Forum Pilot Study Grants
Each year, The Forum presents Texas Biomed with a sizable check from our combined fundraising efforts. These funds are then distributed to select scientists as Pilot Study Grants in support of their research needs. A pilot study, pilot project or pilot experiment is a small scale preliminary study conducted in order to evaluate feasibility, time, cost, adverse events, and effect size in an attempt to predict an appropriate sample size and improve upon the study design prior to performance of a full scale research project. Each pilot study costs as much as $50,000 and lasts about one year. With the results from these studies, Texas Biomed scientists are able to take the data and apply for additional research dollars from organizations such as the National Institute of Health (NIH).
We began distributing these grants over 20 years ago and have awarded in excess of $4 million to the scientists at Texas Biomed to date. This funding allowed researchers to apply for additional grant monies that resulted in more than $80 million in subsequent awards (a 20x return on investment!). These grants are sometimes known as “seed grants” because they are relatively small but the ideas they power can grow to become huge in impact.
We hope that you will join us as a member and participate throughout the year at our many social and educational offerings and at our primary fundraising event, The Forum Gala. You may also contribute directly to Forum Grant Pilot Studies by:
Make a fully tax deductible contribution towards our Forum Grant Fund, 100% of which will go directly to scientists’ pilot studies.
Recommend individuals, foundations and corporations that may be interested in contributing. We will gladly reach out to them.
Help spread the word about this important fundraising initiative that supports research at Texas Biomedical Research Institute. All Forum Grant donations are 100% tax deductible. For more information concerning Forum Grants, please email txbiomedicalforumgrants@gmail.com
