Thrasher Research Fund Grants for Pediatric Medical Research Early Career Award Program
The Thrasher Research Fund is pleased to announce the fifth year of its Early Career Award Program in for 2010. The Fund will continue to make 30 awards in 2010,expanded from 21 awards in 2006-2007. The Fund recognizes that young investigators may find it difficult to remain in pediatric research because of a lack of funding. Therefore, the purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers. There are three funding cycles per year for New Researcher Award Program grants. Up to ten grants per cycle will be made in 2010.
Research Interests
Topics
The Thrasher Research Fund remains open to a variety of pediatric medical research topics. Research projects with the potential to impact a large number of children as well as research projects that address severe problems affecting relatively few children will be considered. The Fund seeks to maintain a portfolio of grants with a balance of both domestic and international research.
Emphasis
The Fund supports clinical/translational pediatric research. Emphasis is placed on projects with potential findings that would be clinically applicable in a relatively short period of time for the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of pediatric medical problems.
Research Sites
The Fund's priorities are reviewed regularly to ensure that the mission of improving the health of children worldwide is promoted through high-quality research. Historically, the Fund has supported both domestic and international research with a particular emphasis on the potential to benefit children.
Budget Guidelines-Early Career Awards
The grant amount is based on the actual budgetary needs of the project, with a maximum of $25,000 in direct costs for the entire grant. The duration of the project can be up to two years. Indirect costs of no more than 7% of direct costs will be paid on New Researcher Award Program grants. Up to $12,500 in total of the proposed budget may be used for salary (including fringe) of the new researcher. Funds not needed for salary are to be used for research supplies or other research-related expenses.
The cost of attending one conference is allowed for the applicant to report findings resulting from Thrasher-supported research. Such travel costs may not exceed $2,000.
Early Career Awards
2010 - Cycle #3
Concept Submission Deadline: October 15, 2010 at noon Mountain Time
Acceptance/Rejection of Concept Paper: Notification to applicant by October 29, 2010
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 29, 2010 at noon Mountain Time
Notification of Awards: By January 21, 2011
Thrasher Research Fund
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R. Justin Brown, MPH
Research Manager
Phone: 801-240-2838
E-mail: BrownRJ@thrasherresearch.org
Megan Duncan, MSPH
Research Manager
Phone: 801-240-4720
E-mail: DuncanME@thrasherresearch.org
Aaron V. Pontsler, M.S., MBA
Research Manager
Phone: 801-240-6385
E-mail: PontslerAV@thrasherresearch.org
