Royalty Research Fund

Members of the UW Research Community:

This is to announce the Autumn 2010 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF). Proposals are due on Monday, September 27, by 5:00 PM.

The RRF proposal submission and review process is electronic - all proposals must be submitted using SAGE (System to Administer Grants Electronically). Briefly, the RRF application consists of an eGC1 (electronic Grant and Contracts Form 1, created online in SAGE), the proposal documents, and the suggested reviewers memo. The proposal documents are gathered into a single PDF file and attached electronically to the eGC1. The completed application is then routed electronically to all of the individuals that need to approve the proposal (Chairs, Directors and Deans). It is then automatically routed to RRF staff who review the proposal for adherence to instructions/program rules. The suggested reviewers memo is submitted separately to a special email account; this completes the submission process.

In our ongoing efforts to improve service, the RRF program continues to evolve and there are changes to the rules and/or application instructions each round. Therefore, please advise your faculty and staff that it is essential that applicants thoroughly read and carefully follow all instructions each round. Proposals that do not adhere to the guidelines will be returned for immediate correction and resubmission if time permits; otherwise, they will not be considered eligible for funding. Additionally, it is the applicants' responsibility to find out how much lead time is required by each unit which needs to approve their proposal, through the Dean's level. We strongly encourage all applicants to monitor the progress of their application throughout the approval process. Applications not fully approved by the RRF deadline will not be accepted - no exceptions.

Attached, please find a more extensive cover letter. The RRF application instructions, including specific directions for completing the eGC1, are currently available at the Office of Research web site located at:

http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=rrf

Please don't hesitate to contact the RRF administrative staff if you have questions about the program; new applicants should contact Peter Wilsnack, doogieh@uw.edu, (685-9316) and existing awardees should contact Barbara Thompson, bthompso@uw.edu, (616-9089). Questions about SAGE and the eGC1 should be directed to the SAGE help desk, sagehelp@uw.edu, (685-8335).

Undergraduate Library Research Award

http://guides.lib.washington.edu/researchaward

Undergrads:

Have you completed a research project between Spring 2009 and Spring 2010? Great! Here's a chance to win $1,000.

The deadline for the Library Research Award for Undergraduates is approaching.

- *Deadline*: Monday, May 17, 2010.
- Win $1,000
- Categories: Senior Thesis/Honors Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior
- Any media (project format) accepted.

ADAI Research Grants

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers for its Small Grants research awards. Proposed research must be in alcohol or drug abuse-related fields. The maximum amount considered for funding is $30,000 for faculty and research scientists. The funding limit for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows is $20,000.

The next application deadline is 5:00 p.m., March 15, 2010. Questions concerning the application process or suitability of a potential project should be directed to the Institute at 543-0937. Application guidelines are available on the ADAI website at http://depts.washington.edu/adai or by calling ADAI at 543-0937.

UWRA Graduate Student Fellowship in Aging

UWRA Graduate Student Fellowship in Aging

Application Deadline: March 8, 2010

University of Washington Retirement Association has endowed a fellowship to support graduate students of outstanding academic merit who have a demonstrated academic and personal interest in aging-related issues or concerns.

This one-quarter fellowship will provide a monthly stipend equivalent to the PDTA 2 level (currently $1761/month), GAIP health insurance, and a waiver of state-tuition . The fellowship must be used in 2010-11, but the choice of the quarter will be left to the discretion of the graduate student in consultation with his/her department.

At the time of application, students must be matriculated in a UW graduate degree program and not in their last year of study. The recipient of the award must be enrolled in full-time credits (at least 10) during the quarter in which he/she takes the fellowship. Students in fee-based programs are eligible but tuition waiver coverage would work differently.

Please see our website at http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/uwra/index.shtml for further information. Detailed on that page are also the application requirements and process (statements, letters of recommendation, etc.) as well as criteria for selection.
The selected recipient(s) should plan to attend the UWRA luncheon on April 27, 2010. They will also be asked to give an informal presentation to UWRA members on their research/academic and personal interests related to aging during the year of the award.
Questions regarding this opportunity may be directed to The Graduate School, Office of Fellowships and Awards, gradappt@u.washington.edu or 543-7152.

Fritz Grants for International Study and Exchange

2010-11 CHESTER FRITZ GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY & EXCHANGES

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010 at 12 noon (PST)

For 2010-11 the Graduate School will award several grants from the Chester Fritz endowment to support the international study or research by UW graduate students in the social sciences and humanities (see website for list of eligible departments). These grants are available to fund research and/or study periods of three months. The stipend will be equivalent to the stipend of a Predoc Teaching Associate II, currently, $1761 per month, and include paid health insurance and UW state tuition. No extra money is included for airfare.

In allocating these awards, PRIORITY will be given to applications with the following:

1. 1. evidence of appropriate language competence, and
2. 2. documentation of the relevance of the university or locale to the planned research, and evidence of affiliation if required to carry out the proposed project, and
3. 3. documentation of the relationship between the proposed study/research and the applicant's academic program, and
4. 4. an indication that the international experience is new, e.g, students returning to their home country or frequent visitors to the proposed site will have lower priority.
Students who have already received a Graduate School Pembroke Award or a previous Graduate School Fritz or Western Europe Travel Grant are ineligible to receive a Fritz Award.

For more information and the application form, please go to: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/fritz/index.shtml

Scan|Design Fellowships

Several Scan|Design Fellowships will be available for the 2010/11 academic year to advanced UW undergraduate and graduate students who wish to participate in existing exchanges with universities in Denmark.

Deadline for fall semester 2010, spring semester 2011, academic year 2010/11 is: March 1, 2010
The Fellowships will pay for in-state UW tuition, air fare and some of the living costs in Denmark.

Most coursework in English.

Requirements: US citizenship and acceptance to a UW exchange in Denmark.

INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS WILL BE HELD IN 459 SCHMITZ HALL
TUESDAY FEB. 2, 4-5PM AND THURSDAY FEB. 4, 4-5PM

Further info and application: http://depts.washington.edu/scand/studyindenmark/

Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships

http://www.ciee.org/study/why-ciee/ping-research.aspx

Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships provide support for doctoral research focused on U.S. undergraduate study abroad. Funded through a small endowment, the Doctoral Research Fellowships are named after Dr. Charles Ping, a gifted teacher and scholar, a tireless advocate for the internationalization of U.S. higher education, President Emeritus of Ohio University, and a long-time former Chairman of the CIEE Board of Directors.

Ping Doctoral Research Fellowships are awarded through a highly competitive process. Full-time graduate students who are interested in these awards should read all of the information on the following pages related to eligibility and the nomination process (listed in the navigation menu to the left) before they ask their Director of Graduate Studies or Department Chair to nominate them.

Deadline: April 30, 2010

HHS Graduate Student Internship

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announces a new internship program for graduate students and has extended its application deadline to February 5, 2010 to select up to 30 qualified students from schools of public, behavioral, and allied health.

The Graduate Student Internship is a program component of CSAP’s Prevention Fellowship Program. Interns receive a stipend of $15 per hour and work a 40 hour week for 48 weeks in state health agencies with mentor supervision. The internship provides hands-on experience and web-based training to improve their skills and knowledge of substance prevention practices.

To accommodate the full-time graduate student’s schedule, interns will have the option to develop a flexible work schedule and possibly telecommute to their State agencies. The flexible hours and telecommuting will be determined on a State-by-State basis, and will be left to the discretion of the State mentors.

The attached Program Announcement provides additional information. Program details and how to apply online can be found at http://www.seiservices.com/samhsa/csap

The Deadline for receiving applications is extended to February 5, 2010.

IMHE Post Graduate Fellowship

The Post-Graduate Fellowship is an intensive training program that provides
opportunities both for self-directed research and interdisciplinary
collaboration in health metrics. Strong candidates for this program have
graduate-level training in quantitative methodology from one of the
following areas: health policy, economics, mathematics, computer science,
statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, demography,
engineering, physics, medical sciences, or other related fields. The
Post-Graduate Fellowship (PGF) combines academic research, education and
training, and professional work with progressive, on-the-job training and
mentoring from an illustrious group of professors and researchers.

The purpose of the fellowship is to: Enhance skills in conducting in-depth,
methodological research on a variety of global health topics with mentoring
from faculty and researchers who are the leading minds in their fields.
Advance knowledge of quantitative analytical methodologies and their
application to global health. Develop understanding of the current global
health landscape and its challenges. Strengthen the ability to design and
implement research projects and mentor junior researchers. Prepare fellows
for future positions in academia, national health agencies, international
organizations, and foundations.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is a new organization at the
University of Washington. Its mission is to monitor global health conditions
and health systems as well as to evaluate interventions, initiatives, and
reforms. It uses cutting-edge techniques to tackle some of the most
difficult and critical questions in global health and find answers that will
become the foundation for better policies and, ultimately, better health.

IHME fellows work in one or two of six IHME focus areas: Generating
systematic estimates of health outcomes, including mortality, causes of
death, and the overall burden of disease; Measuring the coverage of specific
health interventions and estimating the quality of care; Tracking,
measuring, and analyzing donated funding for health and how it affects
national government health spending; Estimating the costs and effectiveness
of health service delivery platforms and interventions; Conducting impact
evaluations of policies, interventions, and programs and assessing health
system performance; Developing survey instruments and creating analytical
tools to harness the value of data from national and international health
information systems and from locally available sources.

Fellows receive training through on-the-job research, methods workshops,
access to University of Washington courses, and on-site lectures and
seminars. Fellows contribute directly to IHME's research agenda through
their involvement in work groups, development of new methods, and managing
and driving research projects to meet deliverables. Post-Graduate
Fellowships are appointed at IHME for one year, with the possibility of
renewal for a second year upon mutual agreement. The salary is $50,000. As
University of Washington employees, fellows are eligible for an insurance
benefits package that includes a choice among several medical and dental
insurance plans, life insurance, and long-term disability. Please note that
there is no retirement package included with this appointment.

QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered for a Post-Graduate Fellowship, candidates
must have the following: A Ph.D. or MD. A strong quantitative background.
Advanced research experience, especially with data analysis and statistical
methods.

TO APPLY: Applications for the IHME Post-Graduate Fellowship are due
February 15 and must include: 1. A cover letter that includes: Your full
contact information (address, phone number, and email). The name,
affiliation, and full contact information of three references. Which of
IHME's areas of work you are most interested in. How you learned about the
program. 2. Your curriculum vitae or resume. 3. A personal statement
describing your interest in IHME and your professional and academic
interests and objectives. Personal statements should be between 750 and
1,000 words.

4. Three sealed letters of recommendation. 5. The educational transcript
from your highest degree attained. If your transcripts are not in English,
please also provide a listing of all coursework with grade and credit hour
information. 6. An English reprint of your most significant publication or
research paper. 7. Proof of proficiency in English for candidates whose
native language is not English. Candidates who have completed a degree
wholly in English can provide a copy of their degree.

All other candidates should send a copy of their scores on an approved
English language test, specifically: * The Princeton Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL): For the paper-based test, minimum overall score of
600, including a minimum score of 5.0 in the test of written English; for
the computer-based test, minimum overall score of 250, including a minimum
score of 5.0 in the test of written English; for the Internet-based test, a
minimum overall score of 100, including a minimum score of 24 in the test of
written English. * The British Council International English Language
Testing System (IELTS): A minimum score of 7.0 overall, including a minimum
score of 7.0 in the written component.

Applications can be mailed to: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation,
University of Washington, Attention: PGF Program, 2301 Fifth Ave., Suite
600, Seattle, WA 98121, USA, CVs/resumes and personal statements may be
emailed to pgf@healthmetricsandevaluation.org

Royalty Research Funding

Members of the UW Research Community:

This is to announce the Spring 2010 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF). Proposals are due on Monday, March 1, by 5:00 PM.

As initiated last round, the RRF proposal submission and review process is electronic - all proposals must be submitted using SAGE (System to Administer Grants Electronically). Briefly, the RRF application consists of an eGC1 (electronic Grant and Contracts Form 1, created online in SAGE), the proposal documents, and the suggested reviewers memo. The proposal documents are gathered into a single PDF file and attached electronically to the eGC1. The completed application is then routed electronically to all of the individuals that need to approve the proposal (Chairs, Directors and Deans). It is then automatically routed to RRF staff who review the proposal for adherence to instructions/program rules. The suggested reviewers memo is submitted separately to a special email account; this completes the submission process.

In our ongoing efforts to improve service, the RRF program continues to evolve and there are changes to the rules and/or application instructions each round. Therefore, please advise your faculty and staff that it is essential that applicants thoroughly read and carefully follow all instructions each round. Proposals that do not adhere to the guidelines will be returned for immediate correction and resubmission if time permits; otherwise, they will not be considered eligible for funding. Additionally, it is the applicants’ responsibility to find out how much lead time is required by each unit which needs to approve their proposal, through the Dean’s level. We strongly encourage all applicants to monitor the progress of their application throughout the approval process. Applications not fully approved by the RRF deadline will not be accepted – no exceptions.

Attached, please find a more extensive cover letter. The RRF application instructions, including specific directions for completing the eGC1, are currently available at the Office of Research web site located at:


http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=rrf


Please don’t hesitate to contact the RRF administrative staff if you have questions about the program; new applicants should contact Peter Wilsnack, doogieh@uw.edu, (685-9316) and existing awardees should contact Barbara Thompson, bthompso@uw.edu, (616-9089). Questions about SAGE and the eGC1 should be directed to the SAGE help desk, sagehelp@uw.edu, (685-8335).

Post Doctoral Fellowship in Health Services Research

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Post-doctoral AHRQ Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) Fellowship in Health Services Research at the University of Washington, Department of Health Services, is now available for an MD or PhD. Requires status as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applicants must be conducting research in the areas of AHRQ priorities and want a long term career in Health Services Research.

MD or PhD fellows engage in full-time research and related educational activities. Most physician fellows obtain an MPH or MS degree. Faculty provide expertise in areas of interest, including general health services research, outcomes research, economics, quality of care, disparities research and health policy. The stipend depends on educational preparation.

The application and more information on the fellowship is found at:

http://depts.washington.edu/ahrqhsrt/

A statement of research interests, specific aims for a health services research project of interest naming a UW Health Services faculty mentor, curriculum vitae, transcripts and three letters of reference should be sent by Feb 1, 2010 to:

Diana Siembor, Department of Health Services University of Washington, Box 357660 Seattle, Washington, 98195
206-616-2979

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship

The Graduate School Office of Fellowships and Awards is now accepting applications from students for the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship. Mrs. Liebmann set up a trust fund to provide funding for graduate students of “outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study.” This is the first year that we have participated in this national fellowship competition; we are able to send three nominees to the foundation for consideration. The Office of Fellowships and Awards will collect all applications and a faculty panel will review and choose the nominees.

AWARD: The fellowship provides an $18,000 stipend plus tuition and may be renewed for a total of three years of funding.

FIELDS: Eligible fields are: any recognized field of study in the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences (including law, medicine, engineering, architecture, or other formal professional training).

ELIGIBILITY:
Must be in an advanced degree program at the UW
Must be U.S. citizen
Must have outstanding undergraduate record
Must show financial need
Must have received baccalaureate degree
Not advocate communism . . . (yes this is for real.)

APPLICATIONS: Paper applications are available from the Office of Fellowships and Awards, G-1 Communications Building

DEADLINE: January 4, 2010

For more information about the fellowship and application process, please go to: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/liebmann/index.shtml or contact us at gradappt@u.washington.edu or 206-543-7152

ITHS Ignition Awards

The "Institute of Translational Health Sciences" (ITHS) was funded through the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The ITHS brings together scientists at the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA), Seattle Children's Hospital, Group Health Center for Health Studies, VA Puget Sound, Benaroya Research Institute Puget Sound Blood Center and other partner institutions in the Puget Sound region and in the WWAMI states to advance and transform clinical and translational research.
The purpose of the Ignition Awards is to support preclinical translational research in the areas of nonhuman primate models of human disease, drug delivery, transport, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, or pharmacogenetics and GMP manufacturing. This pilot funding should generate preliminary data to serve as a basis for submission of a new research grant application (e.g. R01-type grant to NIH or other funding agency) and/or subsequent clinical studies. Successful applicants are also provided preclinical development consulting through the Drug and Device Advisory Committee of the Institute of Translational Health Sciences.

Awards are selected on the basis of:
1. Applicability to the ITHS mission
2. Scientific merit
3. Proposed activities conducted on site at the WaNPRC
4. Innovation
5. Potential impact on human health
6. Potential for commercialization
7. Probability of future grant funding and/or clinical studies

Typical awards will be up to $50,000
For more information, please go to: http://www.iths.org/funding
Applications must be received by November 12, 2009

UW - University of Ljubljana Exchange Program

The UW-University of Ljubljana Exchange Program invites applications from faculty and senior graduate students to be academic visitors to the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, during the 2010 calendar year.

Visitors will give some lectures and will interact with Slovene faculty and students in their field of study. The visit must be completed by the end of 2010. The program has some funds to support travel to Slovenia, and the host institution will pay all living expenses while there. Two visitors, each staying for a two-week period, can be supported.

Applicants should submit c.v. and letter explaining purpose and academic value of proposed visit. Students should also provide appropriate letters of support from their departments. In addition, if the applicant has established any contacts with academics at the University of Ljubljana, the application should mention this. Applicants from previous years who were not selected need only indicate their continued interest in applying this year.

Deadline for applications: Friday, November 20, 2009. Applications and all questions concerning the program, should be addressed to:

Professor Aurel Bulgac
Department of Physics
PO Box 351560
bulgac@u.washington.edu

AFAR Grant Announcements

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is pleased to announce the 2010 AFAR Grant Programs. AFAR will offer seven grant programs in 2010, providing funding opportunities for medical students, postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty and mid-career faculty.

Since 1981, AFAR has provided more than $124 million to nearly 2,600 new investigators and students. To learn more about our grant programs, go to www.afar.org/grants.html or contact the grant princesses at grants@afar.org.

Student Hourly Position Available

***Note: This position DOES NOT offer a tuition waiver***

Student hourly position available with the Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center (part of the Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health).

The Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center would like to hire a student hourly employee (19.50 hrs/wk) for general assistance on our projects. The work includes answering phones, preparing/tracking online FedEx shipments, filing, photocopying, etc. Preference is for someone who will be able to commit for a year. Ideal candidate will have experience with MS Office applications.

Start Date: ASAP

Hourly rate: $11/hr

Candidate needs to be willing to travel to the offsite Sand Point location (74th St. NE & Sandpoint Way).

To apply, please send resume to:

Nick Yasinski
Research Administrator, Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center

email: yasinski@u.washington.edu

2009 NASA Postdoctoral Program Accepting Applications

The NASA Postdoctoral Program provides talented postdoctoral scientists and engineers with valuable opportunities to engage in ongoing NASA research projects. The Postdoctoral Program serves as a source of talent to ensure the continued quality of the NASA research workforce. These one- to three-year fellowship appointments are competitive and are designed to advance NASA's missions in space science, Earth science, aeronautics, space operations, exploration systems and astrobiology.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or an equivalent doctorate degree before beginning the fellowship. Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, Lawful Permanent Resident status, Employment Authorization Document with pending LPR status, or J-1 Visa status as a Research Scholar before beginning the fellowship. An H-1B Visa status is not acceptable because the NPP is not an employment program.

Stipend rates for Postdoctoral Fellows start at $50,000 per year. Moderate supplements are given for Ph.D. degrees in certain specialized fields, such as engineering, computer science, clinical space-biomedical science, etc., and for high cost-of-living areas. Funds are available for relocation expenses. Fellows also receive $8,000 per appointment year to support travel to conferences, meetings and other activities (i.e., travel to field sites or observatories to collect data or for required training) that directly support their research projects.

Applications for this opportunity are due on Nov. 1, 2009.

For further information about this opportunity and to apply online, visit http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/description/index.htm. Questions regarding this opportunity may be submitted by e-mail to nasapostdoc@orau.org.

2. 2010 RASC-AL Competition for College Students

NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace announce the 2010 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage Competition.
RASC-AL is a design project competition aimed at university-level engineering students.

The RASC-AL contest challenges participants to design projects based on real NASA projects. These design projects could then potentially be implemented by NASA.

Student teams must submit an abstract for their proposed project by Feb.
5, 2010. Their work must be based on one of four themes: lunar outpost to settlement, technology-enabled human Mars mission, bringing the world along with participatory exploration, and common lunar sortie / near-Earth object mission design. The RASC-AL Steering Committee of NASA and industry experts will evaluate the proposals and select as many as ten undergraduate and five graduate teams to compete against each other at a forum in June 2010 in Florida.

The RASC-AL Program is open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in engineering or science at an accredited university.
University design teams must include one faculty or industry advisor with a university affiliation and two or more undergraduate or graduate students. A group of universities may also work in collaboration on a design project entry. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged.

For more information about this competition, visit http://www.nianet.org/rascal/

If you would like to apply for partial funding for this competition from the Washington NASA Space Grant please follow this link:
http://www.waspacegrant.org/teamawrds.html

If you have questions about this competition, please contact Audrey Staples at Audrey.Staples@nianet.org.

3. National Space Biomedical Research Institute Announces Opportunities for College Students

The National Space Biomedical Research Institute seeks solutions to health concerns facing astronauts on long missions. This research also benefits patients on Earth. The NSBRI has two exciting opportunities for college students on several levels.

Graduate Education Program in Space Life Sciences

The NSBRI-sponsored training program in space life sciences enables students to work toward a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. at Texas A&M University and focus their research on space life sciences and fields related to the space initiative. Texas A&M is currently recruiting participants for fall 2010. Students will pursue doctoral degrees in kinesiology, nuclear engineering (health physics) or nutrition, or a M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D. in medical sciences.

Application packages are due Feb. 15, 2010.

For more information, visit
http://SLSGraduateProgram.tamu.edu.

National Space Biomedical Research Institute Summer Internship Program

The NSBRI's summer program is for graduate or medical students and undergraduate students who have completed their second year of undergraduate studies. Applicants are asked to send a curriculum vitae or resume, a letter of interest indicating available dates during the summer, and two letters of recommendation. The program is open to U.S. citizens.

The deadline to apply for the 2010 program is Jan. 31, 2010.

For more information, visit
http://www.nsbri.org/Education/SummerInternship.html. Questions about this opportunity should be directed to info@www.nsbri.org

ITHS Technology and Resources Access Grants

ITHS Technology and Resources Access Grants

The "Institute of Translational Health Sciences" (ITHS) was funded through the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The ITHS brings together scientists at the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's, Group Health Research Institute, Benaroya Research Institute and other partner institutions in the Puget Sound region and in the WWAMI states to advance and transform clinical and translational research.

The ITHS is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for modest "technology and resources access" grants. These grants will cover costs associated with the provision of services to you through an ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource, or cost center.
The aims of the Technology and Resources Access grants are to:
• Support the incorporation of new technologies into translational and clinical research.
• Foster collaborations between approved applicants and technology service providers.
• Encourage the utilization of the latest technologies and instrumentation into translational and clinical research.
• Promote the career development of junior faculty members in the ITHS.
Technology and Resources Access Grants information:
• Up to $10,000 per accepted applicant will be directly applied to the costs of the ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource or cost center.
• Applications are due no later than Nov 2, 2009 11:59 PM.
• The ITHS will pay the service provider directly.

Further instructions can be found at:
http://www.iths.org/node/31
For more information contact Kathy Long at 206-616-9195 or ithsapps@u.washington.edu

ITHS Technology and Resources Access Grants

ITHS Technology and Resources Access Grants

The "Institute of Translational Health Sciences" (ITHS) was funded through the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA). The ITHS brings together scientists at the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children's, Group Health Research Institute, Benaroya Research Institute and other partner institutions in the Puget Sound region and in the WWAMI states to advance and transform clinical and translational research.

The ITHS is pleased to announce the opportunity to apply for modest "technology and resources access" grants. These grants will cover costs associated with the provision of services to you through an ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource, or cost center.

The aims of the Technology and Resources Access grants are to:
• Support the incorporation of new technologies into translational and clinical research.
• Foster collaborations between approved applicants and technology service providers.
• Encourage the utilization of the latest technologies and instrumentation into translational and clinical research.
• Promote the career development of junior faculty members in the ITHS.
Technology and Resources Access Grants information:
• Up to $10,000 per accepted applicant will be directly applied to the costs of the ITHS-approved facility core, shared resource or cost center.
• Applications are due no later than Nov 2, 2009 11:59 PM.
• The ITHS will pay the service provider directly.

Further instructions can be found at:
http://www.iths.org/node/31

ITHS KL2 and Tuition Support Now Open

The Institute of Translational Health Science (ITHS) is pleased to announce that the KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program and Tuition Support Fellows Program are now accepting applications for positions starting in Summer 2010.

The ITHS KL2 Program is a major initiative supported by the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) that has been carefully designed to develop a new cadre of clinical and translational researchers. The ITHS KL2 Program provides rigorous training in clinical and translational research for senior fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. This program will train researchers to perform rigorous research on human subjects, ranging from early translational work, to clinical trials, to health services and epidemiological research.

The ITHS KL2 Program will provide 75% or up to $85,000 in salary support and tuition support for those interested in pursuing an advanced degree in clinical and translational science for up to 4 or 5 years for members of your department. Schools/departments/divisions appointing KL2 Scholars will be required to provide institutional support for any KL2 Scholar whose salary support for their committed ITHS KL2 effort exceeds $85,000.

The goal of the ITHS Tuition Support Fellows Program is to enhance the fellowship programs offered to physicians and other health-care professionals who wish to become independent clinical researchers. The program provides tuition support for four quarters (with the possibility of up to seven quarters) of intense training leading to an MS or MPH degree in Epidemiology or Health Services from the School of Public Health.

We are strongly encouraging applications from individuals who would be interested in becoming ITHS KL2 Scholars or Tuition Support Fellows from all of the health science schools: the Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Social Work.

The most competitive applicants will be those who are currently in research fellowship and post-doctoral positions, or junior faculty members who are in their first 2 years.

The application deadline is October 15, 2009. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.iths.org/education/kl2 for information regarding the KL2 Program or http://www.iths.org/node/11 for information regarding the Tuition Support Fellows Program.