Senior Research Awards

Letter of Intent to Apply Due	November 1	May 1
Full Online Application Due	January 14	July 1
Submission of Paper Copy	Postmarked January 14	Postmarked July 1
Review	mid April	mid November
Board of Trustees	mid April	mid November
Start Date	July 1	January 1

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

Direct Costs: $130,000 per year
Indirect Costs: 10% of direct costs or $13,000
Duration of Award: One to Three Years

Objective: To provide established researchers with funds to generate sufficient preliminary data to become competitive for funds from other sources, such as the National Institute of Health (NIH).

Applicant Eligibility: Applicant must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree and must be employed by an institution (public non-profit, private non-profit or government) engaged in health care and/or health related research. He/she must have attained independence from his/her mentor. Eligibility is not restricted by citizenship or geography.

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 Training Award is not permitted.

Before submitting a Letter of Intent or a Full Proposal, please view the Senior Research Award Policies and Instructions.

*Please note that submissions for the Letter of Intent are now closed.

For all attachments use doc, xls or pdf format only

  Attachments for LOI (Required):

• NIH Biosketch

Attachments for LOI (Optional):

• References

Submission of Full Proposal: 5 Page Online Form

After Letter of Intent is submitted and approved, CCFA Research Grants Administration will send an e-mail to applicant with a link to complete and submit full proposal.

Attachments for Proposal (Required):

• Research Plan/Protocol
• Detailed Budget (Click on link for Template)
• Justification of Personnel Budget (Click on link for Template)
• Research Support - Form G (Click on link for Template)
• Authorized Signatures (Click on link for Template)
• NIH Biosketch

  Attachments for Proposal (Optional):

• Pertinent References/Appendices
• Letters of Collaboration
• Progress Report (if Applying for 3rd Year)
• Resubmission Materials
• Institutional Review Board and Animal Care Documents

updated 11/6/09