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Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Trailblazer Award
The Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Trailblazer Award provides grant funding to support statistical, epidemiological, and data science investigations toward novel methods development that will improve clinical and translational research (CTR) inferences. BERD Trailblazer Awards support research projects for methods development for CTR.
One award is given annually for up to $20,000.
BERD Research Focus Areas
Frontiers BERD Trailblazer Awards support projects that address methodologies or analyses useful to the study of all diseases, and include academic disciplines such as biostatistics, epidemiology, bioinformatics, data science, and other quantitative areas that impact clinical and translational science.
Application Materials
The deadline for letters of intent has passed for 2024. The 2025 RFA will be released in December 2024.
Previous Application Materials
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to principal investigators who are members of Frontiers, eligible to receive federal funding and employed by any Frontiers partner institution.
- Children's Mercy Kansas City
- Kansas City University (all campuses)
- Kansas State University (all campuses)
- Saint Luke's Health System
- University of Kansas (all campuses)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (all campuses)
- The University of Kansas Health System
- University of Missouri-Kansas City (all campuses)
Principal Investigators (PIs) are allowed to apply for more than one funding mechanism but will only be awarded one award annually. Applicants may serve as PI on only one application but may be included as collaborators on any number of applications.
Applications are invited from multidisciplinary teams comprised of faculty investigators from Frontiers partner institutions.
Key Dates
Letter of Intent Deadline: To be announced in December 2024.
Full Application Deadline: To be announced in December 2024.
Questions regarding the application process and eligibility should be sent to Megan Tremblay, BERD Navigator.
