PILOT PROGRAM

PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

Proposal Title [insert title, up to 15 words in length]

Investigator Team: [name at least two inter-departmental Tufts faculty members, and their respective departments]
Period of Performance: 8 Months from date of award.
Link to Center Topic: □ Topic A □ Topic B □ Topic C
□ Tad Brunyé □ Matt Cain □ Caroline Davis □ Marianna Eddy
□ Erika Hussey □ Grace Giles □ Aaron Gardony
Primary NSRDEC
Scientific Collaborator: (For details about these individuals and their areas of specialty, see
http://www.centerforabcs.org/index.php/about/centerpeople. Please reach out to
centerforabcs@tufts.edu to identify the appropriate collaborator for your project prior to preparing
a proposal)

Background & Objectives

[Up to 150 words. Broadly, what motivates the work and what do you aim to accomplish?]

Link to Center Objectives

[Up to 100 words. Provide explicit links to the Center’s objectives as detailed in Proposal Instructions document.]

Research/Development Plan

[Up to 200 words. What is your execution plan in terms of human use protocol preparation, research & development, and/or
experimentation?]

Outcomes and Plans

[Up to 100 words. Pilot program pre-proposals are intended to provide a stepping stone for full proposal development,
including pilot data collection to inform feasibility and highlight potential contributions. What do you expect to result from your
pilot work, and how exactly will it inform your full proposal?]

Proposed Budget [See budget guidelines in Proposal Instructions document]

Personnel
[insert name & position]
Materials, Supplies, & Participant Remuneration
[insert item(s) description]
[insert item(s) description]
[insert nature of involvement] [insert proposed dollar amount]
[insert justification] [insert proposed dollar amount]
[insert justification] [insert proposed dollar amount]
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PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

Travel
[insert destination & purpose] [insert justification] [insert proposed dollar amount]
[insert total proposed budget]
Equipment Support (see http://www.centerforabcs.org/index.php/about/capabilities-and-resources)
Are you planning to use any of the facilities at the CABCS? [please check all that apply]
□ EEG Lab □ Neuromodulation Lab □ Exercise/fNIRS Lab □ Seated Testing □ Seated Eyetracking □ SUAVE Lab
Are you requesting to borrow equipment from NSRDEC/CABCS? □ Yes □ No (if yes, fill in information below)
Hardware (listed under “Other Resources” on webpage)
Equipment Requested Quantity Length of Loan

Do you know how to use the above equipment? □ Yes □ No

If no, who have you talked with about training at [insert name here]
CABCS/NSRDEC?
Software/Analysis
Do you need software for analysis? □ Yes □ No
Do you need support for analysis? □ Yes □ No
If yes, who have you talked with about training on [insert name here]
software/analysis at CABCS/NSRDEC?

Comments/Notes:

[Additional Comments about equipment/software/analysis needs]