GIM Small Grants Program
The Division of General Internal Medicine's Small Grants Program is an internally funded program that is designed to provide a source of funding for faculty who have primary appointments in GIM.
The internally funded small grants program in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine aims to:
- Support initial research projects including those focused on quality improvement and medical education, that serve as the foundation for sustained scholarly inquiry.
- These projects should facilitate the pursuit of external funding and result in peer-reviewed publications or other scholarly products recognized by the School of Medicine’s promotion criteria.
- Funding is particularly targeted toward faculty members who are in the critical transition from a mentored K award to an independent R-level funding, helping bridge the gap and support the progression toward research independence.
- Priority for funding will be given to proposals that demonstrate a strong likelihood of leading to external grant support, particularly from faculty transitioning from mentored K awards to independent R-level funding. While this is a potential resource for junior faculty, proposals from senior faculty are also encouraged to apply.
- Complete the Intent to submit form
- All grants should be submitted via the Small Grants Application form
- The applicant will prepare the proposal with the guidance of the research mentor and other advisors (in the case of a junior faculty applicant).
- The usual award period for projects will be 24 months. Permission must be obtained to extend the grant period.
- The proposal will be reviewed by the GIM Research Committee in a peer review process. The Committee will provide specific suggestions to the investigator, for both funded and unfunded proposals.
- Faculty must have a regular primary appointment in GIM.
- Grant proposal must be a research or rigorous evaluation project (scholarship of discovery).
- Priority will be given to faculty who have NOT received an award in the past TWO years; however, all are encouraged to apply.
- Projects and investigators must have a likelihood of leading to extramural funding.
- A mentor is required for junior faculty (Instructors or Assistant Professors or individuals on a Career development award).
- Project must be of appropriate scope for two years of funding.
- Investigators whose research is funded under this program will be expected to provide a 12-month progress report and a final report 2 months after completion of the project (typically 26 months after funding).
- Awardee must present the findings of their research at appropriate forums, including Divisional research meetings or conferences and the regional and/or national meetings of the Society for General Internal Medicine.
- The awardee must acknowledge the funding source on all presentations and publications.
- Priority will be given to those grants which clearly show how the recipient plans to go to the next step of his/her research endeavor using the funds.
- Budget Period: two years
- Budget Award: $45,000
- Allowable costs include:
- Research assistant costs
- Costs of data collection, entry and analysis
- Essential supplies
- Unallowable costs and activities include:
- Investigator salaries (Without special justification)
- Equipment (including computer hardware or software)
- Travel
- Cost of reprints for books or journals
- Basic office supplies
It is recommended that applicants review their budgets with a GIM Grants Management Specialist prior to submission. Grant applications must include a line-item budget and budget justification.
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Documents Required
- 5 pages maximum, excluding references, NIH biosketch (new format), mentoring plan, budget and budget justification.
- A letter of support from the Primary Mentor must be included in the case of an Instructor or Assistant Professor.
- Must include typical grant elements of background, hypothesis, specific aims, methods and analysis plan.
- NIH biosketch must be on the current NIH form and in the correct format.
- A statement of the mentoring plan must be included for all junior faculty (Instructors and Assistant Professor) applicants.
- Line-item budget and budget justification must be included.
PROCEDURE FOR MICRO GRANT APPLICATIONS:
The internally funded micro grants program in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine aims to support researcher publications and editorial services that facilitate the pursuit of external funding or other scholarly products recognized by the School of Medicine’s promotion criteria.
- Application Process:
- All grants should be submitted via the Small Grants Application form
- Grant Requirements:
- Priority will be given to faculty who have NOT received an award in the past THREE years; however, all are encouraged to apply.
- Grant Format: To apply for one of these grants, please submit a letter detailing
- The purpose of the publication
- Target journal
- Potential for impact, such as how the publication demonstrates collaboration or publication of results needed for a larger grant
- Outline of the associated costs
- If the project is grant funded applicants should specify why these funds are needed in addition to the grant.
- Budgetary Issues:
- Budget Period: One year
- Budget Award: $2,500 - $5,000
- The following are the only allowable Costs:
- Publication fees
- Scientific paper editorial services