INFORMATION: The Brody Brothers Endowment Seed/Bridge Grant Program will provide grants to assist faculty in generating preliminary data for new, or additional data for resubmission of extramural funding applications. From 2005-2009, the Brody Brothers
Endowment Fund was able to provide 4 consecutive rounds of seed grants to researchers within the Brody School of Medicine. The funded projects covered a wide range of topics and over the four year period provided over $920,000 in funding for 27 grants. Grants ranged from a low of $7,500 to a high of $90,000, with the average grant amount being approximately $34,000.
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PIs must have their primary academic appointment in BSOM.
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The relationship between the proposed work and key elements of the future application
(specific aims, significance, innovation, etc) is expected.
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Applications will be evaluated by the BSOM Research Committee with particular emphasis on the likelihood the project will contribute to a competitive extramural application.
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Proposals that demonstrate interdisciplinary, meaningful collaboration, and that have strong translational focus are likely to be more competitive.
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Projects should be in the areas of Cancer, Diabetes and Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease and other prevalent health problems found in eastern North Carolina *
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Funds for successful proposals will be set aside in individual PI subaccounts managed through BSOM Research and Graduate Studies. PIs will have 12 months to expend the funds.
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Depending on the circumstances, some level of matching support from the appropriate
Department Chairperson may be required, the nature of which (cash, release time, etc) will be negotiated at the time of award.
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Funds may only be used for patient/subject costs, student summer stipends/hourly wages, laboratory supplies, animal purchase/husbandry or core laboratory fees directly associated with the project.
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IACUC/IRB approvals must be in place at the time of award.
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If a grant advisory panel has not already been established to support the development of the extramural application, the PI must agree to establish one as a condition of award.
BSOM/RGS will assist if needed.
 If the proposed work is supporting a resubmission, study section comments (“pink sheets” and scores) must be attached, or the application will not be considered.
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Follow page limits and organization as indicated
All applications should be submitted (pdf only) to Bob Lust, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean,
BSOM/RGS ( lustr@ecu.edu
), or Gail “Dee” Brown in BSOM/RGS ( browng@ecu.edu
).

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Signatures: Application must be approved (signed) by all investigators; chairperson must authorize (sign) for each department with faculty involved. (Electronic signatures accepted)
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Please confine the proposal (Items 2-5 below) to no more than 4 pages. Please do not change the order of the form. Additional materials will not be considered. Proposals not prepared in accordance with the guidelines may be administratively returned without review.
1. Summary: Provide a concise (one paragraph) summary of the proposed work, using language appropriate for an educated, non-scientific lay person. (use space provided)
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2. Significance, Innovation, Background: From your narrative, the reviewer should be able to identify the controversy and/or important problem this project will address, the importance of this particular problem, and the innovation demonstrated in understanding/approaching the problem.
3. Purpose and Specific aims : Provide a concise description of what will be accomplished
4. Methods, Planned Approach : Provide a concise summary of the experimental approach/design, methods/techniques, potential pitfalls, and when appropriate, alternative approaches.
5. Justification: Provide specific justification for how this preliminary data will support and improved key factors of a planned extramural application (e.g. does it validate a model, demonstrate feasibility of a new approach, demonstrate translational significance, etc)
6. Timeline : Summarize the relationship between this proposal, organizing and advisory panel, and submission of an extramural grant application
7. Budget: Provide a budget table, and brief justification.
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9. NIH Biographical sketches : (do not exceed 4 page NIH limit)