CHOP Research Institute GIS/NLP Pilot Grant

CHOP Research Institute is soliciting internal pilot grant applications to stimulate research using novel methods such as geospatial analysis (GIS), and natural language processing (NLP) that will attract external support for larger-scale studies.

Letters of Intent (LOI)are due by 12 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. Submit LOIs to Donna Vito (vitod@chop.edu) using the template.

LOIs should include a concise description of your proposed project, how you plan to utilize data from this opportunity to support future grants, and experience with Arcus, or NLP or GIS methodologies.

In partnership with Arcus, the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA), and the Data Science and Biostatistics Unit (DSBU), selected proposals will be for Arcus and DSBU training and analytic support for up to a maximum of $25,000 for one year. Projects should be able to be completed within one year.

The goals of this initiative include:

• Analysis of existing geospatial and text data with a translational relevance to clinical care, with the potential to add data to Arcus
• Collaboration across divisions or departments to merge different data types in ways that strengthen existing projects or open new research opportunities
• Leveraging Arcus resources to achieve study aims

Faculty and instructors from all CHOP departments and divisions are encouraged to apply. We will also consider funding research scientists, and research fellows. Experience is not required for funding.