Pilot Grants

Regenerative Rehabilitation Pilot Grants 2024

The AR³T Pilot Funding Program supports researchers in the development of innovative, interdisciplinary Regenerative Rehabilitation research projects. AR³T is soliciting pilot grant proposals and will award up to $150,000 in this funding cycle.

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Overview:  Stem cells interpret mechanical forces in a broad spectrum of ways that can affect their behavior and, ultimately, their ability to drive tissue regeneration.  AR³T is looking to support researchers who propose interdisciplinary approaches combining regenerative medicine with stimulation, with the aim of optimizing outcomes.

The Regenerative Rehabilitation research community will benefit from the development of novel lines of research that incorporate methods utilizing stimulation of stem cells and/or tissue engineering approaches, and assessing stem cell behavior and/or functional outcomes.

The proposed project must include both a regenerative medicine component as well as a rehabilitative/mechanotransductive component. We encourage you to consider collaborating with one of AR³T’s researchers. Contact ar3t@pitt.edu if you would be interested in forming a collaboration on a proposal.

Eligible Individuals:  The AR³T pilot funding program is open to junior-and mid-level career faculty. The Principal Investigator (PI) should have a doctoral degree in a relevant field and be employed as faculty at an institution within the United States.  The goal is to fund researchers who are interested in beginning a career in Regenerative Rehabilitation research or who would like to start a new line of research in this area.

Funding:

• AR³T will award up to $150,000 in this funding cycle
• Total award includes indirect costs by the awardee’s institution

Additional Information

• Please see review criteria and application process for more information.
• For questions and/or assistance with proposal development, contact us at ar3t@pitt.edu.