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September 10, 2015 FOA posted; earliest submission date
September 2015 – May 2016 Applications accepted on a rolling basis (note: mechanism will close when available funds have been distributed)
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Within ~2 weeks of submission Applicants notified of award decision
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October 2015 – June 2017 Possible award period
UConn’s Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP) offers Time Sensitive Grants for faculty and researchers at the Storrs and regional campuses who are CHIP Affiliates. These grants will provide immediate funds for the study of novel, often unexpected, situations that present themselves and allow researchers to capitalize on windows of opportunity to examine these situations as they naturally occur
(e.g., health impact of an oil spill; health effects of new legislation on food waste in school lunch programs). Applicants must establish that an uncommon and scientifically compelling research opportunity is available and that immediate funding is needed to support the proposed research. Due to the time-sensitive nature of this mechanism, applications may only be submitted once to this FOA.
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Awards ranging from $500-$2,500 are available in this competition.
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There are no deadlines. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and it is anticipated that a total of $6,000 will be awarded during FY16.
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Any external grant proposal that is written with support from a Time Sensitive Grant must be submitted through CHIP.
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Funds may be used to support routine research-related expenses such as: o Payment of participants o Copying of research material (e.g., questionnaires, consent forms) o Specialized equipment (e.g., digital recorder) o Paying research assistants with specialized skills necessary for the proposed project
(e.g., fluency in Spanish).
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Funds may not be used to support the investigator’s salary, travel to conferences, routine office equipment (e.g., computers), or student tuition and/or fees.
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CHIP may request modifications to the budget during the review process.
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CHIP Time Sensitive Grant FY16
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The investigator must have an advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MD, PharmD), have an eligible faculty appointment (see below) at UConn Storrs or the regional campuses (not UConn Health) and must be eligible to submit external grants through UConn.
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Eligible faculty appointments are: tenured or tenure-track faculty; in-residence research faculty; clinical faculty; other research faculty; and research scientists/scholars.
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Ineligible faculty appointments are: post-doctoral fellows; lecturers; research assistants and research associates; visiting titles; extension titles; and adjunct faculty.
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Graduate students are not eligible for this opportunity.
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The applicant is required to be an approved CHIP Faculty/Researcher Affiliate, or to submit an application to become a CHIP Faculty/Researcher Affiliate by the time of their proposal submission .
The CHIP Affiliation application form and instructions are available at http://www.chip.uconn.edu/chip-business-office/affiliate-application/ . Please allow at least two weeks for approval.
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The proposed research must focus on health behavior and be consistent with CHIP’s mission, which can be found at http://www.chip.uconn.edu/about/mission/ . However, it does not have to involve intervention development, implementation, or evaluation. A wide range of research is permitted, including but not limited to, natural history studies, observational studies, qualitative research, correlational studies, and others as long as the research proposed is time sensitive.
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Multiple PIs are permitted for this particular seed grant opportunity.
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Full proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis, to be reviewed within approximately two weeks of submission.
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Full proposals should be submitted via email to Amy Gorin ( amy.gorin@uconn.edu
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The Time Sensitive Grant application (maximum of 2 single-spaced pages, not including references, timeline, and budget) requires the following information: letters of support from co-investigators. Appendices are not allowed. c.
Any letters of support from co-investigators should include a statement that they will participate in the proposed activities.
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Proposals are not required to be routed through CHIP or Sponsored Program Services (SPS).
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Investigators will be notified via email whether or not their proposal has been awarded funding. a.
A list of participating investigators (name, degree, department, and contact information). b.
A description of the research opportunity, justification for the time sensitive nature of the proposal, specific aims and a condensed description of the study design, a statement about the types of external funding mechanisms the collected data might allow the researcher(s) to pursue (e.g., R21, R01, Center Grants), and a timeline and budget for the proposed activities. The 2-page limit does not include the reference list, timeline, budget, or any
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CHIP Time Sensitive Grant FY16
Priority for funding will be based on the following review criteria, in no particular order:
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Scientific merit of the research plan.
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Completed project’s likelihood to elicit external funding.
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Importance of the research question.
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Extent to which the research direction is novel, innovative, and time sensitive.
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Composition of the research team (preference given to interdisciplinary teams with investigators with a range of seniority and experience).
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Relevance to the mission of CHIP.
For questions not addressed in this FOA or on the Seed Grants overview webpage at http://www.chip.uconn.edu/chip-business-office/seed-grants-and-awards/ , please contact amy.gorin@uconn.edu
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Prevention
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STORRS, CT
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