DRTC Pilot & Feasibility Awards Application Guidelines

Pilot & Feasibility Grant Program

Application Guidelines

General Guidelines

NIH non-modular format. Research Plan should not exceed 5 pages.
Include a cover letter from your Department Head or Division Chief endorsing the project.
An entire copy of the proposal must be e-mailed as a single pdf document to by 5:00 pm, July 8, 2009.
Applications do NOT need go through the Grants & Contracts office.

Applicant Eligibility

Each pilot & feasibility study proposal should state clearly in an accompanying cover letter the justification for eligibility of the investigator under one of three criteria:
- New faculty members involved in diabetes related research that have not yet obtained their own independent funding.
- Established investigators in an area related to diabetes research that are proposing new studies not directly related to previously supported research.
- Established investigators in non-diabetes related fields who are entering into new studies related to diabetes.
An important eligibility criterion for the DRTC P&F awards is that the individuals to whom awards are made must hold a faculty appointment and be independent investigators. For those applicants who hold a mentored award (e.g., NIH K01 or K08, Scientist Development Grant, etc.) or who have indicated that a senior scientist will serve as a mentor, the application should be accompanied by the mentor's other support page and a letter from the mentor stating that the proposed project is independent of the mentor's research program.

Budget Guidelines

Direct costs of up to $100,000 per year may be requested. A second year of funding may be requested if the total direct costs over two years does not exceed $150,000.
A second year of funding will be contingent upon a successful progress report. It is expected that the Grantee will use the full amount of funding awarded during each one-year term of the award. Special permission is required to carry forward remaining funds at the budget year end and is not automatically granted.
The budget may not include funds for travel, journal subscriptions, memberships to professional societies or the purchase of general reference materials (e.g., books, laboratory manuals).
Budget year should begin sometime between September 30, 2009 and December 1, 2009.

Outside Reviewers

Include a list of six recommended reviewers, outside Washington University, who are free of conflict of interest. Do not include collaborators, co-authors, or mentors. Please provide name, position, institution, address, phone number and email.

Application should include the following PHS398 (11/07) form pages:

(fp1)
(fp2)
(fp4, fp5)
(maximum 4 pages)
(continuation page)
(resources format page)
Research Plan- Items A-D must not exceed 5 pages, including figures and tables (continuation page)
Additional materials should be submitted as an appendix:
- Cover Letter stating eligibility
- Letter from Department Head or Division Chief
- Mentor’s letter and other support page, if required-see above eligibility guidelines
- List of Outside Reviewers with contact information on a separate page.
- Regulatory Approvals (See below)