NIH U24 Music Networks Pilot Research Program Request for Applications
The NIH U24 Music Networks Pilot Research Program is designed to support innovative 1-year pilot studies focused on the mechanisms through which music may impact acute and chronic pain.
This opportunity is supported by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), in partnership with the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). It is managed by the three NIH-funded music research networks: Music4Pain, AudioAnalgesiA, and ENSEMBLE.
OverviewThe purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to elicit proposals for 1-year pilot studies that will generate necessary preliminary data to strengthen future NIH applications for later-stage studies aimed at better understanding the mechanisms through which music may have a positive impact on pain. A successful pilot study would also facilitate multidisciplinary collaborations among neuroscientists, music therapists, musicians, and biomedical, behavioral, or social scientists.
Only mechanistic studies, including mechanistic clinical trials, are eligible for this RFA. Studies that are designed to test the safety or demonstrate the efficacy/effectiveness of an intervention are expressly not eligible and should be submitted under the appropriate NCCIH Clinical Trial FOA. Please see NCCIH’s Clinical Trials Funding Opportunity Announcements web page for further information.
