1. All faculty, staff and learners within the University of Colorado Department of Medicine are eligible to apply for the Wellbeing and Engagement Small Grant Program. 
   1. Collaborators outside of the Department of Medicine are allowed. The Project Lead must have an appointment within the Department of Medicine. An MD or PhD is not required to be a Project Lead or collaborator.
   2. Collaborative projects are welcomed across different roles, teams, divisions in the Department of Medicine as appropriate.
   3. Collaborators must be involved in the preparation of the proposal and the execution of this project.
   4. WellDOM Champions may apply but must have a collaborator outside of the WellDOM champions.
   5. DOM-affiliated learners are invited to apply (e.g., post-doctoral students, PhD students, DOM-affiliated professional students).
   6. Individuals from traditionally under-represented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
2. Priority will be given to projects with a strong rationale; that have the potential to be scaled to larger populations; and that can be achieved within the specified budget and timeframe.
3. Projects that have already received significant external funding will be less competitive.

1. Proposals should be 3–5 pages and include the following:
   1. Background/Rationale
      1. Previous work not required but please include if applicable
   2. Specific Aim(s) with Hypothesis(es)
   3. Methods
      1. Please include project timeline
   4. Outcome Measures
   5. Discussion of potential impact and scalability
   6. Description of Project Team Member Backgrounds and Roles for this project
   7. Brief Budget Overview and Justification
2. References should be included but will not be counted against the page limit.
3. Please include the CV of the Project Lead; this will not be counted against the page limit.
4. The final application should be submitted as a single compiled PDF.
5. Please title your PDF as (without the quotation marks): “Last Name_Project Title”.

1. The direct costs allowed for most individual grants will be up to $2,500. Up to four grants will be funded in this first cycle.
2. Projects are limited to 12 months. Extensions will be considered on a case by case basis.
3. Allowable costs include, but are not limited to: essential project supplies; project/research assistant costs; costs of data collection, data entry, and analysis.
4. Costs not allowable without special justification include investigator salaries; cost of reprints, journals; or basic office supplies.

• Format application materials as a single PDF with materials in the following order:
  
  1. Application Document (see Application Requirements section for details)
     
  2. CV or Resume of Project Lead
     
• Please title your PDF as (without the quotation marks): “Last Name_Project Title”.
• Submissions for this cycle closed March 17, 2023
• The application is due by March 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. MST
  
  

Early February 2023 – Program Launch, Applications Open

March 17, 2023 – Applications Due by Midnight MST

April 2023 – Study Section to Meet

May 2023 – Announcement of Awardees

May/June 2023 – Funding begins for Awardees

Program Directors:

Kristin Jensen, MD, MSc (Kristin.Jensen@cuanschutz.edu) and Katherine Morrison, MD (Katherine.2.Morrison@cuanschutz.edu). 

Questions? Please contact Alesia El Ali, CRA (Alesia.ElAli@cuanschutz.edu) or Jennifer T. Kemp, PhD (Jennifer.T.Kemp@cuanschutz.edu).

Applicants whose projects are funded under this program will be expected to:

1. Awardees will be required to seek COMIRB approval for projects from which publishable results or conference presentations are expected/desired.
2. Participate in periodic progress check-in meetings (virtual) with Wellbeing and Engagement Small Grant Program leadership.
3. Provide a one-page progress report six months after initiation of the project.
4. Provide a final progress report after completion of the project. We may ask you to participate in long-term follow-up so that we can document the project’s success.
5. Present the findings of their project at appropriate forums. For example: a monthly WellDOM champions meeting, appropriate division or Department of Medicine Research Day poster sessions, and/or relevant regional or national meetings.
6. All awardees will be invited to dinner with the chair of the Department of Medicine at the end of this program to present their findings.