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Call for Applications: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Research Grant Award

Deadline: Monday, April 2, 2012

A key mission of the Academy is to promote excellence in research for the benefit of persons with cerebral palsy and childhood-onset disabilities. One way in which the Academy promotes research is through the annual AACPDM Research Grant.

The AACPDM Research Grant Award provides seed funding to develop a high quality clinical research project/program. The award is expected to produce a competitive interdisciplinary, multi-investigator/center grant proposal for submission to larger agencies/funders of research in any area relevant to the AACPDM. Any member of the AACPDM is eligible to apply. Only one grant application per member will be considered in a given budget year. The budget limit is US $25,000 (subject to approval by the Board, which reserves the right to amend the amount awarded).

Successful applicants are expected to take up the award within one month of the annual AACPDM meeting where the award is announced. The funds must be spent within 18 months. Applicants unable to meet this timeframe will forfeit the grant but will be eligible to re-apply in a subsequent year. Unspent funds after 18 months are expected to be returned to the AACPDM.

Use of Funds
The award may be used to fund any of the elements necessary to develop the full grant proposal. These may include costs for:

Teleconferences or meetings of the collaborating team of investigators to plan and develop the research protocol including study design, outcome measures, recruitment strategies, data collection and management, analysis, etc
Methodologic/Statistical support or consultation
Preparation of application/s for institutional ethics approval
Support for investigators time
Pilot project/feasibility study in preparation for multi-center project
Validation of outcome measures intended for multi-center project

The funds are not intended for:

Institutional indirect costs
Purchase of personal computers or equipment
Stipends or fees for students or post doctoral fellows

AACPDM Office
555 East Wells, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414.918.3014 Fax: 414.276.2146
Email: info@aacpdm.org
URL: www.aacpdm.org
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST

Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation Ethel & Jack Hausman Clinical Research Scholars Award

The objective of the Ethel & Jack Hausman Clinical Research Scholars Award is to assist institutions in the United States to recruit promising clinician-investigators early in their careers and to help in their establishment as focal points for scholarly activities in areas of direct relevance to cerebral palsy and related developmental brain disorders; these scholarly activities include research, teaching and associated clinical responsibilities. Candidates for the Award will either be citizens of the United States or have permanent residency status.

The Award is in the amount of $75,000 a year for each of three years. The funds can be used at the discretion of the awardee within the purposes of the Award, the broad confines of the annual approved budget and grantee institutional policy. Supplemental funding from other sources are encouraged. It is expected that Award funds will be used as necessary and appropriate to further the objectives of the Award: the conduct of a clinical research and educational program relevant to cerebral palsy and related developmental brain disorders. A minimal commitment of 60 percent is a requirement of the Award. The clinical research program can be patient based or a combined laboratory–patient endeavor.

Candidates for the Award will have completed their formal clinical and research training and will have recently completed between 4-6 years of post doctoral medical training or 2-4 years of post doctoral research training. However, additional opportunities for formal or informal training appropriate to clinical research is strongly encouraged during the first year of the Award. Support is not available to individuals while in residency or fellowship training. Special explanation of the need for the Award is required of applicants who have completed a research career development award from government or other organizations. It is expected each Awardee will have an appointment in an academic institution and have a sponsor who will serve as a mentor and consultant.

The bar is set high for this award. Applicants must indicate a plan for two or more scientific or clinical publications each of the three years and submission of a subsequent research grant proposal in the second year. Continued funding each year is contingent on meeting these milestones.

The deadline for the receipt of applications is March 1, 2012.

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