Addressing Health Disparities Research Grant

Purpose:

To support the development of research and education related to disparities in care/outcomes and the cause of those disparities with the goal of enhancing understanding of the needs of our patients, their families, and caregivers, and to improve the delivery of equitable and inclusive care to a diverse population.

Qualifications of Candidate:

Fellows in the 2nd or 3rd year of training or early-stage faculty members who are PES members in good standing are eligible to apply for the Addressing Health Disparities Research Grant. US citizenship or green card status is NOT required. Those with career plans in North America are favored. Preference may also be given to those without other substantial sources of research funding. PES is committed to a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and encourages applicants who reflect and celebrate the diversity
of people and cultures among our membership.

A candidate may apply for support if he or she:

1. Will have completed one year of fellowship training (i.e., will be in the 2nd or 3rd year of a typical fellowship) or will be junior faculty at the time of the award (the following July 1st).
2. Has either an MD, DO, or equivalent degree
3. If faculty, has a rank no higher than Assistant Professor

Awardees will be expected to present their research findings at the national PES meeting at the conclusion of the granting period. PES will also request that awardees acknowledge funding from the PES and provide copies of all manuscripts generated from work supported by the PES grant. If requested, awardees will provide subsequent academic appointments and grant awards.

Sponsor

A letter of support from the Division Chief (Sponsor) is required and should be submitted with the application. If the award is made during fellowship years, applicants must establish an appropriate mentoring committee and provide the names and qualifications of these committee members.

Funding

The award is up to a maximum of $50,000 total costs for one year. However, the amount is often less. The exact amount of funding for each review cycle will be determined by PES and may vary depending on multiple factors including the available funds at the time of review of the application. A maximum of 10% of the total award may be applied to institutional direct costs.

General Instructions for Application

Applications must be submitted online through the PES website. An applicant must be a member of the PES (dues paid for the current year) to be able to access the application.

• Proposals should address, where applicable, equitable numbers of male and female participants and efforts made to recruit research participants from historically under- represented communities.
• Proposals should describe a novel, experimental, and/or sustainable approach to disparities in care/outcomes and the causes of those disparities that affect pediatric endocrinology and its community. Collaborative projects are encouraged.
• Proposals should detail the expected difference(s) the project will make on the issues addressed in the grant, the audience(s) it will serve, and the number of people it will affect.

The application must include a description of the Candidate’s Background, Goals and Objectives, the Career Development Plan, a Research Plan, and a detailed Budget and Budget Justification.

• The applicant’s NIH Biosketch
• The Candidate’s Goals and Objectives (up to 1 page) should describe the candidate’s commitment to an academic career, discuss prior training and research experience, and how this relates to the goals and objectives of the candidate.
• The Candidate’s Career Development Plan (up to 1 page) should include a description of the skills and competencies that are to be achieved, the development/training/mentored activities
  through which the competencies will be achieved, and a timeline for execution of these competencies.
• The Research Plan (up to 5 pages not including the Bibliography) must have intrinsic research importance and must be formatted as follows: Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation and Approach (including preliminary data, study design, methods, analytical plan with a power/sample size statement if appropriate, pitfalls and alternative strategies).
• Budget and Budget Justification: A complete Budget form must be data driven and provide specific information for each requested item. Should the candidate have other forms of extramural research support, they must identify and reconcile potential overlaps in funding, as described above.

The application should be in Arial 11 font with at least 0.5 inch margins.

An application not compliant with these guidelines or received after the due date will be returned
to the applicant and not reviewed.

If the application includes the use of human subjects or animals, Human Subjects or IACUC approval must be provided before an award can be made to the institution.

General Scoring of Applications

Applications will be reviewed by the PES, as well as by expert external reviewers. Reviewers will use the NIH grant application 9-point scale scoring system for the Overall Impact Score and Individual Scores for five core criteria: Significance, Investigator, Innovation, Approach, and Environment.

Applicant Document Uploads (All files must be uploaded in PDF format)

Background, Goals and Objectives
Career Development Plan
Research Plan (sections a-d below is a 5-page limit)
a. Specific Aims and Hypothesis
b. Significance
c. Innovation
d. Approach
e. References
f. Human Subjects Research, including training in ethical conduct of human research. If human subjects are to be used in the research project, the applicant must submit a letter of approval from their Institutional Review B July 1.
g. Budget and Budget Justification

Division Head/Sponsor Document Uploads 

A letter of support on institutional letterhead describing the following:
a. Training Plan, research environment and facilities
b. Applicant’s qualifications and potential for future career and to successfully carry out the project
c. Assurance of institutional commitment to the research and academic development of the applicant.
d. Specify the amount of protected time for research