Limited Submission Funding Programs

Letter of Intent

Anyone wishing to submit a proposal under a limited competition should send a letter of intent to (apapanik@wfubmc.edu) in the Office of Research.  Please send the Intent Form as soon as you know you have an interest in the funding program and no later than the first internal deadline.
Download Letter of Intent Template

Internal Competition

Potential applicants will be notified within 2-3 business days following the letter of intent deadline if there will be a need for an internal competition to select the allowed number of proposals to be sent forward to the sponsor.  If the number of intent forms does not exceed the number of allowable submissions, an internal competition will not be conducted.

Internal Pre-Proposal

If there are more interested applicants than the sponsor’s limit allows, the Office of Research will coordinate an internal competition to select the proposals that will be recommended to go forward.  In this case a brief proposal will be required. These pre-proposals should be sent as e-mail attachments to (apapanik@wfubmc.edu) typically, the pre-proposal requirements will be tailored to the needs of the specific program but will contain the following:

1.  Project Summary (1 page)

Include a description of the significance and impact of the study as defined by the program announcement

2.  Project Description (2-3 pages)

• Significance – what important problem is being addressed
• Methods and Approach – Describe the experimental design and methods used to accomplish the objectives of the project
• Innovation – Does the project employ novel concepts, approaches or methods
•  Investigator qualifications – training and experience in the work proposed
•  Environment – Describe resources and institutional resources supporting the project

3.  NIH Format Bio-sketch

Any special instructions for preparing the pre-proposal will be sent to those who have submitted a letter of intent once the need for an internal competition has been established.

Review Committee

Proposals are reviewed and ranked by an internal review committee consisting of faculty members.  Committee members are selected based on expertise and experience.  Proposals are evaluated on how well each meets the selection criteria guidelines outlined in the program announcement.  Applicants will be ranked using a 1-5 scale, 1 being the highest.  You will be notified in approximately 10 business days of the results.

Limited Submission Calendar

January

Program Name: Damon Runyon-Lilly Clinical Investigator Award Internal Application Deadline: January 4, 2008 External Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 Foundation: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation More Information: www.drcrf.org _______________________________________________________________________ Program Name: The Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Aging Internal Application Deadline: January 4, 2008 External Application Deadline: March 1, 2008 Foundation: The Ellison Medical Foundation More Information: www.ellisonfoundation.org

February

Program Name: McKnight Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Award Internal Application Deadline: February 1, 2008 External Application Deadline: April 2, 2008 Foundation: The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience MoreInformation:www.mcknight.org Program Name: Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Internal Application Deadline: February 1, 2008 External Application Deadline: April 15, 2008 Foundation: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation More Information: http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_14434.asp

March

No Internal Application Deadlines at this time.

April

Program Name: Early Career Scientist Competition        Internal Application Deadline: March 31, 2008 External Application Deadline: April 30, 2008 Foundation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute More Information: www.hhmi.org

May

No Internal Application Deadlines at this time.

June

No Internal Application Deadlines at this time

July

No Internal Application Deadlines at this time

August

Program Name: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Translational Science Institute Team Research Awards Internal Application Deadline: August 6, 2007 (Letter of Intent)                                                 September 1, 2007 (Full Proposal) Foundation: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Translational Science Institute More Information: Feel free to contact Drs. David Herrington or Gregory Burke, with questions pertaining to this initiative (gburke@wfubmc.edu; dherring@wfubmc.edu)   Program Name: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Translational Science Institute Team Pilot Awards Internal Application Deadline: August 20, 2007 (Full Proposal) Foundation: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Translational Science Institute More Information: Feel free to contact Drs. David Herrington or Gregory Burke, with questions pertaining to this initiative (gburke@wfubmc.edu; dherring@wfubmc.edu)   Program Name: Beckman Young Investigators Program Internal Application Deadline: August 1, 2007 External Application Deadline: September 28, 2007 Foundation: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation MoreInformation: www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html

September

No Internal Application Deadlines at this time.

October

Program Name: PEW Scholars Program in Biomedical Research Internal Application Deadline: October 1, 2006 External Application Deadline: November 1, 2006 Foundation: The PEW Charitable Trusts More Information: www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/biomed/application.html   Program Name: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease Internal Application Deadline: October 1, 2007 External Application Deadline: November 1, 2007 Foundation: Burroughs Wellcome Fund More Information: http://www.bwfund.org/programs/infectious_disease/pathogenesis_apply.html   Program Name: Brain and Immuno-Imaging Grant Program Internal Application Deadline: October 19, 2007 External Application Deadline: November 20, 2007 Foundation: The Dana Foundation More Information: http://www.dana.org/grants/imaging/

November

Program Name: Pfizer Scholars Grants Internal Application Deadline: November 16, 2008 External Application Deadline: January 9, 2008 Foundation: Pfizer Scholars Grants in Public Health More Information: www.promisingminds.com

December

Program Name: Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program Internal Application Deadline: December 10, 2007 External Application Deadline: February 15, 2008 Foundation: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation More Information: www.rwjcsp.stanford.edu