Research Fellowship Awards

Letter of Intent: May 1, November 1
Application Submission Deadline: January 14, July 1

Total Award: Up to $58,250 per year
Duration of Award: One to Three Years

Objective: Research Fellowship Awards are offered to encourage the development of individuals with research potential to help them prepare for a career of independent basic and/or clinical investigation in the area of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Applicant Eligibility: Individuals who are already well established in the field of IBD research are not considered eligible for this award. Applicant must be employed by an institution (public non-profit, private non-profit or government) engaged in health care and/or health related research within the United States. Research is not restricted by citizenship; however, proof of legal work status is required. Applicant must hold an MD, PhD or equivalent. Candidates holding MD degrees must have two years of post doctoral experience, one year of which must be documented research experience relevant to IBD. Applicants holding PhDs must have at least one year of documented post-doctoral research relevant to IBD.

Proposal Eligibility: Proposal MUST be relevant to inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's Disease or ulcerative colitis). Only one application is allowed per applicant per submission date. Simultaneous submission of a Senior Research Award and a Research Training Award is not permitted.

Time Commitment: The awardee must devote a minimum of 90% of his/her time directly to the project.

Stipend & Institutional Allowance: Award salary will match applicants institutional salary (salaries may be supplemented by the applicant's institution), depending on postgraduate year (PGY) level, up to $45,000 per year. Fringe benefits are allowed according to institutional policy, not to exceed 25% of the salary award (up to $11,250 per year). CCFA will also provide up to $2,000 to be used for non-salary/fringe expenses directly related to the project, including travel to scientific meetings and/or professional membership dues. These funds may not be used to supplement the awardee's salary/fringe benefits.

For complete information, please download our guidelines & application forms below.

Download instructions:

• Click on link to open Word document.
• If given option to save, please do so on your computer, remembering where you saved it. Open the document you saved and begin filling out the forms. Submit them according to the instructions in the guidelines.
• If not given option to save, you need to right click on the link and select "Save Target As." Save this file to your computer, remembering where you saved it. Open this document you saved and begin filing out the forms. Submit them according to the instructions in the guidelines.
• If you do not have Microsoft Word on your computer, you will need to install it and then follow the directions above.

Documents:

RFA Letter of Intent

RFA Guidelines

RFA Forms

updated 7/16/08