2025-26 Rutgers Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center Pilot Grant Program
The Rutgers Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the BHI is excited to announce the 2025-26 pilot grants program, via a generous gift from the “Remember Me, Inc., Fighting Alzheimer’s” Foundation.
The initiative aims to enhance collaborative, interdisciplinary research focusing on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) within the Rutgers community. By supporting projects at the intersection of basic science and clinical research, we aim to accelerate the development of therapies and interventions for ADRD.
A single pilot grant will be awarded for one year, with funding capped at $50,000 in direct costs. Full applications must be received by 5 p.m. ET, May 19, 2025. For any further inquiries, please contact ADRD@bhi.rutgers.edu.
Objectives
- Advance Translational Research: Proposals should outline a clear path towards translating research findings
into clinical applications. - Promote Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Approaches: We encourage collaborative efforts across
diverse fields such as medicine, molecular biology/genetics, and computational sciences. Specifically, the center is interested in methods of advancing communication across disciplines; and in developing opportunities for junior researchers to partner with more senior researchers. - Development of pilot data: Proposals should generate pilot data that can lead to sustained funding from external agencies such as NIH or the Alzheimer’s Association.
- Areas of special interest: Proposals that address therapeutics focused on prevention of ADRD, and a broad representation of different communities.
The successful application for this pilot grant will describe how the proposed work will make impactful and innovative contributions to understanding ADRD and ultimately lead to improved outcomes for individuals with ADRD and their caregivers, even if improved outcomes are not a specific aim of the proposed project.
Eligibility
The PIs for this funding opportunity should be full-time Tenure-Track or Tenured faculty affiliated with Rutgers Health. Early-career investigators and those without prior NIH funding are particularly encouraged to apply. Multidisciplinary teams and collaborative partnerships within Rutgers are highly encouraged. Faculty with part-time or visiting appointments are not eligible.
