How to Apply
Application Components
Applications must include separate PDF files for each of the following items. All documents must be single-spaced, Arial, size 11 font, with 1" margins.
- NIH-style biosketches for the principal investigator and mentor(s) - use the fellowship format found here. Section D is NOT required for this application.
- Hypothesis/specific aims/research goals (max. 1 page)
- Methods/experimental design (max. 2 pages plus references)
- Protections for Human Subjects Section, which must use this template (If applicable)
- Vertebrate animals research documentation, including an NIH-format vertebrate animals section (If applicable)
- Previous awardees requesting a second year of funding must also include a progress report on the first year of your project and explanation of how additional funding would enhance your project. (max. 1 page)
In addition to the above PDFs that will be attached to the application, you will also be asked to provide the following information. All components are entered directly into the application portal unless otherwise stipulated.
- Abstract that includes a summary of the specific aims (250 words - no references)
- Impact and relevance to child health (2-4 sentences)
- Brief explanation for how the funds will facilitate your research objectives
- Project time period, detailed line item budget in required Excel template, and detailed budget justification. Budgets must use the templates linked below.
- Fellows required budget template
- Residents required budget template
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Prevention related projects should contact Megan Vallowe, PhD prior to finalizing their budgets.
- A statement of the proposed end product that will communicate the results of the project. This could be presenting an abstract at a regional or national meeting in your field, a manuscript or even a resulting grant application to further the research project.
- Letter(s) of support from your mentor(s) to demonstrate that adequate mentorship will be available to support the proposed study.
Application Portals
All applications must be submitted electronically through the online application portals:
- Start a New Fellow Application
- Start a New Resident Application
- Resume a Saved Fellow or Resident Application (or access a previously submitted application)