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US Department of Defense – Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP) – Qualitative Research Award
Sponsor: US Department of Defense 		Closing Date: 13-Jul-2018
Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that seeks to understand the human experience by exploring how people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live. The intent of the FY18 GWIRP Qualitative Research Award is to support qualitative research studies that seek to understand the experiences, perceptions, barriers, and beliefs of Veterans suffering from GWI and those responsible for their care. Observations that drive a research idea may be derived from basic discovery, population-based studies, a clinician’s firsthand knowledge of patients, or anecdotal data.

Eligibility
• Independent investigators at all academic levels

Key Mechanism Elements
• Submission of a pre-application is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• Research outcomes should ultimately be translated into educational materials and tools to better inform Veterans and their caregivers or healthcare providers about GWI and its care.
• This mechanism is specifically focused on Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War who are suffering from GWI.
• Clinical trials are not allowed.

Funding
• Maximum funding of USD $450,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs).
• Maximum period of performance is 3 years.

Please see the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp and http://cdmrp.army.mil/gwirp/default for further information. Pre-applications are submitted via the CDMRP’s Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (EBRAP) and full applications are submitted via Grants.gov. For complete instructions for pre-applications and full applications, you must refer to both the Program Announcement and General Application Instructions documents.

Key Dates
Pre-applications due to UQR&I: 2 July 2018
Pre-applications (mandatory) close with US Department of Defense: 13 July 2018
Invitation from U.S. Department of Defense to submit a full application: August 2018
Invited full applications close with US Department of Defense: 8 November 2018

Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components on EBRAP or Grants.gov are complete. To initiate review, email your completed Funding Application Coversheet to internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with UQR&I international team (internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) well in advance of the UQR&I internal deadline to discuss their application.
Website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp

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