The Carolina Center on Alzheimer’s Disease and Minority Research (CCADMR) RCMAR is announcing their availability of pilot project awards. Applications are due February 15, 2022.

The mission of the CCADMR is to increase the diversity of the research workforce focused on population health and sociocultural, behavioral, and environmental determinants of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) health disparities through sustained infrastructure that will support underrepresented and racial/ethnic minority faculty (i.e., those from educationally or economically disadvantaged backgrounds and racial and ethnic minorities).

Eligibility Criteria: Eligible applicants include—

1. Postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, or mid-career faculty who are transitioning to ADRD
   research using population-based methods. Eligible persons must have a terminal degree.
2. Primary investigators must have appointments at Allen University (Allen), Claflin University
   (Claflin), Clemson University (Clemson), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), South
   Carolina State University (SCSU), or the University of South Carolina (UofSC).
3. Investigations using primary data collection, secondary datasets, or mixed methods approaches
   are invited. Projects should focus on the sociocultural, behavioral, and environmental
   determinants of ADRD health disparities. If using secondary data, one (or more) of the following
   datasets is strongly recommended: the SC Alzheimer’s Disease Registry, the Health and
   Retirement Study (HRS), or the Behavioral Risk Factor and Surveillance System (BRFSS).
4. Interested applicants must communicate with a member of the CCADMR Analysis Core before
   submitting an application.

Visit the CCADMR website for details.