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Funding Options for Your Research

Funding Options for Your Research. David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH Florida Atlantic University. Objectives. Identify the type of research on which you will focus Have a well-defined hypothesis Use local resources and mentor to enhance funding opportunities

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Funding Options for Your Research

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  1. Funding Options for Your Research David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH Florida Atlantic University

  2. Objectives • Identify the type of research on which you will focus • Have a well-defined hypothesis • Use local resources and mentor to enhance funding opportunities • Look at specific funding agencies/foundations for guidance • Get help in writing and reviewing your grant

  3. Key Questions • What is your phenotype? • What is your focus? • What are your resources? • Who is your mentor? • What are your institutional expectations? • Are you on the right faculty track?

  4. What is Your Phenotype? • Basic research at bench with cell or animal models • Basic research using human subjects • Applied research using human subjects (translational research) • Clinical efficacy in humans • Clinical effectiveness in populations • Population/health system/care delivery • Education

  5. What Are Your Resources? • Start-up funding (money) • Laboratory space/reagents/animals (infrastructure) • Technical basic or clinical support (human resources) • Protected time (personal resources) • Access to samples/databases/patients/trainees

  6. Who is Your Mentor? • Same phenotype • Same focus • Successful in terms of grants and publications • Can train you in methods, as needed • Your advocate and defender • May include you as co-investigator of existing grants • Facilitate networking outside of institution

  7. What Are the Institutional Expectations • Grant funding • Clinical responsibilities • Educational responsibilities • What will get you promoted/tenured?

  8. Are You On the Right Faculty Track? • What is the value of tenure in a medical school? • Tenure track positions have a set time when the ax will fall (average age for first RO1 is 42) • Can you compete with Ph.D. faculty who are 90% in the lab? • Clinical track positions do not preclude active research programs • Funding buys research time • Most institutions require scholarly activity for promotion in all tracks

  9. Institutional Resources • Division • Department • College: Dean for Research or Faculty Affairs • University Office of Sponsored Projects • Example: U.C. Santa Cruz http://biomedical.ucsc.edu/funding.html • Organizational resources (i.e. ACG)

  10. 100 Sources of Research Funding • http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100_places_to_find_funding_your_research/

  11. NIH Early Stage Investigator Awards and Policies • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm

  12. NIH Funding Opportunities • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

  13. VA • http://www.research.va.gov/default.cfm • http://www.research.va.gov/funding/#.UsxjHv2Q3Rq

  14. Private Foundations • Pivot • Proprietary website • University may subscribe • Product of COS-Proquest • http://pivot.cos.com/about_pivot

  15. American Cancer Society Grants • http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforaresearchgrant/

  16. Clinical/Outcomes/Population Research • PCORI http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities/landing/ • AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.html • HRSA http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html • CMS http://www.cms.gov/cciio/Resources/Funding-Opportunities/index.html • Foundations/Societies

  17. GI Societies • All GI societies have grant programs • ACG: http://gi.org/research-and-awards/ • Specifics vary between societies • Excellent way to get pilot data • Additional resources may be available to enhance competitiveness

  18. Education • Josiah Macey Jr. Foundation http://www.macyfoundation.org/apply • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants.html#q/maptype/grants/ll/37.875,-96.336/z/4 • Specific societies for diseases • AAMC https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/regions/sgea/awards/66884/sgea_research.html#.Usxj3_2Q3Ro • https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/rocc/352376/challengeawarddescription.html#.UsxkQf2Q3Ro

  19. How To Get A Grant • Hard work • Collaborations with mentors • Participation with other studies • Laser-like focus of hypothesis • Study design and statistics consultation • Preliminary data

  20. Grant Writing is a Critical Skill • Grant writing workshops • Work with mentor • Have MANY people read the grant and listen to their feedback • ACG Grant Writing Tutorial: http://d2j7fjepcxuj0a.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/research-GrantWritingTutorial.pdf

  21. A Grant Needs: • A compelling hypothesis important to the funding agency • Clear, scientifically rigorous methodology to gather data • Appropriate plan for data analysis and hypothesis testing • Good luck

  22. QUESTIONS?

  23. Summary • Know your phenotype • Develop a clear focus based on your interests and strengths • Work with a mentor • Identify potential funding sources based on your focus and skills • Write a clear, concise and scientifically rigorous grant

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