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AHC Faculty Research Development Program 2008
The Academic Health Center is requesting applications for research development grants to fund faculty research. These funds will be distributed through a competitive peer review process. It is anticipated that at least 7 projects will be funded in the next round. One grant (for cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis) will be funded by the Alice P. and Raymond G. Tessman Medical Research Fund. Faculty research development grants are designed to support new or expanding interdisciplinary and interscholastic research, which is innovative and has a high potential for return.
Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria:
1) Research development grants are available to any faculty member in the AHC with an N, P, I, J, or K appointment and employment through the University (or A or W at the Minneapolis VAMC). Questions of eligibility should be discussed with and are determined by the associate dean for research in the applicant’s college.
2) Proposals are sought in all areas of research within the AHC.
3) The project must be interscholastic, involving co-principal investigators from more than one AHC college or school (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary medicine). The research may also involve faculty from outside of the AHC as long as the former criterion is met.
4) A faculty member may apply for only one grant per cycle on which he/she would be the PI or co-PI. There is no limitation to the number of grants on which a faculty member would participate as an investigator or other role.
5) Proposals to fund core facilities will be considered, but may be used to support start-up costs only and not ongoing operations.
6) The average award will be $200,000 that can be applied to a one to three-year project. These funds are not designed to provide ongoing support of a program. Proposals with larger budgets will be considered only if there is extraordinarily strong justification for the budget request. The funds should be designated for the direct support of research. In general, funds should be used for supplies and support of research personnel (graduate students or technicians). Funds should not be used to support faculty salaries. Only equipment purchases that are directly required for the research are appropriate. Any equipment purchased must be shared with other faculty in the AHC. Investigators planning a budget greater than $250,000 should contact the Assistant Vice President for Research (see below) for special instructions.
7) The primary criteria for funding will be innovation, the quality of the research approach, and the potential for future outside funding to sustain or further develop the program.
Application Process:
- Interested faculty members should submit a proposal that describes the following information. The application should be evaluable by a general scientific audience. Sufficient space should be devoted to describing the overall intent of the research, not just the details of specific experiments.
- A summary of no more than one page that could be understood by a lay audience.
- Purpose of the project
- Scientific rationale and plan. This section should include a full description of the study hypothesis(es) or question(s), design, scientific background of the project, scientific approach, and references.
- Previous work on this project
- Funding sources. This section should list other funding pending for this project and an explanation as to why NIH, NSF, or other outside funding is not a more appropriate source of funds for the project. Applicants must also show past, current, and relevant pending support. For other support that appears to overlap the Research Development application, precise justification must be provided. Recipients of past AHC Seed Grant or Research Development Grants should also provide a report of the outcomes of that work (academic and subsequent funding) and explain how the current proposal relates to the past work. No research proposal may be submitted as a Research Development application on more than two occasions (a resubmission should indicate what revisions have been made to the proposal).
- Explanation of how these funds will help the project or program move forward and the potential for outside funding to sustain and further develop the program.
- How does the intercollegiate nature of the project enhance its effectiveness?
- Faculty descriptions and roles on the project
(Page limit for items a-h is 15 pages, single spaced, Ariel or Helvetica typeface, font size 11 or larger, margins at least 0.5 inches on sides, 0.8 inches on top. Additional pages and attachments, except as noted below, will be discarded. Page limitation includes references. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications shorter than 15 pages.)
- If necessary, a glossary of acronyms used in the application. It is preferred to avoid use of acronyms and abbreviations not familiar to a general scientific audience.
- A biographical sketch (NIH format; must include Current Research Support) for each investigator
- Other support. Identify other sources of research support and, when appropriate, explain how the proposed project relates to other funded projects
- A complete budget should be included (no page limit). The budget should identify how funds will be spent and how each expenditure relates to the project.
- If a similar or related proposal has been reviewed but not funded by an outside agency, please attach the reviews (“pink sheets”)
- The names of three faculty members at the University who could serve as reviewers for this application (they should not be in the investigators immediate division or department or be participating in the proposed research project)
2) A Proposal Routing Form (PRF) should be completed and signed by the department head and dean for the co-PIs and any other key investigators. (DO NOT SEND THE PROPOSAL TO SPONSORED PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION).
3) The deadline for receipt of the applications is September 19, 2008 (4 pm). Awards will be announced in December 2008. Funding will commence January 1, 2009.
4) All applications should have a cover page with the following information listed: title of grant; and names, titles, colleges, and contact information (including campus mailing address) of co-PIs. Clearly identify the investigator to receive all correspondence (the “contact PI”). State on the cover page if this application is eligible for funding by the Alice P. and Raymond G. Tessman Medical Research Fund (research in cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or arthritis).
5) Grant applications (original plus 2 copies – copies should be made two-sided, back to back) should be submitted to Mark S. Paller, MD, MS, Assistant Vice President for Research, Academic Health Center, Room 485 Children’s Rehabilitation Center, 426 Church Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (MMC 501 Mayo, CAMPUS MAIL). An electronic version of the application (a single doc or pdf file) should also be sent to Erica Dolesy (dole0025@umn.edu).
Download Proposal Budget Worksheet
Review Process:
The review panel will include one or more faculty members from each school or college. The review panel will recommend additional members and reviewers (see item “n” above) for specific proposals depending upon the number of applications submitted and the areas of proposed research. The AHC Council of Research Deans will select the reviewers. Recommendations of the review panel will be submitted to the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and the Deans Council for final approval. Score sheets and/or written reviews will be sent to all applicants.
Reporting Requirements:
Principal investigators of funded projects will be required to provide a final report and an accounting of all funds expended at the completion of the project. If the project extends beyond calendar year 2009, a progress report will be required at the end of each grant fiscal year. Reports are to be submitted to the Assistant Vice President for Research, Academic Health Center.
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