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The Presidential Research Development Grant (PRDG) Program is designed to provide a limited number of mid-sized awards to full-time Touro University faculty. Historically, this award was provided for the New York campus. As Touro University has continuously been expanding its research arm across different campuses and disciplines, the PRDG program is applicable to TU campuses in Nevada, California, New York, Montana, and New Mexico. The aim of these grants is to support and build upon solid preliminary data already generated by the Investigator and where additional research effort is now critical to competitively pivot for external funding.

It is anticipated that 3-5 grants will be awarded from among two potential applicant pools:

  • Biomedical & Health Sciences
  • Liberal arts & Social Sciences

Applications may be made only for individual Touro University faculty projects or for collaborating projects; external collaborations are not fundable for this program (e.g., a Touro Nevada PI collaborating with a Touro New York Co-PI can be funded, but not if a Co-PI is from Duke University).

Applicants generally may request support of up to $10,000, with most awards expected to range between $5,000 to $10,000. However, requests for support of $15,000 to $20,000 will be considered for projects that typically involve greater expense (e.g., laboratory-based research) but only if clear justification for this higher level of support is provided in the application. Proposals that include contributions from the Investigator’s School – to cover some project costs, in addition to dedicated Investigator time — are strongly encouraged.

The PRDG program is not intended to support pilot or terminal research. For those types of research activities, funding can be provided by the Investigator’s School through a variety of mechanisms, such as release time, small internal grants, general laboratory support, student research assistants, etc. The purpose of PRDG funding is to advance selective research projects for expansion beyond preliminary successful results achieved thus far by the Investigator. Our hope is that through PRDG funding, the research will yield results that clearly lend themselves to potentially secure greater levels of project support from within the highly competitive national environment of external funding.

Applications will require sign-off by the applicant’s Department Chair (where appropriate) and by the School Dean to confirm that School resources being applied to the project are available. This includes confirmation of the stated level of effort that the Investigator will devote to conduct the proposed research, along with any additional internal matching funding or other support being provided by the School to accomplish the research.

Proposals are due by Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Each award is for a one-year period, subject to meeting standard compliance requirements for the conduct of the research (e.g., biosafety, human subjects, and/or animal care and use approvals). Applicants must carefully follow the application guidelines and instructions, and fill out the cover page to be used as part of proposal submission.

Questions about the programs and proposal process may be addressed to NYMC-OVPResearch@nymc.edu

Research Classifications

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Proposals that will be considered under the classification of biomedical and health sciences must be focused on research involving life sciences, applied sciences, translational or clinical projects (including such fields as cell biology, epidemiology, dental research, cancer studies, and neurology) and other related disciplines.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Proposals that will be considered under the classification of liberal arts and social sciences must be focused on research involving public health, social sciences, behavioral sciences, and educational sciences (including such fields as psychology, education, law, and social work) and all other disciplines.