How To Fund Your Research
Research at the Saint Louis University AHEAD Institute is made possible by a variety of funding sources, including School of Medicine faculty credits, ICTS Just-In-Time Awards and grants.
AHEAD services are offered at $150 per hour. All projects receive an initial one-hour complimentary consultation with a biostatistician and data manager, as needed. The AHEAD team actively assists primary investigators in their efforts to obtain funding through ICTS Just-In-Time Awards and other pre-grant submission services. Together, we strive to actualize your research goals.
The Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SOM) enables all SOM faculty to utilize AHEAD services. Through AHEAD's credit system, all full-time SOM faculty are eligible to use up to 50 hours (one credit) of AHEAD research support services per calendar year.
Interested SOM faculty should first seek approval from their department chair or designee. Once approval is granted, please proceed with a service request.
SOM Credit System Details:
- Only full-time SOM faculty are eligible to participate in the credit system.
- One credit is equivalent to 50 hours of AHEAD services.
- Department chairs have autonomy in determining how to approve and distribute credits to their faculty. The AHEAD Institute will continue providing department chairs with updates on the hours utilized by their department's faculty.
- All credit users will be strongly encouraged to apply for an ICTS Just-In-Time award. AHEAD staff will support faculty throughout this application process.
- Projects that exceed 50 hours are not appropriate for the credit system and should identify a separate funding source. AHEAD staff will assist in identifying an appropriate funding source for these projects.
- Additional credits are available upon the department chair's request.
Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) Just-In-Time (JIT) Core Usage Funding Program enables researchers to apply for up to $5,000 in funding to utilize AHEAD Institute data and research support services.
This program provides quick access to fund the use any of the JIT Cores for research focused on advancing medical knowledge to improve human health. The AHEAD Institute is a Just-In-Time Core, enabling SLU researchers to apply for up to $5,000 in funding to utilize AHEAD Institute data and research support services. The AHEAD Institute must approve JIT-funded projects prior to application.
The JIT Core Usage Funding Program is supported by the ICTS, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Hope Center and Siteman Cancer Center.
If you are interested in JIT funding, please complete a service request, and our team will schedule a meeting with you to guide you through the application process.
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.
AHEAD services for internal SLU grants, including the Health Research Grant and the President’s Research Fund, are billed at $150 per hour.
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.