Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research
The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research is to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States and to attract promising, young researchers to this field of study.
Who Should Apply
Young investigators who are senior fellows with a committed faculty appointment or early faculty members within a maximum of 5 years of their first faculty appointment (appointments must be in the United States). Applicants must be interested in understanding the health benefits of probiotics and the relationship between probiotics, gastrointestinal microbiota and the body. Candidates must be part of an established research program with the capacity to do research on microbiota and its role in health and disease.
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research (YIGPRO) is to contribute to the advancement of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota research in the United States.
Grant Program Objectives
* To stimulate innovative research relevant to the field of gastrointestinal microbiota in the United States
* To support young investigators in the United States and attract them into the field of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota
* To provide preliminary data for future funding from NIH and other funding sources
Grant Research Focus for 2009
Research focus for 2009 is on the role of probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota in health and disease. If the research project involves the use of potential probiotics, investigators must not work on commercial strains. Research on publicly available, non-commercial strains of potential probiotics is acceptable.
Grant Information and Maximum Funding Amount
The annual grant amount is $50,000 per grant recipient with no more than 10% of this amount dedicated to overhead costs. Two grants will be funded per year with each given to different institutions in the United States. Funds may be used for technical support and supplies. Principal investigator salaries and travel are not funded. Equipment is rarely funded and only when it is critical to the project, is not available through the institution’s core facilities, and receives approval in advance from The Global Probiotics Council. Under exceptional circumstances a second year will be considered on a competitive basis.
Funding will run from July 2009 to June 2010.
February 10, 2009
• Submit application and required documents
May 2009
• Grantee notification
Contact
Via E-mail
gpc@ProbioticsResearch.com
Via Phone
Global Probiotics Council c/o PMK Associates, Inc.
703-841-1600 • fax 703-841-1604
Via Mail:
Global Probiotics Council
c/o PMK Associates, Inc.
403 North Henry Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703-841-1600
Fax: 703-841-1604
