NEFS REI Fellow Research Grant
(sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals)

Two Research Awards of $10,000 each for basic science or clinical research are available.  

ELIGIBILITY:
a.   Applicant must be a REI fellow in first or second year of fellowship of an accredited program
b.   The applicant must be an NEFS member
c.    Only one proposal can be submitted per applicant

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants will submit the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Scientific abstract (500 words maximum)
  • Research Plan including specific aims, background and significance and project design with projected timeline for completion of specific phases of the project (3 page maximum).  A budget clearly stating what aspects of the project will be supported by the award must be submitted (3 page maximum) 
  • Letter of support from a Mentor

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Award applications should be submitted by the October 30, 2011.  Winners of the awards will be announced at the 4th quarterly meeting of NEFS in December.  Award distribution is planned for January 15 of the following year.

OBLIGATIONS OF AWARD RECIPIENT:
Upon acceptance of the research award, recipient will be asked to sign a research agreement which will clearly state the recipient’s obligation to provide NEFS and Ferring with an end of the award year progress report.  If a selected award recipient fails to sign a research agreement, the award will be granted to the next highest scoring proposal.

  • A progress report will be sent to the NEFS research committee and Ferring at the end of the first award year.  The progress report will include a summary of research completed including:

a) results;
b) description of relevance of results with appropriate statistical analysis;
c) placement of these results in the context of the project’s objectives and hypothesis, and
d) clearly stated conclusions.

  • Results will be presented at NEFS annual meeting following the end of the funding year (may be presented elsewhere first and presented at NEFS in the previously-submitted category)
  • The annual NEFS meeting registration fee will be waived for the award recipient presenting research results.

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