i. Specific Aims: List the objectives and goal of the research proposed and describe the specific aims briefly in order of priority. ii. Background and Significance: Briefly summarize related work done by others and specifically state how the successful completion of the work proposed the in specific aims of the application will advance scientific knowledge or aspects of clinical practice. iii. Research Design and Methods: Describe your proposed methods and procedures. c. Milestones / Deliverables: Max 1 pages. Create a comprehensive list of milestones and deliverables including a timeline when those are due. It is recommended to visualize the timeline using e. g. a Gantt chart. You can insert figures here. d. Letter of Motivation: Max 1 page. Letter describing the applicant ' s interest in pursuing PSP research and how this award will help to attain those goals. e. References: No page limit. References: Each literature citation should include the author names, title, book or journal, volume number, page numbers, and year of publication. f. Appendix: Optional; no page limit. Upload assurances and certifications, support letters
No figures or references should be included in the appendix. i. All activities involving human subjects or vertebrate animals must be approved by an appropriate institutional committee before the application will be funded by the CurePSP. Furthermore, compliance with current US Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for financial conflict of interest, recombinant DNA, research misconduct, and vertebrate animals is required. The assurances and certifications are made and verified by the signature of the institutional official signing the application. Assurances and certificates may be included into the Appendix.
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14. Signature Page: Enter the name of a signing official for your institution / organization on the Institutional Support page. They will receive a prompt to complete an e-signature for this proposal. This signature is required on the Signature Page for submission.
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Overview of Required Application Materials:
Please see below for an overview of all required proposal components listed above. All materials need to be submitted through ProposalCentral in one of two ways as detailed below: 1) entered directly into ProposalCentral’ s web forms, or 2) uploaded as an attachment.