UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences UK-CARES
The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Core Center to enhance research capacity focused on major environmental health impacts to air and water quality that have been implicated in environmentally induced disease.
The Center will provide advanced infrastructure and leading expertise, dedicated career development and mentorship, and community-engaged interactions to facilitate innovative discovery and new understandings of environmental factors in disease initiation, progression, and outcomes and their community impacts.
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Research Support Request
Funding Opportunities
Explore active funding mechanisms to advance your environmental health research. Apply year-round for our Rapid Response Mini-Grants, or prepare for our core annual program applications reopening this January.
Career Development Program
Investing in early-stage investigators to advance innovative environmental health science.
Pilot Project Program
Fostering collaborative research by funding high-impact environmental health pilot studies.
CONGRATULATIONS UK-CARES Pilot Project Awardees
Interested in applying next year? Learn More about the award criteria & plan your proposal for the next funding cycle.
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