Expedited Proposal-Enhancement Grants (EP-EG) are small grant awards designed to support Center Investigators and Affiliates of the St. David’s CHPR as they move into the final phase of preliminary work essential to a specific funding application. It is expected that funding will support primary tasks that may include refining the intervention and obtaining information to support research design decisions. Contact St. David’s CHPR to learn about the availability of funds: chpr@mail.nur.utexas.edu.
Eligibility: Eligibility for EP-EG grants are Center Investigators or Center Affiliates (full-time University of Texas at Austin tenured or tenure-track faculty members) who:
- expect to complete the pilot in question within 6 months of submitting an EP-EG request;
- expect to submit a proposal for a major study (e.g., R01, R21, substantial funding from foundation) within 12 months of submitting the request; and
- work in a substantive area compatible with St. David’s CHPR’s mission.
Affiliate: Individuals who are interested in becoming a St. David’s CHPR Affiliate are asked to submit:
- A current CV or resume.
- Complete and submit the affiliate application form (PDF).
Visit the Affiliates page for more information.
Application Requirements: Applications may be submitted at any time and should include:
- a three-page description of the planned project, including how activities funded by EP-EG will support the specific funding application, timeline for completing the project, and details on when and where the application for funding for the major study will be submitted;
EP-EG application form (PDF) - two-page biographical sketch of the principal investigator;
- detailed budget and justification.
EP-EG Received by Faculty Members
2022
- Lorraine O. Walker and Nicole Murry: Measuring Postpartum-specific Stressors and Coping: Instrument Refinement.
2018
- Miyong Kim, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Bo Xie, Vinh Nguyen, and Jisook Ko: Health Literacy-focused Computer-tailor Intervention Program Lead by Community Health Workers to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening for Linguistically Isolated Asian American Women in Austin/ Travis County: Feasibility Study
2017
- Lynn Rew and Jane Champion: The Influence of Urinary Phthalates on Pubertal Development of Mexican Americans: A Feasibility Study
2014
- Carolyn Brown: Prostate Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Decisions among Black Males Less than 40 Years
- Lorraine O. Walker: The Research Title is Psychological and Behavior Health and Communication Technology Preferences of New Mothers
- Lynn Rew: Feasibility of Recruiting and Using SPORTc Intervention with Middle and High School Students and Their Parent:s
2013
- Heather Becker: A Proposal to Explore Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of a Proposed Cognitive Intervention
- Sharon Brown: Adopting a Culturally-tailored DSME Intervention for Occupational Health: Phase I, Focus Groups
- Tracie Harrison: Health Disparities in Women with Disabilities
- Sharon Horner: Asthma in Central Texas (ACT): Living Healthy with Asthma
- Eileen Kintner: Comparison of Asthma Programs II: Spanish version ofStaying Healthy-Asthma Responsible & Prepared program
- Lynn Rew: Planning a Sexual Health and Substance Use Intervention
- Alexa Stuifbergen: PWW-MS: An intervention to promote wellness, relaxation and energy for women with MS