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TWO UPCOMING DRF GRANTS: FY'
2009-2010
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: RESEARCH IN HEARING AND
BALANCE SCIENCE
The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) requests
applications from both new applicants, and DRF
awardees applying for a second year of funding, who
are dedicated to exploring new avenues of hearing
and balance science. All proposals related to
research in hearing and balance, both basic and
applied clinical, will be considered.
DRF is the leading national source of private
funding for basic and clinical research in hearing
and balance science. Each year DRF awards research
grants in the amount of up to $25,000 to
researchers who are dedicated to exploring new
avenues of hearing and balance science.
ELIGIBILTY: To be eligible for consideration,
applicants should demonstrate experience and strong
research training as well as sufficient
institutional support (facilities, time, and
mentorship) to carry out the proposed work.
Applicants should hold the M.D., Ph.D., or
equivalent degrees as well as a faculty or
post-doctoral appointment. Graduate students are
not eligible for DRF grants. Applications from
Principal Investigators with research funds
exceeding $100,000 will not be accepted.
Applications for research continuation or bridge
funding should not be submitted.
First Year Applicants: Please use the First Year
Application form on the DRF web site. Application
and all supporting documentation must be sent in
electronic formats. Electronic format requires a
PDF file and must be uploaded through DRF web site.
First Year Application is due by 5 PM EST on
December 1, 2008. Late applications will not be
accepted. To download a copy of the application and
view the general instructions, please visit
http://www.drf.org/research+grants/.
Second Year Applicants: Second year applicants
must submit a "Letter of Intent" to apply for
second year funding to Trisha Donaldson, Grants and
Programs Coordinator, Deafness Research Foundation,
641 Lexington Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY
10022 DRF by 5 PM EST on December 1, 2008. Emails
to grants@drf.org
are acceptable. In addition, the completed second
year application/progress report must be submitted
in electronic format that requires a PDF file and
uploaded through the DRF website. Second Year
Application is due by 5 PM EST on January 14, 2009.
Late applications will not be accepted. To download
a copy of the application and view the general
instructions, please visit http://www.drf.org/research+grants/.
For additional information about the application
process, contact Trish Donaldson at 212-328-9483 or
send an email to tdonaldson@drf.org.
For more information on our grant policies,
visit http://www.drf.org/grant+policy/.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: DRF CENTURION CLINICAL
RESEARCH AWARD
The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) is
partnering with the American Academy of
Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s
(AAO-HNS) CORE Grants Program to offer a new
one-year grant of $50,000 for clinical research in
the hearing and balance sciences. The purpose of
this award is to support clinical research projects
in hearing and balance science. Clinical research
involves human participants and may be directed
toward diagnosis, epidemiology, genetics, clinical
pathophysiology, and treatment.
ELIGIBILTY: To be eligible for consideration,
candidates for this award should hold the M.D.,
Ph.D., or equivalent degrees as well as a faculty
or post-doctoral appointment and demonstrate
experience and strong research training as well as
sufficient institutional support (facilities, time,
and mentorship) to carry out the proposed work.
Ideal candidate should be in their first 5 years
after completion of formal training. A faculty
mentor should be identified and a letter of support
and availability should be included in the
application. Previous DRF or AAO-HNS Foundation
research grant recipients are eligible to compete
for this grant. However, candidates who have
successfully obtained funding from a private or
federal funding agency for the same research are
ineligible. Candidates who have applied for support
of the same research from other funding sources,
and who are notified of an award from both another
agency and from DRF must choose only one of the
awards.
FORMAT: Applications are in a similar format to
the National Institutes of Health. All applications
must be completed and submitted online through
Proposal Central at https://proposalcentral.altum.com.
See the AAO-HNSF website at http://www.entnet.org/EducationAndResearch/COREGrants.cfm
to begin the application process.
SUBMISSION DEADLINES:
Letter of Intent – submit electronically by
December 15, 2008 midnight EST
Application - submit electronically by January 15,
2009 midnight EST
Late Applications will not be considered.
For additional information about the application
process, contact Stephanie Jones, Assistant
Director, Research and Quality at 1-703-535-3747 or
send an email to SLJones@entnet.org.
DRF is the leading national source of private
funding for basic and clinical research in hearing
and balance science. Each year DRF awards research
grants to researchers who are dedicated to
exploring new avenues of hearing and balance
science. The DRF Centurion Clinical Research Award
is funded by the Centurions of the Deafness
Research Foundation. To learn more about the
Centurions, visit http://www.drf.org/Centurions.
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