Micro Grants Program
The objective of the Developmental Core Micro Grants Program is to remove obstacles to HIV/AIDS research productivity or career advancement by providing small but crucial resources that cannot easily or immediately be obtained through other funding mechanisms.
Funds are intended to be used in the conduct of existing NIH-funded research or for research activities that are being done as a precursor to -- or the resubmission of -- an application for NIH funding.
This program provides reimbursement or direct purchases of up to $2,000 per approved request.
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Download a copy of the Emory CFAR Micro Grants Program PA
Scope
Funds may be used for any HIV/AIDS research-related purpose, including salary/wages (e.g. temporary employee to assist in data collection or analysis), consultant costs, equipment, travel, or supplies.
Eligibility
Faculty (tenure and research track), Fellows, and Post-docs with primary appointments at Emory University and the Atlanta University Center (Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, the ITC, Morehouse College, and Morehouse School of Medicine). Interested applicants are encouraged to contact either Dr. Dennis Liotta (404/727-6602), Director of the CFAR Developmental Core, or Dr. Kimberly Hagen (404/727-2924), Associate Director of the CFAR Developmental Core, before beginning the application process to discuss their eligibility and request.
Application format
Applicants should submit a letter, co-signed by the applicant and his/her division or department chair, to Dr. Kimberly Hagen. Letters may be delivered (Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Rd, NE, Rm 816, Atlanta, GA 30322), faxed (404/727-9853), or sent by email as scanned pdf files.
The application letter should include
- Name and contact information (telephone, email) of the applicant
- Name and grant number of the research project [if already funded]
- A brief description of the research being conducted or proposed
- A detailed description of the support being requested
- A justification for the request including:
- a statement describing the barriers to funding this request through other means
- a description of the value that approving this request will add to your research
- Name and contact information of the applicant's post-award grant administrator
Approvals
All requests must have appropriate departmental or divisional approval prior to submission, as documented by co-signature on the request letter. Requests that will directly support research that requires regulatory documentation (e.g. HIC/IRB, IACUC, biohazard, radiation) must be accompanied by copies of the necessary institutional approvals.
Deadlines
Rolling. Submissions will be circulated for internal review and a decision made within two weeks of application.
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