The 60 prospective principal investigators
who were selected to the research conference are expected to submit
full proposals by January 6, 2003. Below are the detailed guidelines
for the application process that closely parallel procedures used
by NIH. These guidelines, as well as all necessary forms and instructions,
are provided as RTF (rich text format) downloads. Download the RTF
files to your computer and open the documents within Microsoft Word.
This will allow you to electronically fill in the necessary information
in the appropriate boxes. You can begin typing in the grey zone
on the forms and it will automatically expand to fill the field
as necessary. If you have any problems downloading or opening the
documents, please contact coleman@metanexus.net.
We have made substantial updates to the requirements for the grant
proposal that were initially posted to this site. In addition, we
will have a continuously updated FAQs page
specifically for the full proposal process. These FAQs will serve
as a notice for any changes that may be made within the guidelines
for grant application over the next month. Please read all of the
accompanying material carefully and notify us of any questions or
clarifications you may need and we will address these concerns in
the FAQs page. Please note a change from the original page limit
information provided on the Spiritual Transformation Web site. This
has been changed to 25 pages to provide the applicant with
ample space to include all relevant materials and to provide an
opportunity for the principal investigator to use this to supplement
and complement any future proposals to NIH or some other funding
resources.
The criteria for the matching grants program are included in the
matching grants guidelines. Applicants are requested to make their
budget requests for the full amount of their project, as stated
in the guidelines for the non-matching grants. In addition, applicants
who are only applying for the matching grants program should include
in the budget justification section any details of their preliminary
plans or completed applications for seeking funds from other sources
for the matching grant.
Download Full Application
Instructions and Guidelines here (updated November 21, 2002)
Download Matching Grant Guidelines
here (updated November 21, 2002)
Download Package of Required
Forms here (updated November 22, 2002)
Download Glossary here (updated November
19, 2002)
Documents and Instructions required for the full proposal:
- Face Page signed by the principal investigator
- Abstract form for the proposed research project
- Research Grant Table of Contents
- Proposed budget (1st and 2nd year), with appropriate justification
notes for all personnel and each category
- Biosketches of the principal investigator and any co-investigators,
with a 4-page limit for each investigator. Extra
Biosketch forms can be downloaded here.
- Resources form
- Detailed proposed research project, including an analysis of
the project's risks and limitations (no more than 25 pages,
single-spaced, 12-point font). Continuation
pages can be found here.
- Checklist of submitted documents
- Other Support form (if applicable - sample page provided)
- Evidence of IRB approval or submission for approval for research
involving human subject
- Evidence of tax-exempt status
- Letter from statistical consultant (if applicable)
One original and ten copies of all materials (including any
appendices) must be submitted by mail. In addition, we are
also asking, where possible, that all materials be submitted via
email as well to stawski@metanexus.net
in Microsoft Word format. This would include the detailed proposed
research project, as well as the forms, which can be filled in electronically.
The section on the use of human subjects is nearly identical to
the federal regulations for NIH. However, in the section about protection
against risk, we have included "spiritual" to the plans
for insuring necessary intervention in the event of adverse effects
to subjects. Please submit your IRB requests early, and in the event
they have not been fully approved by the time of submission on January
6th, please provide a copy of the correspondence from your IRB committee
about their status for impending review, including the date when
that review will take place. In no case will we continue to review
an application after February 18th without completed IRB approval.
The application must include a request for funds for the principal
investigator or a co-investigator for two conferences in the Philadelphia
area (Villanova) for project discussion. One conference is from
May 31st, 2003 to June 5th 2003 and the other is in June 2004. The
cost for each conference including room and board is $800.00 in
addition to the costs of traveling to Philadelphia. Other investigators
may also attend for the same cost but at least one of the group,
preferably the principal investigator, must attend.
All proposals involving quantitative studies must also include
a letter from a statistician who has agreed to approve the research
design and methods of analysis of the data collected.
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