Developing Clinical Researcher Grants

ISCD 2011-2012 Developing Clinical Researcher Grants

The International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD) is proud to announce a Developing Clinical Researcher Grant Program.  The program’s purpose is to support small, high-quality research projects that identify issues, expand knowledge, explore new pathways in osteoporosis and skeletal assessments, and to develop thought leaders in the area of osteoporosis and skeletal assessment.  This program is intended to support new investigators without current or past NIH R01 research project support (those below the rank of associate professor), and qualify as early stage investigators by NIH rules.

For 2011-2012, two grants with a maximum budget of $70,000 each will be awarded.  This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen.

2011 Grant Awardees

Brian Sabowitz, M.D., FACP, CCD (.pdf)
Dr. Wei Shen (.pdf)

Eligibility Requirements:

The applicant must be a member of the ISCD at the time of application and must reside in the United States.

 A final report must be submitted to the ISCD within one year of the award date. 
Submission of results to the Journal of Clinical Densitometry (JCD) will be expected for research performed under this program, although acceptance by the JCD is not guaranteed.

Principal investigators (PI) must have a PhD, MD, or equivalent doctoral level degree.  Individuals in a fellowship program are not eligible.  It is expected that the PI will have 75% protected time to conduct the research project.

Applicants should not have had previous Amgen funding related to osteoporosis and the projects should not be designed to use Amgen products. 

Submission Guidelines:

The proposal must be submitted in English and follow specified format as follows:  Font- New Times Roman no smaller than 10point; single spaced with one inch margins.    
Proposals, which include hypotheses/specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies (if available), research design and methods (including statistical and data analysis plans and timeline) are limited to 6 pages.  All tables, graphs, figures, diagrams and charts must be included within the 6 page limit. 

A letter should be submitted from the applicant’s mentor outlining support of the project, including a promise to protect the PI’s time, and any additional training that will be provided related to osteoporosis and assessment of skeletal health.  This is not included in the six page limit. 

The total budget for the outlined proposal may not exceed $70,000. The project budget may include taxes, overhead, administrative costs, or indirect cost recovery, however the total amount of the award will not exceed $70,000.  A budget justification should be included to explain the components of the budget. Budget and Justification  

Other separate pages of the application include literature cited, resources (one page each), biographical sketches (four page limit each), letters of recommendation (three page limit total), and letter from mentor (one page limit).

Results must be attainable in time for submission, in abstract form, to the 2013 ISCD Annual Meeting.  Some or all accepted projects may qualify for oral presentations at the Annual Meeting.  It is expected that the PI will be the first or last author on the submitted abstract. 

Institutional Review Board/ Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IRB/IACUC) approval is required prior to disbursement of funds (not at time of submission).  IRB/IACUC documents can be included as appendices to application, if available.  No other appendices will be accepted.
 

Timeline and Submission Process:

1. Scientific or educational merit
2. Importance to ISCD and the skeletal health assessment field
3. Quality of study design
4. Appropriateness of budget (taxes, overhead, administrative costs or indirect cost recovery (ICR))
5. Resources to conduct the proposed work
6. Support of an appropriate mentor 

Winners will be announced by October 2011.
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