Applications due March 11
These instructions are for VU investigators. VUMC investigators should visit the OOR funding opportunity site.
Vanderbilt University may submit one proposal to the Huo Family Foundation 2025 Special Project Grant.
Overview
A long-standing interest of HFF has been the effect and impact of usage of digital technology on young people. The rapid rise and use of this technology has permeated much of society and transformed the way many humans interact. HFF is establishing a research portfolio on the Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in Children and Young People.
These larger and longer-term research awards would allow researchers of all career stages, collaborating as a multi-disciplinary team with different expertise and skills, to take an integrated approach to tackle the more difficult questions in this domain.
Proposals should be tackling key questions within the broad topic of the effects of usage of and exposure to digital technologies on brain development and function (including physiological responses), social behaviour and interactions, and mental health of children and young people (ages 7-24 years).
For more details, please visit the sponsor page.
Award Information
The Huo Family Foundation anticipates award amounts up to $390,000 per year for up to four years.
Grant funds are not to be used to support the lead applicant’s salary or that of the co-applicants, but funds may be used by the applicant(s) for any expense judged supportive of the research project including staffing, lab expenses, equipment and access charges, and professional travel.
On overhead/indirect costs, up to 12.5% of the total grant is permitted for US-based work.
Eligibility
The applicant(s) must hold a PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant field, which may include but is not limited to neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, public health, computer science, social science, economics.
The applicant(s) should have a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract, or the guarantee of one. The contract should not be conditional on receiving this award.
The salaries of all applicants must be covered by their respective employing organisation(s) for the duration of the award.
Co-applicants are possible on this application, particularly if the proposal crosses discipline boundaries, and the co-applicants bring critical and complementary expertise. Collaborators can be included in this application and award.
Internal Submission Instructions
All applicants to this internal competition must submit:
- Two page project description with budget summary
- CV/Biosketch
- Required Letter of Support
Interested faculty should visit https://vanderbilt.infoready4.com/#freeformCompetitionDetail/1965541 to submit an application for the internal LSO competition and to find additional information about the opportunity. The deadline for the internal competition is March 11, 2025. The selected nominee will submit their full proposal by May 23, 2025 at 5:59 p.m. CST.
Any questions about this opportunity or the LSO process may be directed to VU-LSO@vanderbilt.edu.
