The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center is pleased to announce a Call for Proposals to provide funding support to new Research Project Leaders.
The AIMRC intends to provide $150,000/year in total direct costs for up to three years to support basic and translational research projects in cell and tissue metabolism using the AIMRC Bioenergetics Core, Imaging and Spectroscopy Core, and/or Data Science Core, and to enable the acquisition of preliminary data for an R01 or equivalent federal grant application.
The call outlines a two-step process. Tenure-track and tenured faculty with Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) or New Investigator status are invited to submit pre-application documents by January 7, 2026, and up to two applicants will be selected to submit full proposals by February 15, 2026. Funding is conditional upon the AIMRC receiving its Phase 2 award.
In addition to receiving significant funding, AIMRC Research Project Leaders (RPLs) enter into a mentored faculty development program and receive extensive proposal development support. RPLs are expected to submit a competitive R01 application based on their funded research project within their second year with the AIMRC.
For more information about this specific funding opportunity, please contact the AIMRC's managing director, Kimberley Fuller, or download the call here.
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Kimberley Fuller, managing director, AIMRC
Department of Biomedical Engineering
(479) 575-2333, fullerk@uark.edu