Duke Roybal Center Pilot Funding Opportunity

The Duke Roybal Center aims to catalyze researchers across disciplines to develop, test and implement innovative behavioral interventions grounded in behavioral or social science principles to promote independent living of older adults. The theme of the Duke Roybal Center is to accelerate translational behavioral intervention research on aging and functional independence.

Objective: We are seeking proposals for theory-driven intervention research that aims to promote functional independence of older adults or adults facing disease that increases their risk for disability. Faculty investigators should propose high quality small-scale behavioral intervention feasibility or pilot studies that can be completed in one year. The research we fund could be in any of the NIH stages of intervention development (0, I, II, III, IV) and have a plan for progression across the levels of the NIH Stage Model for Behavioral Intervention Development. The intent of pilot funding is for generating preliminary data that can lead to high-impact externally funded studies. Clinical trials are highly encouraged.

Studies of Interest: The primary intervention outcome is expected to be in the domain of physical function (e.g. disability, mobility, self-care, physical activity) and can be measured by a person's capacity (what s/he can do), perceived capacity, or performance (what is actually done) in executing a specific task or being involved in a life situation.

Deadlines & Timeline

• Consult Meeting: February 6-28

• Information Session: February 19 | 12-12:30 p.m.

• LOI due: February 21

• Application due: March 6

• NOA: April 1

• "Forms E": April

• Earliest Start Date: June 1

For more information, visit Roybal Center Funding Opportunities and register for the WebEx information session. 

Please email jennie.riley@duke.edu with study aims to set up a telephone or in-person consult meeting.

Contact jessalyn.byrd@duke.edu with any questions.