R03 Request for Proposal (Summer 2025 Cycle)
The UW ALACRITY Center is an incubator for new research and bold thinking in mental health. If you’re an academic who has a big idea, and you’d like to be considered for funding and support from our team, please fill out and submit a Request for Proposal (RFP).
IMPORTANT DATES
Indication of Interest Deadline: May 12, 2025
Application Deadline: June 9, 2025
Funding Announcements: first half of August 2025
Project Start Date: September 16, 2025
WHY WORK WITH THE UW ALACRITY CENTER?
Our diverse team and unique methodology can provide you and your team with a wealth of resources, support, experience, and expertise. From data collection tools to grant writing support, design consultation, project management, and more. The UW ALACRITY Center can support you in bringing your ideas to life.
RFP AND APPENDICES
Appendix A: Face Page (Microsoft Word)
Appendix B: Methods Core Intake (PDF)
Center Partners Spotlight: Bjorling and Sonney’s Virtual Reality Research Attracts Media Attention
Teens today are dealing with unprecedented stressors, and over the past decade their mental health has been in sustained decline. Levels of anxiety and depression rose after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Compounding the problem is a shortage of mental health providers — for every 100,000 children in the U.S., there are only 14 child and adolescent psychiatrists.
In response to this crisis, University of Washington researchers studied whether virtual reality might help reduce stress for teens and boost mental health. Working with adolescents, the team designed a snowy virtual world with six activities — such as stacking rocks and painting — based on practices shown to improve mental health.
Read the full story here: UW News – Virtual reality environment for teens may offer an accessible, affordable way to reduce stress
R03 Request for Proposal (Summer 2024 Cycle)
The UW ALACRITY Center is an incubator for new research and bold thinking in mental health. If you’re an academic who has a big idea, and you’d like to be considered for funding and support from our team, please fill out and submit a Request for Proposal (RFP).
IMPORTANT DATES
Indication of Interest Deadline: May 14, 2024
Application Deadline: June 20, 2024
Funding Announcements: September 16, 2024
Project Start Date: October 1, 2024
WHY WORK WITH THE UW ALACRITY CENTER?
Our diverse team and unique methodology can provide you and your team with a wealth of resources, support, experience, and expertise. From data collection tools to grant writing support, design consultation, project management, and more. The UW ALACRITY Center can support you in bringing your ideas to life.
RFP AND APPENDICES
Appendix A: UWAC R03 RFA_Appendix A.pdf
Appendix B: UWAC R03 RFA_Appendix B.pdf
Appendix C: UWAC R03 RFA_Appendix C.pdf
Appendix D: UWAC R03 RFA_Appendix D.pdf
References: UWAC R03 RFA_References.pdf