Extramural Coordinated Funding

UM Submission Instructions: Individual Biomedical Research Award 2019

Sponsor:	Hartwell Foundation
Award Title:	Individual Biomedical Research Award
Amount:	$300,000 $100,000/year for three years
UM Deadline:	08/09/2019
Sponsor Deadline:	09/15/2019
Description:	All Nominees must submit a detailed research proposal that is consistent with the mission of the Foundation to fund early-stage, cutting-edge applied biomedical research that has the potential to benefit children of the United States. Proposals must address either a specific unmet clinical need or a strategic problem in biomedical research. Translational biomedical research targets unmet medical need by exploiting insight, discovery, or innovation derived from applied research and clinical observations; providing a guide for diagnosis, intervention, or prevention, including clinical trials. Translational research success often has the potential to impact directly healthcare outcomes. By contrast, strategic research addresses an unmet need in medicine or technology by targeting an enabling approach, which if successful will lead to essential advances and benefits that make it possible for others to broaden the systematic examination of an uncharted area of applied science or facilitate focused development of innovation. Strategic research success has the potential to reshape a complex technical problem that may also accelerate clinical and translational research. The Foundation will not fund basic research motivated by a desire to extend fundamental knowledge, with long-delayed or unpredictable benefits, including research in public health, epidemiology, social science, psychology, ecology, environmental impacts, botany, or anthropology. The Foundation will not consider research in areas of medicine generally associated with adult health unless there is a particularly compelling benefit to children of the United States.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit:	2
Additional Requirements:	None
Sponsor Guidelines:	https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z9tfeVuymjHtCQw_vCxqZSxKTgT-ZOl3
UM Nominations Process:	The UMN can submit up to two nominees (one of whom must hold an MD degree). Anyone interested in applying should submit the following preproposal items as a single pdf document to povo0006@umn.edu no later than 4pm on August 9th: 1) Brief cover letter describing your credentials and stage of career development that make you competitive for this program. 2) Updated NIH biosketch. 3) One page description of the proposed research project; paying strict attention to the HF expectations for the type of research considered for support (see pages 1 and 2 in the attached guidelines document from the HF), and clearly describing the difference between the current proposal and projects supported by federal/national funding. Decisions will be made by August 15th. Questions can be sent to Scottie Povolny, povo0006@umn.edu.
Peer Review Coordination:	Academic Health Center contact email
Status:	No longer accepting applications.
Please note:	To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity.

General Information

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Internal Requirements

Sponsor: Name of funder.
Award Title: Funding opportunity nameAmount: Range/Maximum dollar amount awarded.
UMN Deadline: Submission deadline for internal proposal as determined by the coordinating office.
Sponsor Deadline: External deadline identified by the sponsor.
Description: General information about the sponsor and the funding opportunity. Usually describes the purpose of the funding opportunity, overview of what the sponsor is looking for, including distinctive criteria. This is not meant to take the place of the sponsor guidelines; please read the sponsor guidelines before deciding to apply.
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to Submit: The maximum number of applications the sponsor will allow the university to submit.
Additional Requirements: Identifies any special requirements such as cost sharing, partners, etc.
Sponsor Guidelines: Link to the sponsor’s funding opportunity website.
UMN Nominations Process: Contains specific internal submission requirements including internal proposal instructions, deadline, eligibility, internal nomination process, contact information.
Peer Review Coordination: The name and contact email of the office coordinating the funding opportunity. RIO coordinates most limited submissions, but opportunities coordinated by other offices or programs are also posted on this webpage.
Status:
- Open: UM deadline has not passed and the opportunity is open for application.
- Forecasted: The funder has not yet formally published the opportunity. The deadline has yet to be determined.
- Archived: The opportunity has been archived by the funder.
- Spots Remaining: UMN deadline has passed, with some applicant spots still available. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- First-Come, First-Served: Applicants accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact collabor@umn.edu if interested
- Contact Us: The internal deadline has passed, but no applicants were selected. Please contact the office coordinating the peer review for more information.
- In Review: Peer review process is in progress for the opportunity.
- PI Selected: The PI(s) have been selected as the official UMN nominees.
- Closed: UMN is no longer accepting applications.

UMN Selection Process

Once the internal deadline has passed, if the number of applicants is less than or equal to the number of spots the university is allowed to send forward, the applicants automatically become the UMN nominee(s).
If the status of an opportunity is "First-Come, First-Served", there was not time to hold an internal review. Applicants will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
If there are no applicants, the status will change to "Contact Us". At this point, the opportunity changes to a first-come, first-served opportunity.
If there are multiple applicants, the office coordinating the nomination will determine the review criteria and coordinate the review process. The status will change to "In Review".
Once the review has been completed all parties will be notified via email.
Nominees will be provided with an email from RIO (or the designated coordinating office) indicating that they are the university's nominee. This letter should accompany the nominee's proposal.
SPA is notified of the university's nominee(s) and the status is updated to "PI(s) Selected".

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