2nd Edson Discovery Pilot Awards for Dementia Caregiving
Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation is pleased to announce the competition for the Edson Discovery Pilot Awards for Dementia Caregiving. The awards are made possible by the generosity of Charlene and Orin Edson and are administered by Edson Chair in Dementia Translational Nursing Science.
Two awards will be given to ASU faculty-led teams to conduct pilot studies in dementia caregiving and obtain strong preliminary data to support external grant funding. Dementia caregiving is broadly defined as involving caregivers who provide care to people with dementia, measuring caregiver outcomes, or benefiting caregivers.
Deadline for Submission: March 31, 2022
Expected Decisions on Awards: First week of May 2022
Deadline to Accept or Decline Award: Second week of May 2022
Expected Announcement of Award Winners: Late May 2022
Criteria for award selection
- ASU Faculty (PI must be ASU faculty)
- Significant knowledge gap in dementia caregiving
- Achievable aims
- Feasible and rigorous methods
- Strong research team
- Adequate undergraduate student involvement
- Strong potential for future funding
Budget
- Each award will be $25,000 for one year.
- Funds can be used to support all aspects of a study, including but not limited to release time, supplies, equipment, participant payment.
- Must include methodological consultation (free or paid).
Expectations
- Consult with Edson Chair in Dementia Translational Nursing Science.
- Submit progress report at end of the funding period and manuscript within a year of post-funding.
Submission
- E-mail one PDF file (Single-Spaced, 11-point Font Arial, 0.5" margins) named:
"Lastname_Firstname_CollegeAbbreviation.pdf" of the documents below:
(Ex: Doe_John_CONHI.pdf)
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- Cover Page
- Proposal Submission (2 Pages, background, specific aims, research approach, undergraduate student involvement)
- References (no page limit)
- Budget and Budget Justification (1 page)
- NIH Biosketch for all Investigators
Previous Award Winners
2021
PI: Linda Larkey, Ph.D., Professor, Edson College of Health and Innovation
Project Title: Feasibility Study of a Novel mHealth Intervention to Build Resilience and Reduce Burden for Family Caregivers of AD Patients
Co-investigators: Sunny Kim, Ph.D., SeungYong Han, Ph.D., Darith James, Ph.D.
Award: $25,000
PI: Edward Ofori, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, College of Health Solutions
Project Title: Distinct Visuomotor Markers of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Award: $25,000
PI: Hannah Giasson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
PI: Rachel Koffer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Project Title: Variability in Views of Aging and Daily Stress Among Dementia Caregivers: Pathways of Health Risk and Resilience
Co-investigators: Chung Jung Mun, Ph.D., David Coon, Ph.D.
PI: Robert Kaplan, M.M., Professor, School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Project Title: Finding Ease: Expansion of An Improvisation Intervention for Caregivers of Individuals with Dementia
Co-investigators: Aaron Guest, Ph.D., SeungYong Han, Ph.D.
Grant Administrator
Fang Yu, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
Edson Chair in Dementia Translational Nursing Science at the Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation