March of Dimes Research Program
2009 Research Program - Letter of Intent Submission Form
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED AT ONE TIME. THEREFORE, PLEASE HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION READY BEFORE BEGINNING. FURTHERMORE, ONCE THE LETTER OF INTENT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, IT CANNOT BE EDITED.
To view the Request for Proposals for the 2009 Research Program, click here.
Potential applicants must complete the required information and submit a Letter of Intent in order to be considered to receive an application for the 2009 March of Dimes Research Program. Please complete the Letter of Intent by entering information in the fields below. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required and must be filled out in order to submit the form. Upon completion, please click the Submit button at the end of the form.
*In Social and Behavioral Sciences, we are interested in applications proposing research that advances our understanding of and
therefore our ability to prevent the cognitive and behavioral risks that affect outcomes of pregnancy, the perinatal period, and
subsequent child development. Because change in behavior is an important component of several of our campaigns, we are
interested in studies that address this method of prevention.
Potential applicants should submit electronically the required administrative information and a Letter of Intent addressed to the
Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs summarizing the proposed studies via our online system at
HTTP://RESEARCHGRANTS.MARCHOFDIMES.COM/LOI.
The Letter of Intent must include the following information in this order:
1. The objective.
2. The relevance to birth defects or reproductive health.
3. The hypothesis or hypotheses to be tested.
4. Preliminary data.
5. A statement of the methods of procedure.
6. A plan for evaluating the results.
7. Current financial support: list each current grant or contract for the conduct of this research. If there are no other
grants, state NONE.
8. If this is a request for a renewal of a current March of Dimes grant or Basil OConnor phase-in application, it
must include a summary of its progress.
The online process must be completed by April 30, 2007.
These grants do not cover the recipients or other faculty salaries, but do provide salary support for technical help. The grants are
awarded for a three-year period. For your information, the financial characteristics of the previous years grant cycle are as
follows:
(Per Year) AVERAGE: $81,107 MEDIAN: $82,449 RANGE: $39,656 TO $110,422
The Letters of Intent will be evaluated by a scientific advisory committee, and applications will be invited from those whom the
committee recommends. Our decision will be transmitted to the candidates no later than July 15, 2007, and those who are invited
to apply will have to do so beginning September 15, 2007. The applicants will be informed of the decisions regarding their
applications as soon as they have been made, but no later than April 30, 2008. Funding will be initiated on June 1, 2008.
