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Apply for Pilot/Feasibility Funds

Complete guidelines and application instructions can be downloaded here.

For More Information

Pilot/Feasibility Program Director

• Didier Y. Stainier, PhD
• dstainier@biochem.ucsf.edu
• Phone: (415) 502-5680
• Fax:      (415) 476-3892

Center Administrator

• Sue Ngo
• ngos@medsfgh.ucsf.edu
• Phone: (415) 206-4809
• Fax:      (415) 641-0517

Applicants must be affiliated with UCSF or its partner institutions within the Center (BSRI, CPMC, Stanford).

Eligibility Criteria

• New investigator in liver research without current or past NIH support
• Trainee investigator in liver research in final transition to an independent career
• Established investigator outside hepatology with a new liver-related project
• Applicants must be faculty members or postdoctoral fellows in their last year of training (see instructions).
• Special rules apply to prior awardees (see instructions).

Grant Application Process

To apply for the 2010 grant:

1. Letter of Intent - Due by 5PM PST on Tuesday, December 1, 2009

   Applicants must submit a letter of intent, no more than one page in length, briefly describing the background and objectives of the proposed research project. Accompanying the letter of intent must be Attachment A, indicating the category of eligibility and a brief justification for inclusion in the selected category. If selected, applicants will be notified to submit a full application by Monday, January 4, 2010.

   Letter of intent should be addressed to:

   Didier Y. Stainier, PhD                                        Pilot/Feasibility Program Director   

   Please email the letter of intent to Sue Ngo.                       

2. Full Application - Full applications are solicited by invitation only based on review of the letters of intent. Full applications must be prepared using PHS 398 forms as follow:
   1. Page 1 - PHS 398 Face Page, completed
   2. Page 2 - PHS 398 Detailed Budget for Initial Period
   3. Page 3 - PHS 398 Continuation Page for budget justification AND a statement justifying the category of eligibility for Pilot/Feasibility support
   4. Page 4-ff - PHS 398 Biosketch Format Page for PI and any other key personnel
   5. Page ff - Research Plan, Specific Aims, Preliminary Data, Experimental Design and Methods (five page maximum including figures and tables)
   6. Page ff - References (two page maximum)
   7. Page ff - Vertebrate Animals/Human Subjects (which ever is/are applicable)
   8. Page ff - Letter of Support from research mentor (Trainee applicants only)

   Full applications must be emailed in a single PDF file to Sue Ngo no later than 5PM PST on Monday, February 15, 2010.To ensure equal opportunity, there will be no exceptions.

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