Safety
Officer (SO) approval before recruitment can begin.
*For as long as your study continues:* Update us periodically on your
progress. If applicable, update the DSMB and/or SO periodically. Help us
maintain your ClinicalTrials.gov and Human Subjects System records.
Please contact Sarah Holmes Berk (sholmes_at_nber.org) with any questions.
Best regards,
Joseph Doyle and Marcella Alsan
*{Sent by Sarah Holmes Berk on behalf of the Co-Directors}*
*Sarah Holmes Berk*
Associate Director, NBER Roybal Center for Behavior Change in Health
National Bureau of Economic Research | Cambridge, MA
617-588-1445 (office) | 757-556-2684 (cell)
she, her, hers
Schedule: Monday through Thursday
Received on Tue Apr 25 2023 - 15:16:32 EDT
