Interdisciplinary New Collaborative (INC) Awards
The INC Awards fund new interdisciplinary research teams to tackle complex health issues through innovative, translational science with required community engagement and focus on improving health outcomes, especially in Delaware.
Funder: DE-CTR ACCEL Program
Due Dates: June 1, 2026 (LOI) | June 22, 2026 (ACCEL Core assistance request) | July 20, 2026 (Full application) | September 14, 2026 (JIT compliance docs)
Funding Amounts: Up to $125,000 direct costs over 18 months per award; no indirect costs; supports new interdisciplinary projects.
Summary: Supports new interdisciplinary collaborations for clinical and translational research that improve health outcomes, with emphasis on innovative, cross-disciplinary approaches.
Key Information: Open only to full-time faculty at ACCEL partner institutions; requires 2–4 PIs from different disciplines and a new collaboration.
Description
The Interdisciplinary New Collaborative (INC) Awards are designed to catalyze innovative, cross-disciplinary research collaborations that span the translational research spectrum. These awards support projects integrating basic and clinical research, bringing together investigators from diverse fields (e.g., neurology, engineering, behavioral science, rehabilitation, etc.) to address complex health challenges and improve health outcomes, particularly for Delawareans. Proposals must represent truly new collaborations—no prior funding in the proposed research line by the team—and must involve investigators from at least two different disciplines and ideally multiple ACCEL partner institutions. All projects must include a plan for community engagement and dissemination of findings.
