Deadline Approaching for Funding Opportunity

The April 17, 2013 (3:00 p.m. ET) deadline for the RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio Call for Proposals for the research initiative Applying Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges is quickly approaching.

It is expected that approximately five awards of up to $200,000 each under this call for proposals will be made. Projects will last for up to two years each. Please find the key dates below:

April 17, 2013 (3:00 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of 1,500-character brief proposal (description of the idea or experiment) and 1,000-character partnership plan.

May 29, 2013—Applicants notified as to whether they have been invited to submit a full proposal.

July 17, 2013 (3:00 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of full proposals.

Mid-September 2013—Notification of awards.

November 15, 2013—Start of grants.


 Click here to access the Call for Proposals.

Call For Proposals: Applying Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pioneer Portfolio announced their Call for Proposals for the research initiative: Applying Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges.

This solicitation is currently seeking innovative proposals that apply the principles and frameworks of behavioral economics to persistent and perplexing health and health care problems. The hope is to discover new interventions and insight that have potential to dramatically improve the way health care is delivered and health is promoted and preserved.

The solicitation is particularly interested in supporting experiments that test innovative solutions to the challenge of reducing the use of low-value services in health care. This problem is particularly important given the rising costs and unaffordability of health care in the United States, but has been difficult to impact in part due to perverse incentives in a fee-for-service environment.

 Click here to find out more information about the Applying Behavioral Economics to Perplexing Health and Health Care Challenges Call for Proposals.

RWJF Funding Opportunity Available for Research, Career Development for Junior Nurse Faculty Members

We are pleased to share with all of you an exciting funding opportunity from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. On Thursday, RWJF's Nurse Faculty Scholars issued a call for proposals that seeks talented junior nurse faculty who are committed to teaching excellence and are interested in taking their research to the next level. This will be the NSF's fourth cohort as they continue to cultivate the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing.

Click here to read the NFS's press release.

Click here to find out more information about RWJF's Nurse Faculty Scholars program.

4th Call for Proposals Released!

The 4th Call for Proposals is now available on-line!

Learn more about this funding opportunity by attending one of the upcoming INQRI webinars: October 23, 2008: 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST or November 11, 2008: 3:00pm - 4:00pm EST. For more information and to RSVP, email Heather Kelley.