Eligibility:
Applicants must be of tenure-track faculty rank at the University of Rochester to apply as Principal Investigator of proposals.
Specific Provisions and Priorities:
- Evaluation Guidelines
Four weighted categories will be used as the criteria in the evaluation of the application.
- The scientific merit of the proposed research and its feasibility are the primary factors in evaluating an application. Projects that may result in scientific publication after project completion will be considered for funding, as well as more preliminary work which is likely to lead to successful procurement of a full study grant in the future (50%).
- Relevance of proposed research to the mission and goals of the Center is
also critical to funding. The intent of the Center is to provide
initial funding of new projects, and it is expected that applicants will
eventually seek outside grant support for continuation of their
research programs. Therefore, low priority will be given to continuation
of proposals. A second year of support will be considered in special circumstances;
no project will be funded more than two years (25%).
- One of the principal values of the Center is collaborative research. Proposals will be reviewed on the merit of new and creative research approaches, which ideally, are interdisciplinary (12.5%).
- The Center provides access to four service cores:
Pathology/Morphology/Imaging, Biostatistics, University Facilities, and Shared
Instrumentation. Use of the Facilities Cores by
pilot projects is encouraged. Pilot project applicants are encouraged
to discuss their projects with Core Directors prior to submission if
substantial use of a Core is proposed (12.5%). The names of the Core Directors
may be obtained from Pat Noonan (x5-3265).
- Specific Provisions
- Preferential consideration will be granted to projects involving new
investigators, to projects that have the possibility of obtaining extramural
funding and which enhance research directions of the Center.
- An official budget ceiling has been established at $25,000. Applications with budgets in excess of $25,000 will not be considered.
- While the Center will review more than one proposal by a given Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator during a single review period, the decision to fund more than one proposal will reside with the EHSC Executive Committee. Their decision will be based in part on the amount of overlap in the proposals, the need to provide a fair distribution of funds to all investigators, and the level of funding already available to the applicant(s). In general, multiple submission by a single or group of investigators during any one review period is discouraged.
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