Data Delivery Awards
The Children’s Health Informatics Core (CHIC) Data Delivery Awards are intended to support investigators working on projects that can lead to impactful child health research in the future. Read more below or download the information page HERE.
Eligibility
- The Principal Investigator (PI) (or co-PIs) on the application must have a formal affiliation with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) and be engaged in child health research.
- Investigators with no or limited funding for the project of interest are eligible.
- Projects must have well-defined aims and testable hypotheses.
- Funding from this subsidy may only be used for CHIC data extraction services.
- The proposed project should strive to lead to a published manuscript and/or grant funding
- Proposals that are not awarded are eligible for resubmission in the next cycle.
Timeline
We review applications in the following cycles:
| Application Submission Dates* | Steering Committee Dates | Award Notified By | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 | September 1 - November 30 | December 12 | December 20 |
| Cycle 2 | December 1 - February 28 | Tentative: March 12 | March 21 |
| Cycle 3 | March 1 - May 30 | Tentative: June 11 | June 20 |
| Cycle 4 | June 1 - August 30 | Tentative: September 10 |
September 19 |
*Applications are due at 5 PM ET on the last date of submission for that cycle.
Evaluation
Each proposal will be evaluated (in relative priority order) on:
Potential for future funding
- Named grant mechanism.
- Substantial funding expected in subsequent application for CHIC (i.e. >$25K)
- Funding track record or named mentorship from faculty with funding track record.
Reusable platform that grows CHIC capabilities
- Enables new capabilities that may be used across many projects.
Trainee/early career development
- Ex: Junior faculty applying for career development award; Educationally required project to graduate
Reputation growth for CHIC team
- Authorship opportunities for CHIC team members to improve their ability to support and demonstrate expertise.
Demonstration of use of self-service analytics tools to the extent possible
- Children’s Data Stewards Program – Data Governance & Data Literacy videos
- SlicerDicer Learning
- Participation in Children’s Data Office Hours program (contact: data@choa.org)
Leadership in multicenter collaborations
- Children’s is a primary or very early site in a multicenter collaboration; participation contributes substantially to national pre-eminence.
Alignment with Children’s mission
- Direct link to sponsored Children’s system improvement area of interest.
Division/Department Support
- Letter of Support demonstrating leadership interest in the project.