# Carolina Population Center Development Core

> **NIH NIH P2C** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $259,075

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
The Development Core is designed respond to the challenges of conducting population science 
research at the highest levels by investing in developing the human capital of population 
scholars and creating a culture and structure that contribute to the development of innovative 
interdisciplinary, high-impact population science research projects. Given the importance of the 
early stages of the career, many of the Core's activities focus on junior faculty, as part of a 
multi-dimensional program of mentoring. Seed grants and sustained engagement of mentors 
throughout the grant proposal writing, submission, review, and revision processes are key 
components. More generally, support from an engaging and innovative Development Core can 
also be critical as mid- and senior-level faculty pursue new ideas and continue their career-long 
developmental trajectories as scholars. The Development Core focuses on multiple activities. 
One is mentoring Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) in the preparation of competitive grant 
proposals through the mechanism of our regularly scheduled Grant Proposal Development 
Group (GPDG) that offers structured support for the preparation of NIH applications across the 
calendar year. A second is creating a Biological/Cognitive Technical Experts (BCTE) program to 
advise our faculty fellows, and particularly our ESIs, on key issues of judicious measurement 
and careful use of data that will be critical for proposal development and research productivity in 
the interdisciplinary space of population dynamics. Additionally, we will start a new Workshop 
for Innovation and Lightning-speed Discovery (WILD) program, which will facilitate the rapid 
development of new ideas and collaborations for CPC fellows at all stages of the research life 
course. Finally, we will provide a range of opportunities for CPC and external population 
scientists to present their work and to learn about the work of others at UNC and beyond. A key 
component of our Development Core over the next five years is the attention we have given to 
designing programs and mechanisms that will be as responsive as possible to the timely needs 
of researchers as they evolve and that will adjust in focus as needs change over the career 
trajectory.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10136660
- **Project number:** 5P2CHD050924-17
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** Amanda L Thompson
- **Activity code:** P2C (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $259,075
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2005-07-11 → 2025-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10136660

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10136660, Carolina Population Center Development Core (5P2CHD050924-17). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10136660. Licensed CC0.

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