The Osher Center at UVM’s mission is to advance whole, integrative health through education, clinical care, research, and policy. Our Values include the following:  

• We empower individuals to thrive through whole healthcare, honoring their physical, psychological, and spiritual experiences. 

• We believe health care can be effective only when rooted in social justice, inclusion, and access to high-quality care for all. 

• We build and support expert academic resources to expand and strengthen evidence-based integrative health. 

• We nurture connection and wellbeing among our educators, researchers, clinicians, and regional and global community members. 

The purpose of these grants is to advance the mission of the Osher Center at UVM through innovative research that aligns with the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) research priorities and the Osher Center at UVM’s priorities and addresses one or more of the following topics: 

• Whole Health and the integration of complementary and conventional care 

• Integrative or Whole Health approaches to the management of chronic conditions 

• Advances in education of Integrative health providers 

• Policy changes to promote Whole Health or Integrative care 

• Planetary Health- human health and the environment 

• Lifestyle medicine approaches to care (i.e. culinary medicine, physical activity promotion, stress management) 

• Promotion of healthy behavior change 

Proposals should include: 

• Significance & Innovation: Describe the question, significance in the field, alignment to the Osher Center mission and vision and NCCIH priorities 

• Approach: Include hypotheses, study design, methods, and participant details. 

• Feasibility: Detail timelines, resources, personnel, and a realistic budget. 

• Outcomes: Identify measurable endpoints/plans for future funding or publication. 

• Budget: See Guidelines below. 

 Only Osher Affiliates are eligible to apply.  

• To become an Osher Affiliate, submit your Osher Affiliate Application.  

• For more information, visit uvm.edu/osher/affiliate-hub.  

Projects should: 

• Be led by individuals with relevant expertise 

• Demonstrate access to necessary facilities and participants 

• Can include researchers, clinicians, educators, graduate students, medical students, and fellows. 

• Have the potential to lead to future extramural research funding. 

• Total costs up to $25,000 

• Include itemized budgets for personnel (salary + fringe), supplies, participant expenses, data analysis (since this is an internal grant, indirect costs do not apply) 

• Budget narrative should explain need, justify costs, and align with project aims 

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• Project Narrative (3-5 pages) upload PDF 

• Background & Purpose 

• Scope of Work 

• Significance & Innovation 

• Approach 

• Feasibility:  

• Outcomes: 

• Budget upload PDF 

Questions? Contact: Kristie Grover at Kristie.Grover@uvm.edu.