Young Investigators Award Program

ENTELLIGENCETM Program

ENTELLIGENCE is a program for clinical and basic science research in the field of cardiopulmonary medicine. The program provides opportunities for individual young investigators to promote quality medical care and enhance patients' lives by supporting research in pulmonary hypertension (PH) related to expanding our knowledge of the pathways involved in pulmonary vascular pathobiology. ENTELLIGENCE is led by a Steering Committee comprised of leaders in the field of PH. 
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Young Investigators Award

The ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigators Award Program provides individual grants of $100,000 each to qualified investigators to conduct research via a 12-month mentored grant. Eligibility criteria include:

Applicant

  • Seniority:  Junior faculty member (up to and including associate professor), post doctoral student, research assistant, doctoral candidate, or fellow
  • Experience:  No more than 5 years experience in tenure-track (or comparable independent research) appointment
  • Country:  US or Canada
  • Current research:  Engaged principally in basic science, translational, or clinical research aimed at understanding the pathways and pathophysiology of pulmonary vascular disease
Project
  • Site: University or research institute; US or Canada
  • Length and Budget: The project must be achievable within the time frame (1 year) and budget
    allocation ($100,000) of the ENTELLIGENCE program. Additional funding sources are acceptable
    and must be clearly indicated in the proposal.
  • Focus: Develop a better understanding of/approach to disorders of pulmonary vascular biology;
    bridge funding, therapeutic drug trials, or registry trials will not be funded
  • Research type: Basic science, clinical, or translational
  • Mentor: Applicant must be supervised by an appropriate mentor

Application Process

Grants are awarded by the Steering Committee and based on scientific merit, originality, feasibility, and applicability to the problem of pulmonary hypertension. Submission of a letter of intent (LOI) is the first step in the process. LOI applicants who are selected by the Steering Committe are invited to submit a full grant proposal.

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Previous Award Winners

Established in 2005, the Young Investigators Award Program has funded more than 25 promising researchers in the field of pulmonary hypertension.
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The ENTELLIGENCETM program is supported through an educational grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ENTELLIGENCE is run as a nonprofit program.