Requests for Applications: James L. Rudolph Career Development Award and the Pilot Grants Program

The IMPACT Collaboratory requests applications for The James L. Rudolph Career Development Award Program and Pilot Grants Program of non-pharmacological interventions for people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners.

James L. Rudolph Career Development Award Program

IMPACT will fund up to two awards of up to $240, 000 over 24 months for Career Development Awards to prepare emerging investigators to lead ePCTs that improve care for PLWD and their care partners. Learn more about this training and funding opportunity here.  Join the informational webinar on June 23rd at 4PM ET for details.  Register here.  Read the Request for Applications and learn about previous awardees.

Pilot Grants Program

IMPACT will fund up to three awards for up to $300,000 over 18 months for pilot embedded pragmatic trials (ePCTs) that are designed to demonstrate the feasibility and inform the design of a future full-scale ePCT to evaluate non-pharmacological interventions embedded in health care system(s) for PLWD and their care partners.  Learn more about this funding opportunity here. Join the informational webinar June 11th at 2PM ET. Register here. Read the Request for Applications and learn more about previous awardees.

Questions? Email us at IMPACTcollaboratory@hsl.harvard.edu.

 

 Pilot ePCT Grants

 Goal: To demonstrate the feasibility of a future full-scale ePCT of a non-pharmacological intervention for PLWD and their care partners.

Informational Webinar
June 11, 2026 @ 2pm ET

Register here

Letters of Intent Due
July 23, 2026 @ 11:59pm ET

James L. Rudolph Career Development Awards

 Goal: To support the career development of early-stage investigators conducting preparatory research to advance future ePCTs to improve care for PLWD and their care partners.

 Informational Webinar
June 23, 2026 @ 4pm ET

Register here

 Applications Due
September 10, 2026 @ 6pm ET