Team Research Interdisciplinary Project
TRIP Award - Bridging Wet Lab and Dry Lab Research
Supporting interdisciplinary collaborations between biomedical and computational sciences
Applications Now Open! Submit by May 29, 2026
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Wet Lab Component
Biomedicine, Biology, Chemistry, Natural Products Research, or similar domains
Dry Lab Component
Computer Science, Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, or similar domains
Funding Opportunity Description
The Team Research Interdisciplinary Project (TRIP) Award supports collaborative research on projects related to the focus of WV-INBRE in biomedical research that have a need and can significantly benefit from inclusion of interdisciplinary expertise from another domain.
Program Goal: Support interdisciplinary projects requiring collaboration between faculty from two or more diverse fields of research - one mandatory wet lab field and one mandatory dry lab field.
Award Information
Note: All funds must be expended by July 31, 2027. Awardees must commit to 25% effort with release time from their institution.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible Applicants
- Tenure track and tenured faculty at PUIs and CTCs
- Research track faculty at network partner institutions
- Must commit to 25% effort with release time
- Collaboration between wet lab and dry lab investigators required
Not Eligible
- Faculty at lead institutions (MU and WVU)
- Postdoctoral fellows and students
- Simultaneous funding from multiple IDeA programs
Application Requirements
Required Components
Page Limit: Combined narratives (Goals & Specific Aims through Plans for External Grant Applications) must not exceed 6 pages total.
Achievement Milestones Required: List proposal-specific deliverables including completion of aims, new methods, presentations, and publications. At minimum, a presentation at a scientific meeting is required.
Allowable Costs
✓ Allowable Expenses
- Salaries for PI, students, technicians (up to 25% of directs)
- Supplies, reagents, research-relevant software
- Services (animal care, next generation sequencing)
- Equipment ($5,000 - $10,000)
- Travel for research conferences (up to $2,000, presenter only)
📋 Important Notes
- Mentor Fees: $2,500/year paid separately - do not include in budget
- Publication Costs: Available through FRDA program - contact Dr. Werner Geldenhuys
- Collaborative Grants: Separate budgets required for each investigator
- Indirect Costs: Allowed for PUIs/CTCs based on negotiated rate
Review Process & Criteria
Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Benefit: Applications from ESIs receive a 0.5 point reduction in the scoring system. ESIs are defined as new investigators who completed terminal degree within past 10 years and have not yet competed successfully for a substantial NIH research grant.
Responsibilities of TRIP Recipients
Required Activities
- Work with assigned mentor on experimental design and analysis
- Present research at Summer Research Symposium
- Submit annual progress report with publications and grants
- Complete Undergraduate Student Tracking Form
Core Facility Requirements
- Consult with SMART Core for Next Gen Sequencing projects
- Consult with Data Science Core for genomic and multiomics analyses
- Acknowledge core support in all presentations and publications
- Cite WV-INBRE grant P20GM103434
Program Contacts
Additional Contacts
Jim Denvir, PhD (Data Science Core): denvir@marshall.edu | 304-696-7327
Scott Levick, PhD (Mentoring): scott.levick@hsc.wvu.edu | 304-293-2418
Piyali Dasgupta, PhD (Student Data): dasgupta@marshall.edu | 304-696-3612
Submission Information
Email complete application as single PDF to:
smhileman@hsc.wvu.eduDeadline: May 29, 2026, 5:00 PM
Letter of Intent due March 11, 2026