The Center for Transformative Stroke Care (CTSC) promotes stroke research to transform stroke care across the continuum with the aLHS approach. Pilot Applications should be related to topics of interest to the mission of the Center and will help jump start new areas or technologies for stroke research as well as to foster new or current collaborative efforts that will improve stroke care. Additional details can be found in the RFA. For questions about your research project, please contact Dr. Cheryl Bushnell (cheryl.bushnell@advocatehealth.org) or Alyson Caruso (alyson.caruso@advocatehealth.org).
Successful pilots will receive up to $25,000 to be spent within a 12-month project period. These awards are open to all neuroscience investigators across Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Advocate Health Enterprise, including all Atrium Health southeast region locations, Advocate, and Aurora hospitals in the Midwest. Collaborative projects across the Enterprise are encouraged. Wake Forest University faculty and all CTSI affiliated institutions with a Wake Forest co-investigator are also invited to apply. The application’s PI does not have to be a member of CTSC, but if the application is funded, the PI is expected to become a member of the Center and contribute to its mission. Applications should be submitted through the ePilot electronic submission system.
Deadlines:
- Full Application Deadline: 10/14/2025, 5:00 PM ET
- Project Start Date: 01/05/2026