Pilot Research Program: 2023 Call for Applications

Objectives and Research Priorities

The CREID Network Pilot Research Program supports, trains, and mentors the next generation of emerging infectious disease researchers. This program will help develop capacity for emerging infectious disease research around the world through the performance of scientific research projects. For questions: info@creid-network.org

The timeline for the application process is:
Call for Applications ReleaseOctober 10, 2022
Webinar for Applicants
Email info@creid-network.org to register
October 20, 2022 at 10am ET
Deadline for QuestionsOctober 24, 2022 at 5pm ET
Response to Questions AvailableOctober 31, 2022
Deadline to Contact Research Center for CollaborationNovember 14, 2022
Deadline for Letter of Intent (LOI)December 5, 2022 at 5pm ET
Deadline for Full ApplicationJanuary 30, 2023 at 5pm ET
Notification of Award March 24, 2023
Start of Award May 1, 2023
Application Forms and Templates
LOI Template
Application Cover Sheet
Research and Related Other Project Information
Budget 1
NIH Biosketch
Other Support
Facilities and Resources
Foreign Clearance
Application Submission Checklist

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2021 Pilot Research Program Awardees
PI(s) and Institution(s) Award Title Pathogen Country Research Center
Issa Abu-Dayyeh, PhD
Biolab Diagnostic Laboratories
Development of a real-time pathogen surveillance system in Jordan SARS-CoV-2 Jordan WARN-ID
Daniel Moura de Aguiar, DVM, PhD
Federal University of Mato Grosso
Revealing vector species with potential to mediate pathogen spillover from wildlife to livestock in the Pantanal Arboviruses Brazil CREATE-NEO
Nguyen Van Cuong, DVM, PhD
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Mixed-species farming, viral diversity, and risks of cross-species transmission in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam Zoonoses
Coronaviruses
Paramyxoviruses
Viet Nam EID-SEARCH
Betania Drumond, PhD
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Investigation of the spatiotemporal dynamics and ecological drivers of enzootic arboviruses circulation in non-human primates in Minas Gerais state/Southeast Brazil Yellow Fever
Mayaro Virus
Brazil CREATE-NEO
Bronwyn Gunn, PhD
Washington State University
Defining antiviral humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in Kenya SARS-CoV-2 Kenya CREID-ECA
Robert Langat, PhD
University of Nairobi
Janin Nouhin, PhD
Pasteur Institute of Cambodia
Hantavirus detection and characterization in rodents and human seroprevalence study in Cambodia Hantavirus Cambodia PICREID