{"624015":{"#nid":"624015","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mild Cognitive Impairment Empowerment Program Call for Pre-Proposals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe number of individuals affected by Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is increasing every year, with an estimated 15 percent to 20 percent of those over the age of 65 at risk of developing it. These individuals have increased problems with memory, problem-solving or spatial ability.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe vision of the Mild Cognitive Impairment Empowerment Program (MCIEP) is to revolutionize the experience of people affected by MCI by creating a comprehensive approach that can be replicated nationally and internationally.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;With the aim of speeding up development, testing and dissemination of evidence-based interventions for MCI, the Innovation Accelerator (IA) core is offering seed grants to support research in the following areas: therapeutic programming, technology, and the built environment.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe funded projects should result in innovative solutions, strategies or methodologies developed through a culture of collaboration among students, researchers, clinicians, and people with MCI in less than 12 months\u0026rsquo; time.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBeginning in the fall of 2019, $150,000 in seed grants will be available each year for the next three years.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EProposals can range from semester to year-long research projects and smaller proposals can target funds to convene valuable discussions, gather data, develop methods and metrics or to prototype new designs and technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee the related file to the right for more information on the pre-proposal call and how to apply.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAll pre-proposals will be evaluated by a review committee comprised of representatives from all cores of the MCIEP and individuals affected by MCI. Feedback from the committee will be given to all pre-proposals. Those selected for full proposals will be contacted by the end of the day on September 10.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor additional information or questions regarding the seed grant process email\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kimberly.seaton@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekimberly.seaton@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELooking forward to reading your pre-proposals,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJennifer DuBose,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nMCIEP\u0026#39;s Innovation Accelerator Director\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech academic and research faculty are invited to submit seed grant pre-proposals to the Mild Cognitive Impairment Empowerment Program.\u0026nbsp;Pre-proposal deadline is August 29, 2019, by 5 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech academic and research faculty are invited to submit seed grant pre-proposals to the Mild Cognitive Impairment Empowerment Program. Pre-proposal deadline is August 29, 2019, by 5 p.m."}],"uid":"32550","created_gmt":"2019-08-05 19:38:11","changed_gmt":"2020-04-14 18:53:09","author":"Malrey Head","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-08-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"624041":{"id":"624041","type":"image","title":"Patient with medications.","body":null,"created":"1565107984","gmt_created":"2019-08-06 16:13:04","changed":"1565108008","gmt_changed":"2019-08-06 16:13:28","alt":"Patient stands at drawer with medications.","file":{"fid":"237675","name":"patient.meds_.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/patient.meds_.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/patient.meds_.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":120346,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/patient.meds_.jpg?itok=N2C2qOgd"}}},"media_ids":["624041"],"related_files":{"248979":{"fid":null,"name":"Ianetta to Lead as Debate Team Faculty Advisor","file_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Debate%20Team%20Becomes%20IAC%20Student%20Organization%2C%20Ianetta%20to%20Lead%20as%20Faculty%20Advisor%20mp%20edits%5B89%5D.png","file_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Debate%20Team%20Becomes%20IAC%20Student%20Organization%2C%20Ianetta%20to%20Lead%20as%20Faculty%20Advisor%20mp%20edits%5B89%5D.png","mime":"image\/png","size":297223,"description":null}},"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"},{"id":"1225","name":"School of Industrial Design"},{"id":"1227","name":"School of Music"},{"id":"468131","name":"SimTigrate"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor More Information Contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kimberly.seaton@design.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKimberly Bass Seaton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSimTigrate Design Lab\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}