Summary:
Inter-hospital T32 with participation by Surgery Departments from
BIDMC, BWH, MGH.
Start Date: July 1st
Contact:
Dr. David Soybel
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Phone: 617-732-7930
Introduction:
This training program is designed to provide research training in the field of Gastrointestinal Physiology and Pathophysiology for young surgeons who will focus their careers on research and patient care in surgical problems of alimentary tract. Its primary purpose is to prepare these individuals to become independently funded investigators, by providing intensive, coordinated research training in fundamental aspects of cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, physiology, or cellular and molecular immunology, as they apply to alimentary tract and hepatobiliary physiology and diseases. In addition, positions are available for training in methods of investigation related to health services, outcomes and clinical effectiveness. The overall goal is to provide a training environment with a critical mass of active, experienced, and well funded surgeon-investigators and trainees interested in the same field. The success of this training program will be measured by the number of trainees who ultimately establish individual or collaborative research programs and obtain research funding through mechanisms such as the NIH KO8, R21 and RO1 grants, Foundation Awards or V.A. MERIT Awards.
Positions are offered in laboratory investigation (two new fellows per year) and health services/clinical effectiveness (one new fellow every other year), beginning July 1st of each year. Opportunities are open to current or recently graduated residents in accredited U.S. or Canadian Surgical Training Programs. Fellowship appointment requires U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status. Applications from members of under-represented minorities are strongly encouraged.
Preceptors and Areas of Investigation include:
S. Archer: Genomic control of GI neoplasia
S. Ashley: Physiology of intestinal adaptation
M. Callery: Chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer
J. Fischer: Disturbances of GI function and nutrition in sepsis
S. Hagen: Cell biology and physiology of mucosal barrier function
P-O Hasselgren: Mucosal/enterocyte IL-6 production in sepsis
R. Hodin: Molecular biology of GI development and neoplasia
A. Hofer: Intracellular and extra cellular signaling in GI epithelia
S. Rogers: Structure, process, and outcomes in GI surgery
D. Soybel: GI mucosal dysfunction in acute inflammation.
E. Whang: GI cancer invasion and metastasis
J. Vacanti: Tissue engineering of GI and hepatic tissues
A. Warshaw/C. Fernandez-Castillo/S.Thayer: Molecular aspects of pancreatic disease
W. Abbott/M. Hutter: Clinical Effectiveness in GI surgical procedures
M. Zinner: Outcomes and Human Factors Engineering in Abdominal Surgery
The program is enriched by opportunities for formal coursework in basic sciences and experimental techniques at Harvard's Main Campus, Medical School, and School of Public Health, by interactions with core laboratories and investigators of the NIH-funded Harvard Digestive Diseases Center (Director: M. Neutra, Ph.D.) and MGH Center for Study of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Director: D. Podolsky, M.D.). The Program is supplemented by opportunities to attend clinical and research conferences offered individually or jointly at the three institutions and directed at research and clinical problems of the Digestive System. The Training Program Executive Committee (TPEC) has established an organizational framework for selecting fellows, designating mentors, prescribing formal coursework, integrating discussions of ethics/conduct in the research environment, and monitoring research progress.
Commitments of Fellows:
Each fellow is expected to complete at least two years of research training. Trainees will enter the program at one of three levels: 1) having completed one to three years of relevant training without a PhD; 2) having completed 5 full years of relevant training (5 years surgical residency without PhD); or 3) having completed 7 or more years of relevant training (5 years surgical residency, with a period of research training as PhD or post-doctoral research experience). Requests for a third year of support in Research Training will be considered on an individual basis, and will not be discouraged.
Commitments of the Training Program:
The Training Program is committed to the training of each assigned fellow and to support research with time, effort, funds and constructive work environment, including identification of co-mentors in non-surgical disciplines (as needed). Support for research includes ~$3000/yr per trainee for support of training-related expenses, travel, and coursework. Support for training expenses beyond this is provided through grants of the sponsoring preceptor or Department of Surgery. Training expenses related to Clinical Effectiveness Programs (1 fellow every other year) are supported under a separate policy, to be worked out with trainees individually.
Please note: The Training Program, Preceptors, and Institutions make no commitments regarding housing, identification of moonlighting opportunities, future job placement or residency positions. We also make no or commitments related to benefits or expenses except those explicitly related to research training.
Stipends and financial support for Fellows:
NSRA stipends, per relevant years of experience, are provided as described on page 18.
For a resident entering after 2 years of post-MD training, the total years of relevant training is 2; for a resident entering after a five-year surgical training program and 2 years of fellowship in postdoctoral research (MD or Ph.D.) the total number years of relevant training is 7. Please note: these salary levels are set by policy of NIH and subject to change or modification based on NIH guidelines and criteria for appointment.
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Summary:
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Fellowships are for 2 years and require a 2-year commitment
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Salary is $ 42,648 in year 1 and $ 44,364 in year 2.
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Applicant is expected to complete 3-years of clinical surgery and plan a 2-3 year clinical fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Start Date: July 1st
Contact:
Dr. Frank W. Sellke
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Department of Surgery
W/LMOB #2A
617-632-8385
Proposed Training Description Including Participation in Research:
The Research Training Program in Cardiovascular Surgery focuses on training clinical surgeon scientists in preparation for careers in academic cardiovascular surgery. The program will accommodate up to four trainees per year. The emphasis will be on providing clinical residents destined for careers in academic cardiovascular surgery the opportunity to develop their research careers in an excellent research environment. The fellows will have the opportunity to work with outstanding faculty in diverse research areas, including traditional cardiovascular surgical research areas such as myocardial protection and inflammation, but also in new areas of investigation such as signal transduction in cellular growth and development, angiogenesis and collateral development, complement mediated damage of the vasculature and myocardium, immune tolerance, proteomics, stem cells, bioinformatics and outcomes research.
Strategy for Training Clinical Surgeon–Scientists
We will place emphasis on didactic instruction, journal clubs, research seminars, and other lectures that occur on a daily basis at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions. However, the Laboratory Research Training component under the direction of the Training Faculty will be the main stay for instruction and education in the program. A universal requirement for academic positions in teaching hospitals or clinicians in private practice is board certification in a clinical area, cardiothoracic surgery in this case. After completion of the two-year program, the resident trainee will complete their general surgery program after another two years of clinical work. The residents will then enter an approved cardiothoracic surgery training program for another 2-3 years, after which they will be able to sit for the qualifying and certifying exams in cardiothoracic surgery. Thus, the graduates of the training program will be board certified in cardiothoracic surgery, have the needed skills to compete for peer reviewed funding, and have the background in medical and scientific ethics to lead successful careers as clinical cardiac surgeon-scientists.
Recruitment Plans / Qualifications of Trainee/Procedures and Criteria for Selection
It is anticipated that surgical residents intending on careers in academic surgery will be selected from a national pool of candidates. Advertisements will be placed in journals such as the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and Science in order to attract the best candidates and make them aware of the training program. The Laboratory Research Training component under the direction of the Training Faculty will be the main stay for instruction and education in the program. A universal requirement for academic positions in teaching hospitals or clinicians in private practice is board certification in a clinical area, cardiothoracic surgeon in this case. Residents will be selected after 3 years of clinical surgery training in an approved residency (ACGME). In approximately one third of cases, applicants will be selected from an anesthesia training program, or after completion of a Ph.D. degree in cardiovascular research field (post doc). Special consideration will be given to minority and women applicants to assure an adequate representation form all ethnic and economic groups. Dr. Sellke will be ultimately responsible for choosing the research fellows from the group of applicants. However, selections will be made after consultation with other members of the faculty, and especially members of the training program steering committee.
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Description:
The T32 "Advanced Training in Surgical Oncology" is open to surgical residents seeking principally a wet-laboratory experience in cancer research. There may be special cases where "outcomes research or "health policy" research might qualify. Each year, up to two residents in general surgery and two residents in specialized thoracic surgical training will be appointed to the grant. The grant will provide a stipend covering a minimum of two years research activity. For certain residents, if funding is available, a third year might be arranged.
Preference is given to residents in training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, but will be open to applicants from other Harvard-affiliated institutions as funding is available. In some cases, residents from other training programs may be appointed, if they are doing research with faculty in the T32 program at Harvard.
Contact:
General surgical residents should contact: Dr. Dirk Iglehart (jiglehart@partners.org or 617-632-5178). Thoracic residents should contact Dr. Steven Mentzer (smentzer@partners.org or 617-732-6703).
Application:
Resident applicants should send there curriculum vita and a short description of their career plans in surgical oncology. A detailed description of their research plan is not necessary, but applicants are invited to provide a short description of research goals, if they have made their plans at the time of their application.
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Summary:
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Fellowships are for 2 years and require a 2-year commitment.
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Salary is per NIH guidelines according to PGY year.
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Applicant must complete 2-3 yrs of General Surgery training and plan a 1-2 year clinical fellowship in Vascular Surgery.
Start Date: July 1st.
Program Director:
Dr. Frank W. LoGerfo
William V. McDermott Professor and Chief,
Division of Vascular Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Contact:
Ms. Cheryl Ottino
Division of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Med. Ctr.
330 Brookline Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-632-9954
Specific Details of the Trainee Program:
This program is designed primarily for individuals who have completed two to three years of clinical training in general surgery and who plan a one- to two-year clinical fellowship in vascular surgery following completion of their general surgery training. This program preferentially selects among such candidates with a demonstrated interest in academic careers. The goal of this training program is to prepare the trainee to perform state-of-the-art investigation in his/her chosen area of vascular disease related research immediately upon assuming his/her first faculty position. Such individuals are equipped to develop independent research programs and are able to compete successfully for research funding.
The program is designed to accommodate up to six trainees per year. This number is dependent on the level of the trainees, which influences the salary level and budget. The content of each individual’s two years of research training is reviewed regularly to maximize his/her success. Supplemental course work, although not required, is available to trainees in need of instruction in statistics, experimental design, and areas of cellular and molecular biology. A monthly journal club is held where trainees critique journal articles.
Eligibility Requirements:
Citizenship
By the time of award, individuals must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or must have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (i.e., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
Degree Requirements
Before an NRSA postdoctoral fellowship award can be activated, the individual must have received a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.C., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D., Dr. P.H., D.N.S., N.D., Pharm.D., D.S.W., Psy.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Certification by an authorized official of the degree-granting institution that all degree requirements have been met is also acceptable.
Sponsor:
U.S. Sponsorship
Before submitting a fellowship application, the applicant must identify a sponsoring institution and an individual who will serve as a sponsor (also called mentor or supervisor) and will supervise the training and research experience. The applicant's sponsor should be an active investigator in the area of the proposed research who will directly supervise the candidate's research. The sponsor must document the availability of staff, research support, and facilities for high-quality research training. Applicants proposing training at their doctorate institution or at the institution where they have been training for more than a year must document the opportunities for new training experiences designed to broaden their scientific background.
Foreign Sponsorship
Applicants requesting foreign training must show in the application that the foreign institution and sponsor offer unique opportunities that are not currently available in the United States. Only if there is a clear scientific advantage will foreign training be supported.
Institution
The sponsoring institution may be private (profit or nonprofit) or public, including the NIH Intramural Programs and other Federal laboratories.
Mechanism of Support:
This program announcement for the individual Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (F32) is issued under the auspices of the NRSA Act (see AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS). Individuals may receive up to 3 years of aggregate NRSA support at the postdoctoral level, including any combination of support from institutional training grants and individual fellowship awards. Exception to the 3-year limit requires a waiver from the NIH awarding component. Individuals seeking a waiver should consult with relevant staff. If the need for a waiver is anticipated, the application must include a justification for training beyond 3 years of aggregate NRSA support. The proposed NRSA training must be within the scope of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research and must offer an opportunity for individuals to broaden their scientific background or to extend their potential for research in health- related areas. For those who have a health professional degree, the proposed training may be part of a research degree program. Individuals are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week to the training program. Research clinicians must devote full-time to their proposed research training and must restrict clinical duties within their full-time research training experience to activities that are directly related to the research training experience. An NRSA fellowship (F32) may not be used to support studies leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., or other similar health-professional degrees. Neither may these awards be used to support the clinical years of residency training.
Upon admission to the training program, the trainee reviews the existing research activities covered by this training grant in order to select a specific basic science laboratory for his/her research. The trainee then consults with the Program Director to identify a faculty member who will best serve as a mentor. The trainee’s mentor is responsible for providing a laboratory environment supportive of the trainees research interests. The faculty member/mentor works closely with the trainee ensuring data is submitted in to appropriate local, regional and national societies for presentation and/or publication.
During the two-year program, each trainee prepares and presents at three or four seminars related to his/her research. These seminars provide the trainee with opportunities to explore the clinical applications of his/her research and the inter-relationship of his/her project to developments in other basic science disciplines.
Each year an outside reviewer is invited to review the work of the trainees. This expert provides critical in-depth review of the trainee’s research and acts as a contact individual for support in collaborative efforts in the trainee’s future research endeavors. During the visit, the expert presents their own research work, in a grand rounds forum, to the Longwood Medical Area community.
Although this program is not designed to lead to an advanced degree, the thrust of the program is to take advantage of the clinician’s broad background in biomedicine to maximize the time devoted to actual research training. The goal is to provide a period of concentrated basic science research experience, which are similar to that of the average Ph.D. candidate. This emphasis on the practical aspects of research training enable the candidate to develop competence with many of the most up-to-date research techniques available in the various units participating in this training grant.
During this two-year research training program, trainees have no clinical patient care responsibilities but maintain contact with the Harvard-Longwood Medical Area surgery programs via clinically based conferences. Regularly scheduled multidisciplinary conferences maximize the exposure of the trainees to the basic research and the clinical activities within the major units participating in the training program. These conferences enhance the interchange of clinical and basic science information and help maintain the focus in training in clinically relevant areas.
Trainees are required to take advantage of the many seminars and lectures offered in the Longwood Medical Area during their research training. As an example, attendance is mandatory at the weekly seminar in vascular biology research. In addition, a variety of courses are offered at Harvard Medical School and at the Harvard School of Public Health to supplement each trainee’s basic science knowledge. Each trainee is allowed to take one course per semester during his or her first year of training.
Recruitment of Trainees:
To recruit the most outstanding candidates and to provide optimal access to the program, we continue to publicize the program widely in academic circles. Announcements are sent annually to the chairpersons of all academic surgical departments in the United States, as well as directors of all accredited general surgery residency training programs. To attract minority candidates, program announcements are also sent annually to the Association for Academic Minority Physicians, the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, as well as to the Association of Women Surgeons, which publishes the announcement in their quarterly newsletter.
Because of its location in the Harvard-Longwood Medical Area, this program is fortunate to include to major centers for clinical training in vascular surgery: the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. In addition, each of these institutions offers first-rate training programs in general surgery. Under the direction of Dr. Josef Fischer, at the Beth Israel Deaconess, and Dr. Michael Zinner, at the Brigham and Women’s, who serve as chairmen of the Departments of Surgery, there has been an active commitment to recruit residents with academic interests. Similarly, Dr. LoGerfo, at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Dr. Conte, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have been effective in recruiting clinical trainees with an interest in vascular surgery research. These clinical training programs provide the research training program with a large local pool of applicants from which to draw.
For additional information, visit www.longwoodvascularsurgery.com
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Summary:
Approximate due date: October 15, 2004.
Description:
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the availability of the following Fellowships for clinical and postdoctoral fellows. The purpose of these Fellowships is to foster basic, translational, clinical, and prevention research by scientists at the beginning of their careers in the cancer field. These Research Fellowships have been introduced in response to the growing need for additional funds to train early career scientists at this time of scarce resources for cancer research.
The application process for the 2004 AACR Research Fellowships is closed. The application deadline and application materials have not yet been finalized for the 2005 AACR
Research Fellowships. Please refer back to this Web page in Summer 2003 for details; the application deadline will be in Fall 2004.
The AACR anticipates granting the following Awards in 2005:
| Research Fellowship |
Length of Grant Terms
(Terms begin 7/1/05) |
# of Fellowships
to be Presented in 2005 |
| AACR-Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Cancer Research |
1 year |
One |
| AACR-Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Fellowship in Cancer Prevention |
2 years |
One |
AACR-AstraZeneca-Cancer Research and
Prevention Foundation Fellowship in Translational
Lung Cancer Research |
1 year |
One |
| AACR-Amgen, Inc. Fellowship in Clinical or Translational Cancer Research |
1 year |
Two |
| AACR-Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology Fellowship in Clinical Cancer Research |
1 year |
One |
Support
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$30,000 per year for salary and benefits.
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Registration and support for travel expenses to attend the 2004 AACR Annual Meeting in Toronto, ON, Canada and to accept the Fellowship.
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Candidates for Research Fellowships must have completed a medical or other doctoral
degree.
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Candidates must be a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow at an academic facility,
teaching hospital, or research institution anywhere in the world.
Eligibility:
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Candidates must have been a fellow for at least two years (since July 2001) but not
more than five years (since July 1998) prior to the beginning of the award year.
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Academic faculty holding the rank of Adjunct Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, the equivalent or higher; graduate or medical students; medical residents; permanent national government employees; and employees of private industry are not eligible. Should an AACR Fellowship recipient be appointed to a permanent faculty position during the Fellowship period, the AACR may approve, upon receipt of written notice, the use of remaining Fellowship funds for direct research support.
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There are no citizenship or residency requirements for the Research Fellowships.
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Candidates need not be members of the AACR to apply. However, non-members must submit a satisfactory application for Associate Membership with the Fellowship application. Applications can be downloaded from the Membership section of this Website at:
http://www.aacr.org/3100e.aspx
Application Procedure:
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Candidates may only submit one application per year and will be considered for all applicable Fellowships.
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The Selection Committee reserves the right to change the category in which the application is considered and will have final decision over which applications are considered for multi-year fellowships.
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Please read the entire application and instructions for complete qualifications, selection criteria, and terms.
Generously Supported By:
AACR, Amgen, Inc., AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology, and the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
For More Information About the Fellowships
Contact: Sheri Ozard, Program Coordinator
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut St., 17th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Telephone: (215) 440-9300 Ext. 114
FAX: (215) 440-9372
E-mail: awards@aacr.org
For Information About Sponsoring a Fellowship
Contact: Anthony M. Tremblay, Director of Development
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut St., 16th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Telephone: (215) 440-9300 Ext. 157
FAX: (215) 440-9313
E-mail: tremblay@aacr.org
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Summary:
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Fellowships are for 2 years and require a 2 year
commitment.
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$30,000/year is available and cannot be used to
supplement other awards.
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Applicant must be a Candidate Group Member of
the ACS and have completed 2 postdoctoral years in an accredited surgical training
program.
Due date: September 1st, 2004.
American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships:
These scholarships are supported by the generosity of Fellows, Chapters, and friends of the College, to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery.
Ethicon Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons for the Study of Surgical Wound Healing
This scholarship is funded by a grant from Ethicon, Inc., to encourage residents to pursue careers in academic surgery. The scholarship is intended primarily to stimulate interest in the healing of soft tissue and minimally invasive surgery. Proposals may include the biology of wound repair, complications of wound repair, or the application of new technologies to clinical problems.
Wyeth-Ayerst Scholarship of the American College of Surgeons
Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals has provided an unrestricted educational grant to the ACS to fund a Resident Research Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide two years of laboratory experience to residents performing surgical research related to biological and physiological aspects of inflammation.
General policies covering the granting of the American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships are:
1. The applicant must be a Candidate Group member of the College who has completed
two postdoctoral years in an accredited surgical training program in the United States
or Canada at the time the scholarship is awarded, July 1, 2005, and shall not complete
formal residency training before June 2007. Scholarships do not support research after
completion of the chief residency year.
2. The scholarship is awarded for two years, and acceptance of it requires commitment
for the two-year period. The award is to support a research plan for the two years of the
scholarship, July 2005 through June 2007. Priority will be given to the projects of residents
involved in full-time laboratory investigation. Study outside the United States or
Canada is permissible. Renewal of the scholarship for the second year is required and
is contingent upon the acceptance of a progress report and research study protocol for
the second year, as submitted to the Scholarships Section of the College by May 1,
2006.
3. Application for these scholarships may be submitted even if comparable application to
other organizations has been made. If the recipient accepts a scholarship/fellowship
from another agency or organization, the ACS Resident Research Scholarship will be
withdrawn. It is the responsibility of the applicant to notify the Scholarships Section of
the College of competing awards.
4. The scholarship is $30,000 per year; the total amount is to support the research of the
recipient and is not to diminish or replace the usual or expected compensation or benefits
of the recipient. Indirect costs are not paid to the recipient or to the recipient's institution.
5. The scholar is expected to attend the Clinical Congress of the American College of
Surgeons in 2007 to present a report on the research to the Scholarships Committee
on October 7, and to receive a certificate at the Annual Meeting of Fellows and Initiates.
6. Approval of the application is required from the administration (dean or fiscal officer) of
the institution. Supporting letters from the head of the department of surgery (or the
surgical specialty) and from the mentor who will be supervising the applicant's research
should be submitted. Only in exceptional circumstances will more than one scholarship
be granted in a single year to applicants from the same institution.
Application forms may be obtained upon request from:
SCHOLARSHIPS SECTION
American College of Surgeons
633 N. Saint Clair St.
Chicago, IL 60611-3211
OR
on the web at: http://www.facs.org/memberservices/residentapp2005.pdf
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Summary:
Approximate due date: September 1st, 2005.
Introduction
The American Philosophical Society began assisting research by individual scholars in 1933. In recent years, since 1989, the Society has awarded grants totaling over $9.5 million to more
than 2,200 scholars. Today the Society continues to promote useful knowledge by maintaining five major grant or fellowship programs in a wide range of fields. Our Franklin, Phillips, and Library Fellowship programs award small grants ($1000 to $6000) for modest research purposes. Our Daland and Sabbatical Fellowship programs award much larger grants ($30,000 to $50,000) in highly selective competitions. In this brochure, the Daland award is outlined, because it is the only program that is relevant to resident research. All other programs are available for review on the website. Awards are made for research only. The Society makes no grants for academic study or classroom presentation; for travel to conferences or workshops; for non-scholarly projects; for assistance with translation or the preparation of materials for use by students.
Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation:
Scope
The American Philosophical Society awards a limited number of Daland Fellowships in
Clinical Investigation for research in the several branches of clinical medicine, including internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery. The committee emphasizes
patient-oriented research.
Eligibility
The fellowships are designed for qualified persons who have held an M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. degree for less than eight years. The fellowship is generally intended to be the first post-clinical fellowship; but each case will be decided on its merits. Preference is generally given to candidates who have not more than two years of post-doctoral training and research. Applicants must expect to perform their research at an institution in the United States, under the supervision of a scientific adviser.
Nomination
Candidates are to be nominated by their department chairman, in a letter providing assurance
that the nominee will work with the guidance of a scientific adviser of established reputation who has guaranteed adequate space, supplies, etc. for the Fellow. The adviser need not be a member of the department nominating the Fellow, nor need the activities of the Fellow be limited to the nominating department.
NB: As a general rule, no more than one fellowship will be awarded to a given institution
in the same year of competition.
Award/Duration
Stipends for the fellowship are $50,000 for the first year and $50,000 for the second year. The term of the fellowship year, with renewal for one year if satisfactory progress is demonstrated. Requests for renewal are due on the first Friday of January. Payments are made on July 15 and January 15. The Society provides no funds for institutional overhead. The Society expects that essentially 100% of the Fellow's time will be devoted to research. With the cognizance of the committee, teaching or clinical service of a limited amount is permitted. The committee reserves final decisions until it has a clear understanding of the Fellow's financial support for the project, whether in the form of additional salary granted by the institution at which the Fellow is located, or from other fellowships.
Tax information
Grants and fellowships are taxable income, but the Society is not required to report payments. It is understood that grant and fellowship recipients will discuss their reporting obligations with their tax advisors. Grants and fellowships made to non-resident aliens require additional processing time. Recipients of prizes and awards will receive a 1099 miscellaneous income form.
Electronic Submission
Electronic submission of the completed form is only permissible for the Franklin Research Grants and ONLY if the applicant's signature can be scanned in to a Word for Windows document, on the last page of the form. Electronic submission of letters of support for any of the programs is ONLY acceptable if the writer's signature can be scanned in to a Word for Windows document. Directions for scanning signatures can be found at http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/tips.htm
Application Forms
Download a pdf application at: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/pdf/daland02ap.pdf
If electronic access is denied, write for forms, stating when the M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. degree was awarded.
Daland Fellowships in Clinical Investigation
American Philosophical Society
104 South Fifth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Application forms for grants and fellowships
Information, directions, and forms are available here as PDF files. After downloading, verify that page-format is maintained. If electronic access is denied, write for forms; include the following information:
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Indication of eligibility for the program
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Nature of the research (e.g., archival, laboratory, fieldwork, etc.)
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Proposed use of the grant funds (travel, purchase of microfilm, etc.)
If the request is submitted via email to eroach@amphilsoc.org, state that electronic access is
denied, and include a postal address, or request the forms as Word documents, sent electronically as an attachment.
Foreign nationals who wish to apply from abroad may obtain forms from the website, but need to alert their scientific adviser of their intention to apply. If they write to us directly for forms, their request must state when the M.D., or M.D./Ph.D. degree was received, and include the name, address and telephone number of the person who will serve as the scientific adviser. Provide assurance that direct contact with patients will be authorized.
Foreign nationals must state what objects of research they need access to, available only in the United States. Questions concerning the eligibility of a project or the use of funds are accepted at 215-440-3429 or via email to eroach@amphilsoc.org, for all programs except the Library Resident Research Fellowships (215-440-3443).Electronic submission of the completed form is only permissible for the Franklin Research Grants and ONLY if the applicant's signature can be scanned in to a Word document, on the last page of the form. Electronic submission of letters of support for any of the programs is ONLY acceptable if the
writer's signature can be scanned in to a Word document.
Address
For all programs except the Library Resident Research Fellowships:
Committee on Research
American Philosophical Society
104 South 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Deadline, notification
Applications for first-year fellowships are due no later than September 1. A complete application includes all materials requested on the form, in the correct number of copies, AND the confidential letters supporting the application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that all materials reached the Society on time, by calling 215-440-3429 or writing to
eroach@amphilsoc.org. A written decision is mailed to candidates in January.
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Summary:
Approximate due date: December 13, 2004
I. Roche Laboratories Scientist Scholarship:
Roche Laboratories, Inc., continues it's commitment toward supporting full-time basic science research in the field of transplantation and transplant immunobiology through providing funds to the ASTS Roche Laboratories Scientist Scholarships. The $70,000 scholarship is available over a two-year period (see below) with $35,000 installments paid each year. Resubmission through a brief progress report for the second year installment is required through the ASTS National Office. Funds are to be used solely to support the direct costs of the research or enrichment of the awardee's educational experience; no indirect costs will be paid. Payment will be made to the institution where the research will be conducted on behalf of the recipient.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a qualified resident in good standing at an ACGME-accredited residency program or have obtained a terminal degree in a discipline germane to transplantation (e.g. PhD, ScD, DVM, etc.). At the time of award initiation, the applicant must have completed at least three years of post-graduate clinical training or one year of post doctoral research in transplantation or transplant immunobiology. (This means that the 2005 award, the awadee would complete the third year of clinical training in June of 2005 or would have at least a full year or more of post doctoral research [PhD, ScD, DVM, etc, applicants by June of 2005].) Awardees may not concurrently receive other financial support for research from ASTS, AST, the American College of Surgeons or other society granting similar support. The award must be sponsored and directed by a Member of the ASTS. The awardee must attend the 2005 American Transplant Congress. The Roche Laboratories
Scientist Scholarship will be formally awarded at the meeting. The awardee will be required
to submit a paper (abstract) for presentation at the American Transplant Congress during the
award period or shortly thereafter.
The award recipient may apply for an extension of the award for a third and for a fourth year
should the awardee be actively pursuing an advanced degree such as a Doctor of Philosophy.
The ASTS requires that the awardee provide evidence of enrollment in the doctorate program, information assuring that the first two years of the fellowship were germane to the doctoral work, and a letter from the sponsor indicating appropriate progress toward the degree. That letter should note several details of the doctorate work including, but no limited to, the ongoing research of the awardee as it relates to the degree, the expected date of degree completion, and how the basic work applies to the transplantation science.
II. ASTS—Thoracic Surgery Fellowship:
ASTS is committed to providing qualified thoracic surgical residents or fellows with additional training in the field of solid thoracic organ transplantation by providing funds for the ASTS Thoracic Surgery Fellowship. The $85,000 award is available over a two-year period (see below) with $42,500 installments paid each year. Resubmission through a brief progress report for the second year installment must be made to the ASTS National Office. The award may be used to support the fellow’s salary and fringe benefits or the fellow’s direct research expenses; no indirect costs will be paid. Payment will be made to the institution where the fellowship will be conducted on behalf of the fellow.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a resident or fellow in an ACGME accredited thoracic surgical residency program with a UNOS approved thoracic transplant program directed by an ASTS Member. Alternative eligibility may include general surgical residents at the PGY 3 level or above who affirm a commitment to cardiothoracic training and subsequent thoracic organ transplantation training and career in transplantation (This means that for the 2005 award, applicants must complete the PGY 3 training year by June of 2005). The ASTS-Thoracic Surgery Fellow must complete the two year fellowship under the direction of an ASTS Member at a UNOS approved thoracic organ transplant center. The career goals of any applicant should include a major commitment to areas of thoracic organ transplantation. In-depth experience with the clinical aspects of transplant surgery is the primary objective, but involvement in related clinical and laboratory research is also encouraged. Awardees may not concurrently receive any other financial support for research from ASTS, AST, the American College of Surgeons or other society granting similar support. The awardee must attend the 2005 American Transplant Congress. The ASTS Thoracic Transplant Surgery Fellowship Award will be formally awarded at the meeting. The awardee will be required to submit a paper for presentation at the American Transplant Congress during the award period or shortly thereafter.
Award Extension
The award recipient may apply for an extension of the award for a third and for a fourth year should the awardee be actively pursuing an advanced degree such as a Doctor of Philosophy.
The ASTS requires that the awardee provide evidence of enrollment in the doctorate program, information assuring that the first two years of the fellowship were germane to the doctoral work, and a letter from the sponsor indicating appropriate progress toward the degree. That letter should note several details of the doctorate work including, but not limited to, the ongoing research of the awardee as it relates to the degree, the expected date of degree completion, and how the basic work applies to transplantation science.
III. ASTS—NKF Folkert Belzer MD Research Award:
The ASTS-NKF Folkert Belzer, MD, Research Fellowship for surgical scientists is a two-year grant supporting full-time scientific research in the field of transplantation or transplant immunobiology. The $70,000 award is available over a two-year period (see below) with installments of $35,000 paid each year. Resubmission through a brief progress report for the second year installment must be made to the ASTS National Office. The award is to be made for anticipated work in the laboratory of an ASTS member, and is to be used as stipend support. Payment will be made to the institution where the research will be conducted on behalf of the recipient
Eligibility:
The applicant must be a qualified surgical resident in good standing at an ACGME-accredited surgical residency program. The resident must have completed at least two years but not more than four years of post-graduate training in a surgical discipline and conduct the research as a resident throughout the award period in a laboratory of an ASTS Member (This means that for the 2005 award, the applicant will have completed the PGY 2, 3, or 4 year in June of 2005). Awardees may not concurrently receive any other financial support for research from ASTS, AST, the American College of Surgeons or other society granting similar support. The awardee must attend the 2005 American Transplant Congress. The Folkert Belzer, MD, Research Fellowship will be formally awarded at the meeting. The surgical resident will be required to submit a paper for presentation at the American Transplant Congress during the award period or shortly thereafter.
Award Extension
The award recipient may apply for an extension of the award for a third and for a fourth year
should the awardee be actively pursuing an advanced degree such as a Doctor of Philosophy.
The ASTS requires that the awardee provide evidence of enrollment in the doctorate program, information assuring that the first two years of the fellowship were germane to the doctoral work, and a letter from the sponsor indicating appropriate progress toward the degree. That letter should note several details of the doctorate work including, but not limited to, the ongoing research of the awardee as it relates to the degree, the expected date of degree completion, and how the basic work applies to transplantation science.
Where to Submit
Applications should be addressed as follows:
Kim Olthoff, M.D.
Chairman Awards Committee
ASTS
1020 North Fairfax Street, Ste. 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
(888) 990-2787
Submission Requirements
1. Application Form (requires applicant and ASTS sponsor signatures).
2. Two nominating letters. One from the applicant’s Department Chair at the institution
where the research will be conducted and one letter from the ASTS Member sponsor.
The letters should include objectives and plans of the applicant during the funding period.
3. A brief typewritten narrative from the applicant stating the reason for applying for the
award or fellowship and the specific objectives for the duration of the award. Include
future plans and goals (maximum of 3 pages including references).
4. A brief autobiography (1/2 to 1 page).
5. A brief budget (1/2 page).
6. Up-to-date curriculum vitae and bibliography of applicant.
7. Check List Form indicating compliance with organizational format of the submitted application.
8. One original application packet plus 10 copies on 8 1/2” X 11” paper.
9. Acknowledgment Post Card (include a self-addressed post card with the name of the
award written on the blank side.
10. Acknowledgment Post Card (enclose a self-addressed post card with the name of the
award written on the blank side).
11. Applicants must be available to meet with ASTS Officials if requested.
Review Process
Applications are reviewed by the ASTS Awards Committee, selected ASTS Members with specific scientific expertise, and/or ASTS Officers and Council Members as requested by the Committee.
Application and Checklist
To download forms please visit: http://www.asts.org/astsawards.cfm
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Approximate due date: October, 2004
I. The AST Basic and Clinical Science Fellowship Grants
It consists of a $80,000 two-year grant with $40,000 paid annually to the successful applicant. The grant is designed to attract investigators to basic science research careers in transplantation science.
Throughout the period of the grant, the applicant must be at a “fellowship training” level.
Specifically, the applicant may not hold a faculty level position (assistant professor equivalent
or above) or a salaried senior staff position (or equivalent) during the period of the grant.
This grant is not meant for individuals who have spent more than two years as a research
fellow in the area of transplantation science.
For Clinical Science Fellowship Grants only: The research project must be a clinical research
project, i.e. a research protocol involving transplant patients or a project along similar lines.
The awards committee will make the final decision as to whether or not the application
meets the requirements of clinical science vs. basic science.
II. AST Special Fellowship Grants:
A. AST/JDRF Fellowship or Faculty Grant
This grant is a $80,000 two-year grant with $40,000 paid annually. If you are applying for
this grant at the fellowship level, the general candidate eligibility criteria is the same as the
AST Basic and Clinical Fellowship Grants. This project must be targeted to the application of
transplantation to the understanding and treatment of juvenile onset (i.e., type I) diabetes
mellitus (e.g., the studies of islet transplantation, autoimmunity, etc.).
B. AST International Fellowship Grant
This fellowship grant is designed to fund North American or International trainees to perform
two years of research in a laboratory abroad. Thus, for North American trainees, this grant
allows them to perform research outside North America. For trainees based overseas
(“international trainees”), this grant allows them to perform research within North America.
This grant is a two-year grant for $40,000 each year, plus $5,000 for relocation expenses to
and from, for a total of $90,000 over two years.
North American applicants must be sponsored by a current AST member in North America
and be accepted by the program overseas. The overseas supervisor must be a scientist with
an international reputation in a relevant research area and a member of AST. The North
American sponsor should indicate in a letter how this grant will be helpful for the candidate
and his/her career. In addition, the overseas supervisor must include a description of how
this fellowship grant will help advance the career of the applicant.
International applicants must be sponsored by current AST members. The North American
supervisor must be a scientist with an international reputation in a relevant research area.
The international mentor should indicate in a letter how this grant will be helpful for the candidate and his/her career. International applicants MUST reside and work outside of North America at the time of the application. CITIZENS OF NON-NORTH AMERICAN COUNTRIES TRAINING IN NORTH AMERICA AT THE TIME OF THE APPLICATION MAY NOT APPLY FOR FUNDING TO CONTINUE WORK WITHIN NORTH AMERICA. THEY ARE CONSIDERED NORTH AMERICAN TRAINEES AND ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO PERFORM RESEARCH OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA.
Applications require the same type of research proposal indicated for other AST fellowship
grants full CV of the candidate and overseas or domestic supervisor. The applicant should
include a statement of career goals and specifically indicate what he/she expects to learn
during his/her tenure overseas or in North America that will advance his/her career in the
future. Two letters of recommendation, other than the North American or international sponsor and the overseas and domestic supervisor letters are required. Applicants may not be funded by any other fellowship grant mechanism.
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Fellowships are for 2 years.
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$15,000/year is available and cannot be used in addition to other awards.
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Applications must be sponsored by an AAS member.
Approximate due date: January 17th, 2005
The instructions are in .pdf format and can be found at:
http://www.aasurg.org/pdffiles/awardappresident.pdf
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Fellowships are for 1-3 years.
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$25-50,000/year is available (with a maximum award of $100,000 for 3 years).
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Funds research related to Surgical Education.
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ASE members will be given funding priority.
Approximate due date: Rotating submission cycle.
Introduction:
The Association for Surgical Education Foundation was established by the Association for Surgical Education (ASE) as a non-profit foundation in 1993. Its mission is to raise and disseminate funds to support innovative research and education projects and programs which will advance surgical education in North America. The Association and the ASE Foundation are separately-incorporated organizations.
Because of the importance of its unique mission, the ASE Foundation has experienced significant growth in the last five years. By securing operating, project and endowment support from the Association itself, several generous corporate partners, all past presidents of the Association, many surgery department chairs, and dozens of individual supporters, by 1998 the Foundation's assets and fund raising capabilities had grown to the point where the Foundation could make its own grants to deserving investigators. This strong financial base, combined with an especially generous three year grant from U.S. Surgical in 1999, allowed for the development of the Center for Excellence in Surgical Education, Research and Training (CESERT).
One of twenty "centers for excellence" funded at major universities throughout North America by U.S. Surgical, CESERT was located by the Foundation's Board of Directors at the offices of the ASE at the Department of Surgery of Southern Illinois University in Springfield, Illinois. In October of 1999, ASE Executive Director Susan Kepner was named CESERT Administrator.
Request for Grant Proposal
In October 1999, the Board of Directors of the ASE Foundation announced the availability of grant funds of up to $50,000 per grant for applications which addressed the ASE's and CESERT's primary areas of interest. While grant application requests in any amount will be considered, the Foundation Board expects that the average CESERT grant will be in the range of $25,000 to $50,000 annually. While multi-year proposals will be considered (three year maximum), regardless of the length of the funded project, total grant size may not exceed $100,000.
The Foundation's Board of Directors had previously developed four grant-making priorities which it felt would most effectively advance the mission of the ASE and its Foundation. CESERT funding will continue to be allocated to those priorities. Given the diversity of the surgical profession and its many specialties, grant categories are necessarily broad. A proposal requesting support for development of new educational programs (including new methods and/or materials) will only be considered if it is theory-based, includes a research component that will shed light on how specific program variables affect specific educational variables, and presents a plan for evaluation of program efficacy.
1. Top Priority: Innovations in Teaching in a Changing Educational Environment
Will develop and test new, more effective ways of teaching learners at all levels.
2. Performance Evaluation and Assessment
Will develop and test new ways to determine how well learners at all levels have learned the required information and skills and can perform the required tasks.
3. Undergraduate, Graduate and Faculty Development
Will develop and test ways to more effectively disseminate educational research findings so as to keep both faculty and curricula current.
4. Curriculum and Educational Administration Management
Will develop and test new ways to provide administrators the resources and skills necessary to maintain accountability in a managed care environment. Research studies could include teaching techniques, performance evaluation methods, instructional and curriculum design, and educational program design.
Eligibility
The Foundation is promoting the availability of these grant awards to ASE members as well as to members of other national surgical associations. However, members of the ASE will be given priority consideration in the Board's decision making process. If a non-ASE member wishes to apply for a grant, the non-member investigator must be working in collaboration with or have their project endorsed by an ASE member.
Grant Application Process
Investigators are encouraged to submit succinct proposals outlining their project's goals, costs, personnel, and applicability to other surgical education programs throughout North America. The applicant institution's plan and ability to "roll out" the results of their project or program will be important considerations for the Grants Review Committee (http://www.surgicaleducation.com/asefounda/grantreview.htm). This proposed plan should include elementary dissemination of information and findings through articles in professional journals, paper presentation at local and national meetings, and so on. While the Foundation anticipates utilizing a variety of opportunities to publicize the results of its grant-making, it is also expected that authors of funded proposals will give credit in all subsequent publications and presentations to the ASE Foundation for the support provided to underwrite their work.
Please be advised that in order to secure funding from CESERT, a Letter of Agreement must be signed by both parties that includes a Section entitled "Patents and Intellectual Property Rights." If there is a possibility of a product development or patentable concept as a result of your research, or if there is an anticipation of reluctance by your institutions' Office of Grants and Contracts to sign the Letter as a result of certain limitations regarding patents and intellectual property rights, we recommend that you got to http://www.surgicaleducation.com/asefounda/eeightpage.htm to view Section E.8 in its entirety. It is also recommended that you share this section with your institution's Office of Grants and Contracts prior to writing or submitting a CESERT grant proposal.
Every proposal will first be reviewed by a Grants Review Committee (http://www.surgicaleducation.com/asefounda/grantreview.htm) comprised of nine voting members. CESERT's Administrator and the Foundation's President will serve ex-officio. A standing committee of the ASE Foundation, the Grants Review Committee is comprised of:
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2 ASE Foundation Board members
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3 ASE members who are not Foundation Board members
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2 "outside experts" in the areas of medical education and/or research
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1 Chair of the ASE Educational Research Committee
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1 representative of U.S. Surgical Applicants are discouraged from directly contacting either members of the Grants Review Committee or Directors of the Foundation Board.
The responsibility of the Grants Review Committee (http://www.surgicaleducation.com/asefounda/grantreview.htm) is to review and evaluate all proposals submitted to CESERT. Proposals recommended for funding will be brought to the ASE Foundation Board of Directors for final consideration. The ASE Foundation Board of Directors alone has the responsibility for final approval or disapproval of all grant applications.
The Foundation Board's decision making process will be guided by two principles:
1. That to the greatest extent possible the outcomes and findings of all funded projects can and will be promulgated on a national level, i.e., the results and/or findings of CESERT-
funded initiatives will be of importance and use to surgical educators and students
throughout North America.
2. That the proposal evaluation process at all levels of review will be democratic, fair, and
unbiased. The Foundation's Board has established two funding cycles to accommodate the schedule of the Board's semi-annual meetings.
Depending on the date of submission, the review cycle can take from four to ten months.
Proposal Application Format
| Cycle 1 |
for grants to be approved at the October Board meeting.
Proposals must be submitted between December 2 and June 1. |
| Cycle 2 |
for awards to be approved at the April/May Board meeting.
Proposals must be submitted between June 2 and December 1. |
The following sections are required and must be clearly identified
1. Title Page. Include Principal Investigator's name, address, hospital and/or university
affiliation, ASE affiliation, phone & fax numbers, e-mail address. If not an ASE member,
include information of an ASE member that will be a co-investigator.
2. Lay Summary (1 page or less). Provide a brief, easily understood description of the
proposed project. If there is no product development or patentable concept that will result
from this research, please state so in very specific terms. If a product or patentable
concept may be developed as a result of your research, please contact CESERT Administrator Susan Kepner (ase@fgi.net) at 217-545-3835 prior to drafting your proposal.
3. Dean/Department Chair's Letter. Include a letter of endorsement from the appropriate
dean or departmental chair of the applicant organization indicating his/her support of
the project. Include support letters from key collaborators.
4. IRB Letter. A letter from the chair of the Institutional Review Board of the applicant organization indicating that the project has been reviewed and approved, and a copy of
any consent form(s) that may be required and any approvals by an Animal Care Committee
that may be required. If the project is exempt from IRB review, a letter from the
Chair of the IRB stating this.
5. Statement of Problem (no more than one-half page). Briefly describe the existing
problem that this project intends to address.
6. Statement of Need (no more than one-half page). Briefly describe what the investigators
believe needs to be done to address the Problem.
7. Background/Literature Review (3 pages or less). Provide a succinct review of related
previous research which will inform the reader of the existing knowledge relative
to the problem being addressed, describe the gaps in the existing literature and provide
the basis for interpreting the results of the proposed work. Also describe any previous
work by the current investigators that has a direct relation to the proposed project. If the
investigators have relevant unpublished pilot data, these should be summarized concisely
in appendices.
8. Rationale (1 page or less). Clearly articulate, without getting into specific methods,
how the proposed work will generate new knowledge that will help to solve the Problem,
address the need and/or fill existing gaps in the literature.
9. Specific Aims/Hypotheses (1 page or less). Describe the specific aims and/or hypotheses
that will be tested. These should be clearly connected to, and follow from, the
Rationale.
10. Methodology (5 pages or less). Describe, under separate subheadings, the Subjects
to be studied (including a rationale for the proposed sample size), the Research Design/
Procedures, Measurement Instruments and Data Analyses (including specific statistical
procedures, if relevant) that will be used to address each Specific Aim/
Hypothesis. Other headings/subsections can be used as appropriate to the particular
project. This section should present a very clear picture of what the investigator(s) actually
plan to do.
11. Timeline (1 page or less). Preferably a graphic depiction of what the investigators
propose to accomplish on a month-by-month basis (or whatever time frames are relevant
to the project.
12. Plans for Presentation. Please include plans for publication and presentation of the
results of the project.
13. Bibliography (no more than 25 references).
14. Budget and Justification. Note that overhead and indirect costs will not be funded.
15. Appendices. Please limit this to material that is essential to judge the quality of
the proposed project.
16. Curriculum Vitae of Principal and Co-principal investigators. Please submit an
abbreviated c.v. (no more than 3 pages in length) for each principal and co-investigator
which describes their experience as educators and demonstrates their capabilities to
successfully conduct and manage research projects.
Please do not exceed the recommended number of pages The body of the proposal (Sections 5-11) should be typed double-spaced with no less than 12 point font size and should not exceed 10 pages total. Eleven copies of completed proposals should be submitted to:
Ms. Susan Kepner
CESERT Administrator
Department of Surgery
SIU School of Medicine
PO Box 19655
Springfield, IL 62794-9655
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Fellowships are for no more than 3 years.
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Applicant must be a US citizen or a permanent resident.
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Stipend (varies with years of experience, below), $5,500 for supplies/travel, tuition and fees can be requested. 0, $35,568; 1, $37,476; 2, $41,796; 3, $43,428; 4, $45,048; 5, $46,992; 6, $48,852; 7 or more, $51,036.
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Stipends can be supplemented by the institution.
Due dates: April 5th, August 5th, December 5th.
National Research Service Awards For Individual Postdoctoral Fellows:
(F32) Release Date: February 6, 2003 PA NUMBER: PA-03-67National Institutes of Health. This program announcement supersedes PA-00-104, which appeared in the NIH Guide on June 1, 2000.
Purpose
The Congress of the United States enacted the National Research Service Act (NRSA) Program in 1974 to help ensure that highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda. Under this congressional authority, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards NRSA individual postdoctoral fellowships (F32) to promising applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in fields related to the mission of the NIH constituent institutes and centers.
Healthy People 2010
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS led national activity for setting priority areas. This Program Announcement (PA), National Research Service Award For Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32), is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/.
The Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is required by law, to consider the Nation's overall needs for biomedical personnel and to give special consideration to physicians and other health professionals who agree to undertake a minimum of 2 years of biomedical, behavioral or clinical research. NIH recognizes the critical importance of training clinicians to become researchers and encourages them to apply. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are also encouraged to apply.
Allowable Costs
Stipend. NRSA awards provide stipends to postdoctoral fellows as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. The awards are not provided as a condition of employment with either the Federal government or the sponsoring institution.
The stipend level for the first year of NRSA support is determined by the number of full years of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time the award is issued. Fellows with less than one full year of postdoctoral experience at the time of award will receive initial support at the zero level. Relevant experience may include research (including research in industry), teaching, internship, residency, clinical duties, or other time spent in full-time studies in a health-related field beyond that of the qualifying doctoral degree. The stipend schedule is updated from time-to-time and applicants are advised to check for the posting of the current stipend schedule on the NIH website at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. The awarding NIH institute or center will adjust awards on their anniversary date to ensure consistency with the current stipend schedule.
Postdoctoral stipends for fiscal year 2004 are as follows: Postdoctoral Years of Experience: 0, $35,568; 1, $37,476; 2, $41,796; 3, $43.428; 4, $45,048; 5, $46,992; 6, $48,852; 7 or more, $51,036 The stipend for each subsequent year of NRSA support is the next level in the stipend structure and begins on the anniversary date of the award (does not change mid-year). No departure from the published NRSA stipend schedule may be negotiated between the institution and the fellow. For fellows sponsored by domestic non-federal institutions, the stipend will be paid through the sponsoring institution. For fellows sponsored by Federal or foreign institutions, the monthly stipend payment will be deposited in the fellow's U.S. bank account or paid directly to the fellow by U. S. Department of Treasury check.
Tuition and Fees
The NIH will offset the combined cost of tuition and fees at the following rate: 100 percent of all costs up to $3,000 and 60 percent of costs above $3,000. Costs associated with tuition and fees are allowable only if they are required for specific courses in support of the research training experience supported by the fellowship. A full description of the tuition policy is contained within the NRSA Policy Guidelines on the NIH website at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. Institutional Allowance . NIH will provide an institutional allowance of $5,500 per 12-month period to nonfederal, nonprofit, or foreign sponsoring institutions to help defray such awardee expenses as research supplies, equipment, health insurance (either self-only or family as appropriate), and travel to scientific meetings. Support for health insurance is allowable only if it is required for all individuals in a similar research training status regardless of the source of support. This allowance is intended to cover training- related expenses for the individual awardee. The allowance is not available until the fellow officially activates the award. If an individual fellow is enrolled or engaged in training for less than 6 months of the award year, only one-half of that year's allowance may be charged to the grant.
The Notice of Research Fellowship Award will be revised and the balance must be refunded to NIH. NIH will provide an institutional allowance of up to $4,400 for fellows sponsored by Federal laboratories or for-profit institutions for expenses associated with travel to scientific meetings, health insurance, and books. For fellows at for-profit institutions, the $4,400 will be paid to the institution for disbursement to the fellow. Funds for fellows at Federal laboratories will be disbursed from the NIH awarding institute.
Other Training Costs
Additional funds may be requested by the institution when the training of a fellow involves extraordinary costs for travel to field sites remote from the sponsoring institution; or, accommodations for fellows who are disabled, as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act. The funds requested for costs of this nature must be reasonable in relationship to the total dollars awarded under the fellowship and must be directly related to the approved research training experience. Such additional funds shall be provided only in exceptional circumstances that are fully justified and explained by the sponsoring institution. Awards for training at a foreign site may include a single economy or coach round-trip travel fare. No allowance is provided for dependents. U.S. flag air carriers must be used to the maximum extent possible when commercial air transportation is available for travel between the United States and a foreign country or between foreign countries. Funds are not provided to cover the cost of travel between the fellow's place of residence and a domestic training institution. However, in cases of extreme need or hardship, a one-way travel allowance may be authorized by the sponsoring institution. Such travel must be paid from the institutional allowance.
Facilities and Administrative Costs
F&A (indirect) costs are not allowed on individual fellowship awards. STIPEND SUPPLEMENTATION, COMPENSATION, AND OTHER INCOME An institution is permitted to provide funds to a fellow in addition to the stipend paid by the NIH. Such additional amounts may be in the form of augmented stipends (supplementation) or compensation. Supplementation. Supplementation or additional support to offset the cost of living may be provided by the sponsoring institution, but must not require any additional effort from the fellow. Federal funds may not be used for supplementation unless specifically authorized under the terms of both the program from which such supplemental funds are to be received and the program whose funds are to be supplemented. Under no circumstances may Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) funds be used for supplementation.
Compensation
An institution may provide additional funds to a fellow in the form of compensation (such as salary and/or tuition remission) for services such as teaching or research. A fellow may receive compensation for services as a research assistant on a Federal research grant, including a PHS research grant. However, compensated services must only occur on a limited, part-time basis apart from the normal research training activities, which require a minimum of 40 hours per week. In addition, compensation may not be paid from a research grant supporting research that constitutes the research training experience. Under no circumstances may the conditions of stipend supplementation or the services provided for compensation interfere with, detract from, or prolong the fellow's approved NRSA training program. Additionally, compensation must be in accordance with institutional policies applied consistently to both federally and non-federally supported activities and supported by acceptable accounting records determined by the employer-employee relationship agreement.
Educational Loans or G.I. Bill
An individual may make use of Federal educational loan funds and assistance under the Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act (G.I. Bill). Such funds are not considered supplementation or compensation.
Concurrent Awards
An NRSA fellowship may not be held concurrently with another Federally sponsored fellowship or similar award that provides a stipend or otherwise duplicates provisions of the NRSA.
Tax Liability
The Internal Revenue Code, Section 117, applies to the tax treatment of all scholarships and fellowships. Under that section, non-degree candidates are required to report, as gross income, all stipends and any monies paid on their behalf for course tuition and fees required for attendance. Degree candidates may exclude from gross income reported for tax purposes any amount used for tuition and related expenses, such as fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for courses of instruction at a qualified educational organization. The taxability of stipends, however, in no way alters the relationship between NRSA fellows and institutions. NRSA stipends are not considered salaries. NRSA fellows are not considered to be in an employee-employer relationship with NIH or with the institution in which they are pursuing research training. It is therefore inappropriate and unallowable to charge costs normally associated with employment (such as FICA, workman's compensation, unemployment insurance, etc) to the fellowship. The interpretation and implementation
of the tax laws are the domain of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the courts. NIH takes no position on the status of a particular taxpayer, and it does not have the authority to
dispense tax advice. Individuals should consult their local IRS office about the applicability of the law to their situations and for information on the proper steps to be taken regarding their tax obligations.
Payback
As required by the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, postdoctoral fellows incur a service obligation of 1 month for each month of support during the first 12 months of the NRSA postdoctoral support. The 13th and subsequent months of NRSA support are acceptable postdoctoral payback service. Thus, individuals who continue under the award for 2 years will have paid off their first year obligation by the end of the second year. Applicants accepting an award for the first 12 months of NRSA postdoctoral support must sign a payback agreement (PHS Form 6031) in which they agree to engage in health-related research training, research, and/or teaching for 12 months. Those who do not pay back their obligation through continued NRSA supported training may satisfy their obligation by serving in a position in which health- related research, research training, or teaching are the primary activities. Such individuals must engage in research, research training, or teaching at a rate of 20 or more hours per week averaged over a full work-year. Payback service may be conducted in an academic, governmental, commercial, or nonacademic environment, in the United States or in a foreign country. Examples of acceptable payback service include research associateships/assistantships, postdoctoral research fellowships, and college or high school science teaching positions. Examples of unacceptable payback service include clinical practice and administrative responsibilities not directly related to scientific research. Payback service positions are arranged by the individual, not by the NIH. The NIH institute supporting the fellowship will review and approve the activity at the end of the year in which it occurs. Service to satisfy any outstanding obligation must be initiated within 2 years after termination of NRSA support, and must be performed on a continuous basis. For individuals who fail to fulfill their service obligation, the United States is entitled to recover the total amount of NRSA funds paid to the individual for the obligated period plus interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury. Financial payback must be completed within 3 years, beginning on the date the United States becomes entitled to recover such amount. Under certain conditions, the Secretary, DHHS, may extend the period for starting service, permit breaks in service, extend the period of repayment, or otherwise waive the payback obligation when compliance would constitute a substantial hardship against equity and good conscience. Policies regarding the NRSA payback obligation are explained in the NRSA Policy Guidelines available on the World Wide Web at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsaguidelines/nrsa_toc.htm. Specific questions may appear in a list of Frequently Asked Questions which appears on the Web at http://grants.nih.gov/training/faq_fellowships.htm. Other questions on payback should be directed to the appropriate NIH institute contact.
Leave
Fellows may continue to receive stipends during periods of vacation and holidays available to individuals in comparable training positions at the sponsoring institution. Also, fellows may continue to receive stipends for up to 15 calendar days of sick leave per year. Sick leave may be used for the medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth. Fellows may continue to receive stipends for up to 30 calendar days of parental leave per year for the adoption or the birth of a child when those in comparable training positions at the grantee or sponsoring institution have access to paid leave for this purpose and the use of parental leave is approved by the sponsor. A period of terminal leave is not permitted and payment may not be made from grant funds for leave not taken. Individuals requiring extended periods of time away from their research training experience must seek approval from the NIH awarding component for an unpaid leave of absence.
Protection of Human Subjects
Inclusion Of Women And Minorities In Research Involving Human Subjects: It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification are provided that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Guidelines For Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research," which have been published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (FR 59 14508-14513) and in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 23, No.11, March 18, 1994 and is available on the web at the following URL address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not94-100.html. Inclusion Of Children As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects: It is the policy of NIH that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them. This policy applies to all initial (Type 1) applications submitted for receipt dates after October 1, 1998. All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects" that was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, March 6, 1998, and is available at the following URL address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html. Investigators also may obtain copies of these policies from the program staff listed under INQUIRIES. Program staff may also provide additional relevant information concerning the policy.
Application Procedures
Individuals must submit the application form, PHS Individual National Research Service Award (PHS 416-1, rev. 12/98). APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE SEALED LETTERS OF REFERENCE. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT AT LEAST THREE LETTERS OF REFERENCE MAY BE RETURNED OR DELAYED IN REVIEW. If the applicant has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, the appropriate item should be checked on the Face Page of the application. Applicants who have applied for and have not yet been granted admission as a permanent resident should check the Permanent Resident block on the Face Page of the PHS 416-1 application, and also write in the word "pending." A notarized statement documenting legal admission for permanent residence must be submitted prior to the issuance of an award. If the fellowship application is submitted in response to a Program Announcement (PA) or Request for Application (RFA) from a particular NIH institute, the applicant should identify the number of the PA or RFA in Item 3. Instructions in the Responsible Conduct of Research. Applications must include the candidate's plans for obtaining instruction in the responsible conduct of research, including the rationale, subject matter, appropriateness, format, frequency and duration of instruction. The amount and nature of faculty participation must be described. No award will be made if an application lacks this component.
Application Materials
To obtain application kits with instructions and forms, please contact your institutional office of sponsored research. If application kits are not available at the institution, they may be downloaded from the NIH website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm#training or it may be requested from the: Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6207, MSC 7910 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7910 Telephone: (301) 435-0714 FAX: (301) 480-0525 For faster service, send Email requests to grantsinfo@nih.gov. Please allow 2-4 weeks for U.S. mail requests.
Concurrent Applications
An individual may not have more than one individual NRSA fellowship or comparable application pending review or award at the NIH or other DHHS agencies at the same time. Application Receipt Dates and Review Schedule. F32 applications undergo a review process that takes between 5 and 8 months. The receipt dates and the three annual review cycles are as follows: Application Receipt Dates: Apr 5 Aug 5 Dec 5 Initial Review Dates: Jun/Jul Oct/Nov Feb/Mar Secondary Review Dates: Aug/Sep Dec/Jan Apr/May Range of Likely Start Dates: Sep 1 - Dec 1 Jan 1 - Mar 1 May 1 - Jul 1 INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED SUBMISSION Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application (including the Checklist, Personal Data form, AT LEAST THREE SEALED REFERENCE LETTERS, and all other required materials) and two (2) exact, clear, single-sided photocopies of the signed application, in one package to: CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, ROOM 1040, MSC 7710 BETHESDA, MD 20892-7710 BETHESDA, MD 20817 (express mail) REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Complete applications will be assigned to the appropriate participating Institute and a suitable Scientific Review Group (SRG) in the Center for Scientific Review (CSR). Applicants will be notified by mail of their application's Institute and SRG assignment. Applications receive two sequential levels of review. The first level is an assessment of the merit of the research training by an SRG, composed primarily of non-government scientists selected for their competence in research and research training in a scientific area related to the application. After the SRG meeting, the Scientific Review Administrator (SRA), a designated Federal official who coordinates the review of applications for the SRG, prepares a written summary of the review of each application and forwards it to the appropriate NIH Institute. Staff within the assigned funding Institute or Center provides a second level of review.
Review Criteria
The review criteria focus on four main components: Candidate: An assessment of the candidate's previous academic and research performance and the potential to become an important contributor to biomedical, behavioral, or clinical science. Sponsor and Training Environment: An assessment of the quality of the training environment and the qualifications of the sponsor as a mentor for the proposed research training experience. Research Proposal: The merit of the scientific proposal and its relationship to the candidate's career plans. Training Potential: An assessment of the value of the proposed fellowship experience as it relates to the candidate's needs in preparation for a career as an independent researcher. Notification. Shortly after the SRG meeting, each applicant will be notified by mail of the SRG recommendation and the name and phone number of the Institute program official responsible for the application.
When the program official representing the Institute receives the written summary of the review, prepared by the SRA after the review meeting, a copy will be forwarded to the applicant. Following the second-level review, the program official will notify each applicant of the final disposition of the application. Any questions on SRG recommendations and funding possibilities should be directed to the appropriate Institute program official, not the Scientific Review Administrator of the SRG.
Award Criteria
The staff of the NIH institutes use the following criteria in making awards: (1) eligibility of the applicant; (2) the SRG recommendation of the overall merit of the application; (3) the relevance of the application to the Institute's research priorities and program balance; and (4) the availability of funds. Activation. No funds may be disbursed until the fellow has started training under the award and an Activation Notice (PHS 416-5) and (when appropriate) a Payback Agreement (PHS 6031) has been submitted to the NIH. An awardee has up to 6 months from the issue date on the award notice to activate the award. Under unusual circumstances, an NIH institute may grant an extension of the activation period upon receipt of a specific request from the fellow.
Terms and Condition of Support: Fellowships must be administered in accordance with the current NRSA Policy Guidelines for Individual Awards and Institutional Grants (see the NIH Website at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm ), the current NIH Grants Policy Statement (see the NIH Website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm ), and any terms and conditions specified on the award notice.
Certification and Reporting Procedures: No application will be accepted without the applicant signing the certification block on the face page of the application. Individuals admitted to the United States as Permanent Residents must submit notarized evidence of legal admission prior to the award. A Payback Agreement Form (PHS 6031) must accompany the Activation Notice when the award is for the individual's initial 12 months of NRSA postdoctoral support. When support ends, the fellow must submit a Termination Notice (PHS 416-7) to the NIH. And, if the fellow has a payback obligation, he or she must notify the NIH of any change in address and submit Annual Payback Activities Certification Forms (PHS 6031-1) until the payback service obligation is satisfied. Forms will be provided to awardees by the NIH awarding component. Forms may also be found on the NIH Website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm.
Inventions and Publications: Fellowships made primarily for educational purposes are exempted from the PHS invention requirements. F32 awards will not contain any provision giving PHS rights to inventions made by the awardee.
Data Sharing: PHS policy is to make available to the public the results and accomplishments of the activities that it funds. Therefore, it is incumbent upon fellows to make results and accomplishments of their F32 activities available to the public. The sponsoring institution
should place no restrictions on the publication of results in a timely manner.
Copyrights: Except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the award, the recipient is free to arrange for copyright without approval when publications, data, or other copyrightable works are developed in the course of work under a PHS grant-supported project or activity. Any such copyrighted or copyrightable works shall be subject to a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to the Government to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use them, and to authorize others to do so for Federal Government purposes.
Inquiries
Written and telephone inquiries concerning this program announcement are encouraged, especially during the planning phase of the application. Below is a listing of NIH contacts:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Dr. Robin Barr Telephone: (301) 496-9322 Email: rb42h@nih.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Harold I. Perl, Ph.D. Division of Clinical and Prevention Research Telephone: 301-443-0788 E-mail: hperl@willco.niaaa.nih.gov Ernestine Vanderveen, Ph.D. Division of Basic Research Telephone: 301-443-2531 E-mail: tvanderv@willco.niaaa.nih.gov Vivian B. Faden, Ph.D. Division of Biometry and Epidemiology Telephone: 301-594-6232 E-mail: vfaden@willco.niaaa.nih.gov
