Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement — Cycle 3 2026
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Funds studies that build the evidence base on engagement in research itself: validated measures of engagement context, process and outcomes, and development or testing of engagement techniques and how their effectiveness varies by setting and community.
- Indicative award
- up to $1.5M (total award)Two budget tracks: Rapid Measurement Studies up to $1 million over up to 24 months; Development and Testing of Engagement Approaches up to $1.5 million over up to 36 months. Total funds available not published on the page (states 'See PFA for more details'). No minimum published.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Jan, May, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-09 — 26 days awayPFA opened Aug. 4, 2026. LOI deadline Sept. 9, 2026, 5 pm ET; LOI status Oct. 14, 2026; invited application deadline Jan. 12, 2027, 5 pm ET; merit review March 2027; awards announced August 2027; earliest start December 2027.
- Who can apply
- Any faculty rank, Mid-career & senior, Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Organisation-submitted; accepted Letter of Intent and PCORI invitation required before a full application. Studies about patient engagement in clinical care or self-care, including shared decision-making or treatment-adherence interventions, are explicitly nonresponsive — the subject must be engagement of partners in the research process.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- science of engagement · measure development and validation · community-engaged research methods · research partnership outcomes
- Apply at
- https://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/announcement/advancing-science-engagement-research-pcori-funding-announcement-cycle-3-2026
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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