Purpose

SIDP is soliciting Expanding Leadership, Evidence, and Value Across Treatment Environments in Infectious Diseases (ELEVATE-ID) research proposals from SIDP members who qualify as investigators with a focus on projects that promote expanded leadership, evidence and value across training environments to practices involving infectious diseases. The primary purpose of this research grant is to support and build careers of the under-represented researcher community (and/or) to improve care for underrepresented communities. Applications in clinical and bench research that impact underrepresented communities may be considered.

Funding

Applicant Criteria

At the time of application submission, the Principal Investigator (PI) must meet all eligibility requirements to be a Full or Associate Member of SIDP (https://sidp.org/Become-a-Member). If not a current SIDP member, membership will be awarded as part of receipt of this grant. The PI or co-principal investigator (co-PI) must self-identify as being a member of an underrepresented community in infectious disease research. Applicants with a terminal degree (e.g., PharmD, PhD, MD, DO, etc.) who are recognized as a PI at their institution are eligible to apply. Applicants who are enrolled in a PGY1/PGY2/fellowship during the grant period are ineligible. Grant funds may not be used to fulfill any graduate degree requirements. Finally, applicants are ineligible to serve as PI for this grant if they have received an SIDP Research Grant as PI in the past two years or serve on the SIDP Board of Directors. Questions regarding applicant eligibility should be addressed in writing to the Chair of the Research Committee prior to submission.

If a Research Committee member chooses to apply (as PI, co-investigator, mentor, or consultant), the Committee member will be recused from participating in the review or handling of this grant. It is the responsibility of the Committee member to notify the Research Committee Chair of their intent to participate in an application. Liaisons to the Research Committee will also ensure that all reviewed applications meet eligibility criteria.

Submission and Review of Proposals

Proposals should follow the guidelines described in the RFPs and be submitted via email to ALL: sidp@affinity-strategies.com, Chair of the Research Committee N. Jim Rhodes (nrhode@midwestern.edu), and Vice Chair of the Research Committee Jeffrey Rybak (jeffrey.rybak@stjude.org). Applications submitted after the application deadline will not be considered.

Proposals must be submitted by email no later than 11:59 PM EST on July 31, 2025.