IRISH HEART FOUNDATION
Stroke Prevention Research Bursary
supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo Ireland Ltd.
Support Notes to accompany Application form
Call for Heart and Stroke Research Proposals
The Irish Heart Foundation Stroke Prevention Bursary invites applications for research proposals in
keeping with its mission to reduce premature death and morbidity from cardiovascular disease and
stroke. Approximately 10,000 people die in Ireland each year from diseases of the circulatory and
vascular systems.
The aim of the bursary is to promote original innovative work which is not easily funded from other
sources.
Research applications which focus on stroke prevention in particular hypertension and atrial
fibrillation will be particularly welcomed.
The bursary fund is €25,000. There may be more than one successful applicant.
This bursary is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo Ireland Ltd.
Application forms are available on www.irishheart.ie or email research@irishheart.ie
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms (word format) is: 5pm 30th November
2012.
General Conditions
1. Each application will be appraised on the basis of a written application (on IHF pro-forma)
including named personnel (the role of each team member should be clearly outlined),
costings, nature of study, or other activity, and a brief summary including its relevance to
the work of the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF). This summary is mandatory and should be
written in a fashion that is clearly understandable by a lay person.
2. In some instances further information may be necessary through correspondence and
without the necessity for interview. Bursary recipients may be asked to attend at a
ceremony to present the results of their work towards the end of the year.
3. On completion of the work successful applicants must submit a report on the outcome to
the Irish Heart Foundation. The IHF will aim to place any published work on the IHF website
(www.irishheart.ie ). Lay summaries appreciated.
4. Applications which require ethics Committee and / or NDAB approvals, must submit
confirmation in writing that such approvals have been obtained.
5. All applications, where relevant, should give information regarding the statistical basis for the
research, and in particular, where appropriate, indicating the capability of the project to
address the issue. When a single application includes several related studies the applicant
should clearly define the most important one.
6. The bursary is awarded as a single payment.
7. Grants may be withdrawn at the sole discretion of the Irish Heart Foundation wherever it
considers that its interests are not being well served by the recipient of the grant in question.
8. We require the completed application form in MS Word format to be sent electronically to
research@irishheart.ie and 2 hard copies must be submitted or the application will not be
accepted.
9. Closing date for receipt of completed application form is 5pm 30th November 2012.
Financial Conditions
10. Awards are not transferable, and may only be used for the project expenses described in the
original application form.
11. Payment of grant will be made on a once off basis in advance.
12. Use of grant funds to offset general indirect institutional expenses or any other unspecified
expenses is not permitted.
13. In the event of work being discontinued before the expiry of the grant, immediate notification
must be given to the Secretary of the Irish Heart Foundation and unexpended balances must
be returned. Funds unused at the end of the grant period must be returned to the Irish Heart
Foundation.
Conditions for researcher
14. The Principal Applicant for the purpose of this grant is the first named author of the grant
application. The principal applicant is responsible for the overall management and progress of
the project. They are also the contact for all correspondence with the Foundation, and
responsible for submission of the report.
15. The Foundation shall not in any circumstances be deemed to be an employer by reason of
having made grants available under this scheme. Where a grant is made for the employment of
an assistant of any description, this person is in all cases considered as being employed by the
administering institution, which has received the grant from the Irish Heart Foundation. The
grantee is an independent contractor, who shall not hold himself/herself out as an employee or
agent of the Foundation.
16. The principal applicant shall inform the Foundation in writing in advance of any changes in
personnel or absence, where these persons were named as co-applicants to the project.
17. Travel expenses to attend meetings are not recoverable from the Irish Heart Foundation or
other expenses incidental to the project, not covered by the grant.
Conditions on use of research results
18. Any papers, articles of reports published concerning work, study or the research for which a
grant has been awarded, must acknowledge the Irish Heart Foundation as the source of funds
in all publicity and publications and give advance notice to the Foundation of any publicity
opportunities about their work which is supported by the IHF. These opportunities may be
used to generate awareness of the charity and to illustrate its support of research in Ireland.
19. The result of any research work carried out with assistance from the Irish Heart Foundation
must not be patented or put to any commercial use by or on behalf of grantee’s, or with their
assistance, without the express permission and participation of the Irish Heart Foundation,
which may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Irish Heart Foundation may consider
appropriate.
20. The attention of the Foundation must be drawn in good time before either presentation or
publication of any results which appear to be suitable for commercial exploitation, whether
patentable or not, so that we may participate in any communications exercise.
“ I have read the above terms of research grant award, and I accept them”.
Signature of Principal applicant: ___________________________________
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