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Thrasher Research Fund—Early Career Award Program (Fall Cycle)
Sponsor: Thrasher Research Fund 		Closing Date: 17-Sep-2019
Thrasher Research Fund recognises that young investigators may find it difficult to remain in paediatric research because of a lack of funding. Therefore, the purpose of this program is to encourage the development of medical research in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The goal is to fund applicants who will go on to be independent investigators.

Key Dates
Concept Paper due to UQR&I: 3 September 2019
Concept Paper due to Thrasher Research Fund: 17 September 2019 (Noon Mountain Time)
Invited Full Proposals due: 1 November 2019 (Noon Mountain Time)
Anticipated announcement: 20 December 2019

Overview

Eligibility
• Physicians who are in a residency/fellowship training program, or who completed that program no more than one year before the date of submission of the Concept Paper.
• Post-doctoral researchers who received their doctoral level degree no more than three years prior to the date of submission of the Concept Paper.
• Each project needs to be under the guidance of a mentor. A mentor may have only one Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Awardee at a time.
• There are no restrictions with regard to citizenship. The Fund is open to applications from institutions both inside and outside the United States.

Funding
The duration of an Early Career Award is up to 2 years, with funding of USD $25,000 for direct research costs.

Eligible Expenses
• Up to USD $12,500 of the proposed budget may be used for salary of the new researcher.
• Funds not needed for salary are to be used for research supplies or other research-related expenses.
• The cost of attending one conference is allowed for the applicant to report findings resulting from Thrasher-supported research. Such travel costs may not exceed USD $2,000.
• Requests for purchase of major equipment (items > USD $4,000) are discouraged and rarely funded.

Overheads
The maximum rate of overheads allowed by Thrasher Research Fund for this scheme is 7%. This amount is in addition to the USD $25,000 funding limit for direct research costs.

How to Apply

Step 1. Completing the application
Please see https://www.thrasherresearch.org/early-career-award for further information, noting Concept Papers are submitted through Thrasher Research Fund’s online portal. Applicants whose concepts generally fit with the current priorities of the Fund are invited to submit a full proposal.

Step 2. UQR&I internal review and feedback
For UQR&I internal review and feedback, email your application and completed Funding Application Coversheet to your UQR&I Office of Sponsored Research RAO.
Website: http://www.thrasherresearch.org/

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