The Nora Kahn Piore Award was established in recognition of the lifetime work of health policy expert, Nora Kahn Piore through the generosity of Margot Piore Onek, MD ’64, P’91 and Joseph N. Onek. These awards will be made annually to support undergraduate, graduate, and medical students who wish to undertake research in health services, with a focus on health status and access to health care by people experiencing poverty and who are medically underserved.
We are pleased to announce that we are curently accepting applications and we invite all undergraduate, graduate, and medical students to submit their proposals using our online application. All proposals are due by 11:59 pm on Saturday, March 16th, 2024. Awardees will be notified of the award decisions in early May.
Proposal Instructions:
Visit the online submission form to submit the details of your project.
- This is where you will describe how your project aligns with the award's goals and upload your proposal narrative.
- The proposal narrative should be submitted as a single PDF attachment through the online submission form. Please use 12pt Arial font.
- The length of the proposal narrative should be 1,700 words or less (not including references or tables) and include the following headings: 1. Abstract & Aims, 2. Methods, 3. Analysis and Dissemination, 4. Budget and Justification, and 5. Project Timeline.
- Each submission also requires one Letter of Support from a faculty mentor (to be sent by the nominating faculty member to sph-academics@brown.edu).
Budget Instructions:
The award will provide funding of up to $3,000 for research, travel, and related costs.
- Prior examples of research expenses include the purchase of access to data, transcription services, travel to a research meeting, open-access publication fees, or research participation fees. Student stipends are not permissible.
- Projects of up to one year will be considered; please include a detailed timeline for the work to be completed.
- Travel costs are limited to $2,000 (flight, lodging, per diem, transportation to venue), and are subject to Brown policies. Travel costs for onsite research limit is the lesser of $2,000 or two weeks. Ineligible travel costs include rental car, cell phone, or cellular data.
- Small equipment purchases must be under $1,000 and must be purchased via Brown OIT. Equipment must be returned to Brown OIT at the end of the study.
- This award cannot cover personal housing and food costs.
Award Timeline and Requirements:
- We will send award notifications in early May. If chosen, you must utilize your award funds by May 16th, 2025.
- If your project is chosen, the award will be funded on cost reimbursement basis for the approved expenditures and timeline outlined in your proposal submission. All expense reimbursement requests must comply with University policy and spend guidelines and be accompanied by paid receipts.
- You will need to submit a 1-page final impact report by August 16th, 2025.