PEDIATRIC ONCALL RESEARCH GRANT

Call for Submissions 2008- 2009

Pediatric Oncall invites applications for Pediatric Research and Surveillance from paediatricians to undertake a study through Pediatric Oncall. The successful applicant will receive educational grant toward the costs of the study.

Purpose of the research grant
- To encourage paediatricians who are not research active to undertake a study of a rare disease or condition which affects children and which is of scientific or public health importance.

- To enable paediatricians to further develop their research knowledge and skills.

- To add to the body of knowledge of rare childhood diseases and conditions.

-To support the PEDIATRIC ONCALL`s objective of building and strengthening research in paediatrics.

Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
- Applicants must be member of PEDIATRIC ONCALL

- Those who have not previously undertaken a PEDIATRIC ONCALL study

- All requests for funding must be received no later than July 29th 2008.

- All grant requests will be considered but must fall within one of the identified categories.

CRITERIA for SELECTION

THE CRITERIA BY WHICH SUBMISSIONS WILL BE EVALUATED ARE
(A) MERIT (POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND A CREATIVE APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM),
(B) COMPETENCE (HIGH PROBABILITY OF SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION WITHIN THE PROPOSED TIME FRAME), AND
(C) RELEVANCE. THESE CRITERIA ARE GIVEN EQUAL WEIGHT IN THE REVIEW PROCESS. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE BELOW.

It should be noted that the review committees will be judging the proposals based on their scientific, as well as programmatic merit. This means that the research design and the proposed analytical framework will undergo thorough review. While many experimental designs are difficult to implement in programmatic settings, a familiarity with quasi-experimental design methodologies and their proper application should be apparent in the proposal, including description of sample size calculations and assumptions to ensure that the planned operational research will have power to address the research questions posed.

There will be a two-stage application process with intial brief application followed by full applications for those selected to proceed. The initial application will be reviewed internally by the Pediatric Oncall Research Committee to select the best candidates.

To submit your request for funding to PEDIATRIC ONCALL complete the form given below: