2013 Call for Dudley L. Moore Proposals
Dudley L. Moore Nursing and Allied Health Research Fund
Click here for Application--due October 4, 2013.
Submission Guidelines
All grants should be submitted by email to the Dudley Review Committee chair, Dr. Linda Riley, at linda.riley@choa.org.
The final deadline for Fall submission is the first Friday in October, for Spring, the first Friday in May.
1) The Dudley Moore Fund provides grant funding for research proposals which will enhance patient care. Accordingly, priority is given to proposals that demonstrate the capacity to change practice based on current evidence.
1) The submission of a proposal is a competitive process, each submission will be evaluated by the Dudley Moore Review Committee.
2) The maximum amount of funding available per study is $15,000.
3) Applications are open to all members of Children’s Nursing and Allied Health Staff that provide services on site in one of our facilities. Individuals who are employed by or hold regular Emory faculty appointments are excluded as PI.
4) Applications should fall into the following categories:
a) Applications for investigator initiated projects that can be completed within 6-18 months.
b) Applications for pilot studies needed to qualify for extramural funding. The granting agency should be specified and the proposed date of application included. Examples include calls for proposals from National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) or other professional, national, or state organizations (e.g. March of Dimes, American Heart Association, Oncology Nursing Society etc).
c) Applications that have the potential to benefit patients and families at Children's will receive priority.
d) Applications from novice researchers who have not received Dudley funding are encouraged.
5) The application requires sign off by your clinical manager or your Director at Children’s indicating their support and approval of the time and effort required to complete the study. Their signature indicates they understand the time required to complete your study. Their support is important to get the work done in a timely fashion.
6) The application should also include letters of support from collaborating physicians, pharmacy, and other disciplines as needed to complete the study per standard of care.
7) Only projects approved by our IRB will receive funding. A copy of your IRB approval will be required prior to funding your grant. However, you may apply for funding while IRB approval is pending.
8) The grant funding may be awarded for a 6-18 month time period if required to complete the study. Requests for “no cost” extensions may be granted with appropriate justification of the need for study extension. The purpose of pilot funding, however, is not for long term studies but for initial work as a basis for evaluation of feasibility and sample size calculation for larger studies.
9) An annual progress report to the Nursing Research and EBP Committee will be required outlining project status to date, results of the research, summary of findings, budgeted expenses to date, posters or presentations completed and publications completed or in process. This information is also provided to the Moore family in an annual progress report. A template will be sent to the PI.
10) As described in #9 above, you are expected to use this pilot study to improve your success in obtaining external funding for your research. Think carefully about how to leverage the finding for your pilot for a subsequent study that aligns with national research priorities and funding opportunities.
11) Note: If at any time changes are made to the study protocol, it is the duty of the Principal Investigator to notify the Chair of the Dudley Moore Review Committee, Dr Linda Riley. Note: If any changes or modification of the study require IRB approval, they will also need approval through the Dudley Moore Committee. Examples include but are not limited to: changes in study staff, budget, changes in study tools, or changes in protocol.
12) If a project funded by the Dudley Moore Foundation cannot be completed for any reason, the Committee Chair must be notified immediately and unspent funds will be returned to the Dudley Moore fund.
13) Grantees must present their findings either to the Children’s staff, to the Foundation representatives, or to the community at large (including any professional meetings or conferences) on request.
14) The budget should not include purchase of computers or technology equipment such as video recorders, cameras, or printers. Reimbursement for travel may be considered on an individual basis to promote dissemination. Currently, the cost of poster creation is provided by Children's.
15) The budget may include salary support for yourself (PI) or Co-PI(s) and salary for support and ancillary services (i.e., diagnostics, statistician, etc.). For Children's employees, salary support is defined as money from the grant provided for your current salary + fringe to offset your particular cost center.
Note: No separate checks will be written. The salary support is provided to replace your effort during the study period and is not awarded in addition to your normal salary Please include the current fringe rate for all such salaries. If the project is a requirement for completion of an educational program, salary support will not be provided.
A mandatory meeting with Children's OSP is required prior to accessing your funding to learn the current process and forms required. This information will help you access the funding appropriately across the study time line.
16) A pre-submission review of the proposal is available by a member of the Nursing Research department prior to the submission deadline. Grants should be submitted to the Dudley Moore Research Committee Chair approximately one month prior to the proposal deadline for this review service. Requests for critique and design support in the past have been associated with greater success in funding. Consultation with our biostatistician for help with design and sample size calculation is also available.
17) The grants should include the completed Dudley Moore application form, the study protocol, and the PI’s curriculum vitae. Incomplete submissions will not be presented to the Committee for consideration.
18) Copies of previously funded grants are available upon request to use as a guideline.
For any additional questions, please contact Dr. Riley at linda.riley@choa.org or 404-785-9377.