Application for Early Career Investigator Mentored Research Award
Goal: This program aims to support the development of early career investigators to enter the
field of maternal/child HIV research and advance the mission of the International Maternal
Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network (http://impaactnetwork.org/aboutus/mission.htm). In coordination with a mentor, early career investigators are invited to propose
a project that takes advantage of data and/or samples generated by the IMPAACT network.
Eligibility: An early career investigator is someone who is within 10 years of completion of
training (from terminal degree or residency training) and is currently an Instructor/Lecturer,
Assistant Professor or equivalent at their institution. For this award, IMPAACT aims to fund early
career clinician-investigators who engage in participant-oriented research.
Funding: There will be a total dollar amount of $100,000 for each award over a 24 month
funding period (~$50,000 per year). Funding will cover FTE support for the early career
investigator and travel to IMPAACT annual meetings (in Washington, DC area). Funding for
equipment will not be allowed. It is expected that the investigator and/or mentor will seek
additional funding to cover other research costs, if required. For the funded Early Career
Investigator projects, the IMPAACT Statistical and Data Management Center will provide limited
data management support and will assign a statistician to provide statistical input and perform
data analyses, as needed.
This program is not intended for the development of new clinical trials, which should instead
occur through standard IMPAACT procedures. Submissions that are aligned with the objectives
of the network as outlined by the IMPAACT Scientific Committees at the following web link will
be given high priority: http://impaactnetwork.org/research-areas/index.htm. Proposals should
include use of existing data and/or stored samples from IMPAACT, PACTG clinical trials or
affiliated studies. Use of the IMPAACT web tool for identification of available specimens is
encouraged: http://demo.dnsalias.org/ActgImpaactRepositorySite/.
Inquiries: Questions may be submitted through the IMPAACT Operations Center at
[email protected].
Key Dates:
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Proposal Submission Due Date: May 15, 2015
Anticipated Funding Start Date: July 1, 2015
Submission of Proposals: Proposals must be submitted through the IMPAACT Operations
Center at [email protected] by 5:00 PM ET on the due date.
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Application Format/Outline
A. Early Career Investigator Information
Name:
Contact information: (Include institution, telephone, e-mail)
NIH Biosketch; Include as Appendix 1.
B. Research Proposal
Summary of Research Plan (400 words)
Specific Aims and Objectives (400 words)
Research Design and Methods for each Objective (1000 words)*
Background and Significance (750 words)*
IMPAACT Scientific Committee agenda relatedness (400 words)
Expected outcomes for each year of funding (500 words)
*Figures used in support of these sections should be included in Appendix 2.
References (up to 15) should be included in Appendix 3.
C. Mentor Information
Name:
NIH Biosketch: Include as Appendix 4
Mentorship Plan (1000 words): Specify timelines and measurable outcomes.
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D. Budget and Justification
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For evaluation/illustrative purposes, please provide the budget and justification for the entire
2-year funding period (total costs = $100,000 or ~$50,000 per year), beginning 1 July 2015,
as Appendix 5A.
For potential award purposes, please provide a prorated budget for the period of July 1,
2015 - November 30, 2015 (5 months) in the amount of $20,834 using the attached budget
and justification templates and include as Appendix 5B. The investigator will then be
contacted at the time the annual progress report is being prepared (in August 2015) to
submit the budget for the following grant year (December 1, 2015 to November 30, 2016)
and, in turn in August 2016, for the following funding period, December 1, 2016 through
June 30, 2017.
Optional: Note outside resources available to the early career investigator that may contribute to
the success of his or her program; e.g., institutional support, grant or foundation support (500
words), as Appendix 5C.
E. Letters of Support
A maximum of four Letters of Support should be included in Appendix 6.
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