PCORI is committed to "research done differently." Our funding applications and review process include criteria that may be new to researchers, patients, and other stakeholders.
Our training materials are designed to assist you through this new process. Please share your feedback so we can continue to improve our training materials.
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Upcoming LOI/Applicant Town Halls
Information about all upcoming Letter of Intent/Applicant Town Halls will be posted here.
PCORI Online Training Resources
Engagement Award Resources
- Pre-Award User Guide
- Pre-Award LOI Cheat Sheet (Updated September 2020)
- Pre-Award Application Cheat Sheet (Updated November 2020)
- PCORI Online Cheat Sheet: Administrative Official: Logging in & Application Submission
- System-Based Training: Engagement Awards LOI Submission
- System-Based Training: Engagement Awards Application Submission
Additional Resources
Research Fundamentals: Preparing You to Successfully Contribute to Research
People new to health research or patient-centered research have many questions: What is patient-centered outcomes research? How does the research process work? How can I be an effective partner on a research study?
To help answer these questions, PCORI's new on-demand training is designed for those who want to learn more about the research process. Research Fundamentals is a self-paced training that uses plain language to describe patient-centered outcomes research. It can help everyone, regardless of experience, engage and contribute with confidence. The modular format and downloadable glossary will help users quickly and easily apply what they’ve learned.
PCORI Policy for Data Management and Data Sharing
This policy calls for the researchers PCORI funds to share their data sets and documentation for reanalysis and reuse. The policy advances PCORI’s commitment to open science by encouraging use of data from the studies it funds to allow other researchers to verify and build on those findings to generate new evidence available to healthcare decision makers.
Guidance on the Design and Conduct of Trials in Real-World Settings: Factors to Consider in Pragmatic Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Comparative clinical effectiveness research is commonly performed in real-world settings that require thoughtful planning to balance the extent of experimental control with more naturalistic (or "pragmatic") study conduct. Applicants for PCORI funding and PCORI awardees should refer to this guidance for important factors in weighing whether and how pragmatic research features best serve the study question and purpose.
Using the PCORI Methodology Standards
Learn more about PCORI methodology standards and how they can be used.
Archived LOI/Applicant Town Halls & Training Resources
Posted: October 29, 2013; Updated: January 8, 2021