BMRC – SERC Joint Diagnostics Grant Call 2011
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AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH
DIAGNOSTICS GRANT CALL 2011
A Joint Initiative by
Biomedical Research Council (BMRC)
&
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)
Pre-Proposal Submission
<To Insert Descriptive Title of the Project>
SUBMITTED BY:
Lead Clinical Co-Principal Investigator
<To insert Name of Lead Clinical CoPrincipal Investigator>
<Designation, department,
Host Institution>
Lead Technical Co-Principal Investigator
<To insert Name of Lead Technical CoPrincipal Investigator>
<Designation, department,
Host Institution>
To add and insert if there are more than 2 co-PIs (A*STAR and/or NonA*STAR Co-PIs
Pre-Proposal Number*:
Submission Date* :
* To be completed by the A*STAR office
CLOSING DATE: 15 June 2011 (Friday) at 5pm, SST
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SUBMISSION DETAILS
IMPORTANT: EVERY SECTION AND FIELD MUST BE COMPLETED.
PLEASE INDICATE ‘NA’ WHERE A PARTICULAR SECTION OR FIELD IS
NOT APPLICABLE. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE REJECTED.
Softcopy submission must comprise the Word document (without
signatures) and the PDF format (with Co-PIs’ signatures and Host
Institutions’ signatures) and have to be submitted to:
rachel_wee@a-star.edu.sg with the subject header
“BMRC – SERC Joint Diagnostics Grant Call submission 2011”.
All applications (softcopy and hardcopy) must be submitted by 15 June 2011
(Friday) at 5pm, SST
All hardcopy forms with signatures must be submitted through either the
Lead Clinical Co-PI’s or Lead Technical Co-PI’s respective Office of Research
/ Principal’s or Directors’ Office / Agency Headquarters / RI ED’s Office /
Institutes or equivalent.
Address for hardcopy submission:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Biomedical Research Council
20 Biopolis Way,
#08-01, Centros
Singapore 138668
Attn: Ms. Rachel Wee
For further enquiries, please feel free to email:
Ms Koh Hui Shan at: koh_hui_shan@a-star.edu.sg
OR Ms Crispina Tay at: tayybc@scei.a-star.edu.sg
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INSTRUCTIONS
The originators of the Pre-Proposal are encouraged to concisely articulate
Sections A – E in the boxes provided for each section, using Arial font
size 10, SINGLE spacing for your text. Please do not extend of the size
of the boxes provided.
SECTION
DESCRIPTION
A.
Research Proposal
B.
Grant Support
C.
Curriculum Vitae
D.
Declaration By Co-Principal Investigators And Endorsement By
Host Institutions
Appendix for References
E.
The following serves as a general guideline you may want to refer to in
completing Part A of the pre-proposal application form
CLINICAL NEED
 Background of Problem: What is the problem observed? Why is this a
problem that warrants significant attention?
 Treatment options: What are the current treatment options? What are the
shortcomings of the current treatment options?
 Define unmet need: What is needed to address the problem and/or
treatment gap identified above?
 Market Size: Who is/are the target patients? What is the incidence and/or
prevalence? What is the total amount spent per year to address the
problem faced by these target patients?
POTENTIAL TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION
 Solution Overview: Provide an Overview of the solution
 Technology: Provide a summary of the core technology and how it works.
 Competitive Analysis: How is the proposed solution better than
existing/emerging competing technologies?
 Include necessary references (in Appendix)
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SOLUTION
 Value Proposition: How does the proposed solution benefit various
stakeholders (patients, physicians, payers)? This can be from both clinical
and economical perspectives.
AIMS OF PROJECT, OVERVIEW OF METHODS AND THE TEAM
 Aims of project: List briefly the key aims/objectives of the project
 Overview of Methods: Provide an overview of the methods that will be
employed
 The Team: plans for interaction among the team member(s) andachieving
the research objectives
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A. PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT
Print information using Arial Font 10, single-spaced and within the given area.
Do not exceed 2 pages.
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B. GRANT SUPPORT
Provide the details for all currently held or applied grants by the Lead Co-PIs
and Co-PIs. These include those supported by / applied to A*STAR, NMRC,
NRF,Universities, Clusters and other public funding agencies.
Title of Research
Funding
Agency
Amount of Fund
Approved/
Balance
Received
Available ($)
($)
Support
Period
(Year)
Expiry
Date of the
grant
C. CURRICULUM VITAE
In no more than 1 page provide the following information on each CoPrincipal Investigator:
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Name
Current position and past employment history (Please provide full
details, eg, joint appointments, percentage of time spent in Singapore
every year, if applicable)
Academic qualifications (indicate institution’s name and year degree
awarded)
Latest 10 publications
Patents held (related or unrelated to study)
Recent awards (Scientific awards)
Research outcomes from other grants (e.g. publications, patents,
awards, etc.)
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D. DECLARATION AND ENDORSEMENT
We declare that the facts stated in this application and the accompanying
information are true and that this is an original and latest version of the PreProposal.
*Lead Co-PIs and Co-PIs from any of the A*STAR institution will require
endorsement by Executive Direction of the host institution to verify official
affiliation.
Lead Clinical Co-Principal Investigator
Name
Signature
Date
Endorsement by the Host Institution (Executive Director) of the Lead Clinical
Co-Principal Investigator:
Name:
Designation
:
Signature:
Date
:
I, ______________________________________(Executive Director
of Host institution), declare that the applicant has an official affiliation
our the institution.
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Lead Technical Co-Principal Investigator
Name
Signature
Date
Endorsement by the Host Institution of the Lead Technical Co-Principal
Investigator:
Name:
Designation
:
Date
:
Signature:
I, ______________________________________(Executive Director
of Host institution), declare that the applicant has an official affiliation to
the institution.
Other Co-Principal Investigators
(add in additional rows if necessary)
Name
Signature
Date
Endorsement by the Host Institution of the Co-Principal Investigator:
Name:
Designation
:
Signature:
Date
:
I, ______________________________________(Executive Director
of Host institution), declare that the applicant has an official affiliation to
the institution.
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Other Collaborators (no signature required)
Name
Institution/Department
Key participants from other publicly
funded institutions e.g.
universities/hospitals
(add in additional rows if necessary)
Note: Collaborators do not receive funding
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E. APPENDIX FOR REFERENCES
Include only necessary references
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