How To Fund Your Research
Research at the Saint Louis University AHEAD Institute is made possible by a variety of funding sources, including ICTS Just-In-Time awards, departmental funding, SLU School of Medicine subsidies, internal grants, and external grants.
AHEAD's biostatistics core services are offered at $150 per hour. All projects receive an initial one-hour complimentary consultation with a biostatistician and data manager, as needed.
Our dedicated AHEAD team actively assists primary investigators in their efforts to obtain funding through ICTS Just-In-Time awards and other grant opportunities. Together, we strive to actualize your research goals.
2025 Collaborative Administrative Data Research Award
The purpose of this award is to encourage new cross-institutional collaboration between Saint Louis University and Washington University in St. Louis in the field of administrative data research. This award will support utilization of two Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Just-In-Time (JIT) Cores ($5,000 each) in addition to matching funds from each institution ($5,000 each), for a total award of $20,000 direct costs. Applications should be submitted to the AHEAD Institute at ahead@health.slu.edu by Feb. 14, 2025.
Eligibility
- One co-PI must hold a faculty-level position at SLU and one co-PI must hold a faculty-level position at WashU.
- Both co-PI applicants must be ICTS Members. Applicants can register online.
- Co-PI applicants should not have a history of collaborative work together (publication, grant funding, etc.).
- The application must propose to use administrative data and/or research support services from both AHEAD and ADCS.
- Quote estimates for services are obtained from each core.
Please download the request for applications for additional details and application instructions.
The SLU School of Medicine (SOM) removes barriers to accessing AHEAD services by providing a generous subsidy to SOM departments.
SOM departments are billed $75 per hour for AHEAD services, and SOM subsidizes the remainder of the cost at $75 per hour. Please note that this subsidy is available only to departments within SOM.
All primary investigators utilizing AHEAD services are responsible for confirming departmental funding throughout the research project. At any time, should departmental funding become unavailable, the primary investigator is responsible for informing AHEAD personnel, and we will work alongside you to explore other funding opportunities.
AHEAD services for internal SLU grants, including the Health Research Grant and the President’s Research Fund, are billed at $150 per hour.
External grants can budget AHEAD services at either $150 per hour or as percent effort salary support for a specific analyst.
Percent effort salary support must be greater than or equal to 5%. The optimal way to fund analytic time is grant-dependent and will be discussed in the initial consultation with AHEAD personnel.
If you are unsure how to secure funding to cover AHEAD services for your project, please reach out to us at ahead@health.slu.edu to find a solution.