Innovations Pilot Grant

Northwestern Simulation sponsors an Innovations Pilot Grant on an annual basis. This grant provides individual or group recipients the opportunity to develop a single, small proof-of-concept physical model (no virtual reality) worth up to $2,000 of lab services.

In conjunction with our mission to transform healthcare through education, innovation, and scholarship, we provide this grant to support faculty in creating novel simulators to be used for research and medical education.

Eligibility

All faculty members at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are eligible to apply; fellow and/or resident applications require a faculty sponsor.

Timeline

Submission deadline: October 1, 2024

Award notification: October 22, 2024

Award start date: November 1, 2024

Find submission information here.

Proposal Requirements

A completed proposal should contain the following (no more than 1000 words):

A narrative describing the proposed project that answers the following questions:
a. Why is there a need for this project/simulator?
b. What will the new simulator be used for? Who will be trained using it?
c. What unique features or innovations does this simulator offer?
d. What are the expected outcomes? The created simulator must be used for education and there should be a plan to assess not only the simulator fidelity, but also its effect on educational outcomes.
An assessment plan outlining how you will determine whether the desired outcomes have been met.

Submissions

These materials should be submitted electronically as one package with the title “Innovations Pilot Proposal – Your Last Name” to nusiminnovations@northwestern.edu by October 1, 2024. Materials that are not submitted correctly and/or are over the word limit will not be reviewed. Questions about the program and inquiries about the feasibility of specific projects should be directed to the Northwestern Simulation, Manager of the Innovations Lab, Dr. Jafar Arash Mehr (jafar.arashmehr@northwestern.edu).