NIDUS Pilot Grants

The Network for Investigation of Delirium: Unifying Scientists is awarding two $40,000 Pilot Awards for the 2025-2026 grant cycle. This cycle of Pilot Awards is focused on the inter-relationship of Delirium and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). This focus is purposefully broad, and examples of projects fulfilling this theme include (but are not limited to) studies focused on:

• Risk factors or outcomes related to delirium associated with AD/ADRD or long-term cognitive decline
• Harmonization and refinement of measurement tools that distinguish delirium from AD/ADRD or delirium superimposed on AD/ADRD
• Biomarker and mechanistic studies to advance our understanding of: (1) the pathophysiology of inter-relationship of delirium and AD/ADRD; (2) how delirium may lead to the development of AD/ADRD; or (3) identifying therapeutic targets at the interface of delirium and AD/ADRD
• Clinical Trials--Intervention development studies for future clinical trials, especially of delirium prevention or treatment strategies which examine effectiveness for the outcomes of AD/ADRD or long-term cognitive decline