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Ironwood Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Innovation Research Award.

One grant of up to $30,000  will be awarded to provide a one-year grant to support high-risk, cutting-edge clinical, translational and/or basic research in the field of IBS.

Applicants must be members of the ANMS at the time of application and also the mentors must be ANMS members.  The application deadline is November 1, 2019. Funds will be available in February 2020.

See below for more information and to submit your on-line application.  Application is at the bottom of the page.

Objective: To support high-risk, cutting edge, innovative and novel research to address existing gaps in knowledge related to all facets of IBS.   Applications related to the broad range of topics relevant to this IBS are welcome by the ANMS.  This grant is intended to support work that will generate preliminary data that will lead to extramurally-funded research grants and to promote career development in the area of neurogastroenterology and motility.

Description: The Ironwood IBS Innovation Research Award will provide support for Assistant, Associate and Full Professors pursuing extramurally funded research careers in the area of neurogastroenterology and motility.  Grant applications should be used to make the applicant competitive for subsequent extramural research funding, such as NIH K01, K08, K23, K24, R21, and R01 grants and career development awards from major societies and foundations.

Eligibility: The eligibility will be limited to Assistant, Associate, or Full Professors with extramural funding no greater than $300,000 per year in direct costs.  Applications from New Investigators (within 5 years of first full academic appointment and never having received independent federal funds) are given special consideration during peer review and at the time of funding consideration.

Deadline

The application must be received by 11:59 pm EST on November 1, 2019. Applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application by January 26, 2020 and the award period will begin February 2020.

Additional Information

Questions about the grants program and potential applications topics should be directed to the Chair of the Research Committee (Fievos Christofi, Fedias.Christofi@osumc.edu).

All research must be conducted under institutional and federal regulations including appropriate IRB approval for all clinical research studies and IACUC approval for animal studies. The necessary approvals should be applied for well in advance of the starting date of the award. Awards will not be made until successful regulatory approval is obtained.

Application Instructions

Applications must be submitted electronically via the ANMS website. The application should be assembled in the order listed below. Use Arial 11 point font, single space. The award application will comprise of the following nine sections.

1. Title Page.

Fill out the form provided on-line.

2. Abstract.

Limit to 350 words and to one page. Use the abstract to summarize the proposed research plan, career development, and the anticipated benefits of the award to the candidate’s career goals.

3. Research Plan.

This section should follow the NIH guidelines and be divided into the following sections: a) Specific Aims; b) Background/significance; c) Preliminary data; d) Research Project; e) References. The proposed research should be clearly outlined. Clearly state the research hypotheses to be addressed, the immediate objectives of the research, and the ultimate goals. Give details of the research plan, including the methods to be used, the kinds of data that are to be collected, and how the data will be analyzed. For clinical studies involving patients, provide inclusion/exclusion criteria and power/sample size estimates. Anticipated experimental problems and alternative approaches should be discussed. There is a 5 page limit to sections a, b, c, d using Arial font 11 point single space. There is a 2 page limit to the references.

4. Budget.

Begin on a separate page, indicate how the funds of this award will be allocated and justify each budget item. Funds can be used for supplies, equipment, and/or salary support for other personnel needed for the research. Funds cannot be used for salary support for the Principal Investigator, as this is assumed to be covered by the applicant’s institution. The maximum total that can be requested is $30,000 for one or two years of research support.

5. Curriculum Vitae.

Provide a CV for the applicant and research mentor. Use NIH format and adhere to the NIH four page limit for each CV. The CVs should include research support; listing the title of project, objective of the project, funding agency and duration of award.

6. Candidate’s Statement.

This should describe the anticipated benefits of this Research Award to the candidate’s research career development and career goals. It should describe how the proposed research, course work, and/or additional scientific training will help the candidate achieve his/her overall research career goals. Mention should be made of other extramural grants the applicant is currently applying for to support similar or different areas of research. Mention should also be made of what extramural grants the applicant intends to apply for utilizing the data obtained from their ANMS Research Grant. Limit to 2 pages.

7. Letter from Applicant’s Division Head or Department Chairperson.

This letter should indicate strong commitment from the Division Head or Department Chairperson to support the candidate by providing time for the proposed research and adequate research facilities. The letter must certify that at least 20% protected time will be provided to the award recipient. The letter should summarize the applicant’s attributes and assess the impact of this award on the applicant’s career development. Limit to 2 pages.

8. Letter from Research Mentor.

The research mentor will help guide and nurture the applicant in his/her research and assist in their research career development. This letter should provide an overview of the applicant’s research project and the plans for the career development of the candidate. It should also state that the mentor will devote the necessary time and effort to training and supervising the candidate. Mention should be made of the frequency of meetings with the award recipient, techniques the candidate will learn, the candidate’s use of the mentor’s laboratory equipment, the possible use of research personnel and the overall research environment. Limit to 2 pages.

9. Appendix.

This section, if used, may include up to 3 items of additional material to help supplement the review of the grant. This may include manuscripts and abstracts and questionnaires or data instruments to use if the proposal is for clinical studies. Critical material for understanding and reviewing the grant must be included in the 5 page research proposal.

Any table or figure pertinent to the grant application must fit within the grant itself, rather than being included in the appendix.

11:59 pm EST on November 1, 2019

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Note: Applicants to the IBS Ironwood Grant should focus their candidate statement on the following: This should describe the anticipated benefits of this Research Award to the candidate's research program. The statement should outline a plan for how results from the research proposal will lead to extramural funding. Details should include names of extramural funding agencies and a timeline for submissions. Limit to 1 page.

Note: Letter from Mentor is only required for the IBS Ironwood Grant if the grant applicant is the New Investigator


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