2020 Stanford Global Health Seed Grants - Call for Proposals:  GLOBAL COVID-19 RESPONSE GRANTS

Eligibility:

1. Stanford Faculty with PI eligibility [tenure line (UTL), medical center line (MCL) or research (NTLR) Faculty appointments] may submit proposals. Clinician Educators (CE) at the rank of clinical assistant professor and above who are full-time Stanford employees with 100% CE faculty appointments are eligible. Post-doctoral fellows may be included as co-PIs. 
2. Clinical trainees, postdoctoral scholars/fellows, and regular (not senior) research scientists/scholars must identify a Faculty mentor. 
3. Projects that create new interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged, as are those including Fellows, post-docs, students, and/or staff. Teams may include investigators in partner institutions in the US or Low- or Middle-Income Countries. Teams may also partner with in-country nonprofit organizations, industry or government officials. 

* You do not have to prepare a PIF, a PDRF form or work with your institutional representative (RPM or OSR)

Selection Criteria:

The Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health will review proposals based on:

• The project’s ability to provide actionable insights that would prevent deaths due to COVID-19 in underserved areas in the US and/or low- and middle-income countries.
• The likelihood of rapid deployment of new solutions, innovations, resources or technologies.
• Scientific merit of the proposal, with quality, innovation and creativity balanced by likelihood of success.
• A persuasive case that results would catalyze further funding from external sources.
• Engaging disciplines outside traditional biomedical fields (e.g. law, education, public policy) is always encouraged, but is not a requirement to apply.

Budget Guidelines:

Award amounts are based on analysis of a detailed budget request.

• Funds may be used for salary support of faculty, graduate students and other research staff.
• Operating supplies, minor equipment items, prototyping expenses, imaging time, and travel directly associated with the research activity are examples of eligible budget items. (NOTE: Stanford’s current travel policy as a result of COVID-19)
• The grants will not support general staff, administrative support or tuition or attendance at meetings.
• No indirect charges need be included in your budget.

Submission Guidelines:

• All documents should be in pdf format, single-spaced, in Arial 11-point font, with one-inch margins.
• Submissions must be concise and practicle, and must not exceed 3 pages, exclusive of cover page, any citations, budget and biographical information.

           Each proposal must include:

• 1.  Cover page
  • a.  Project Title
  • b.  One-paragraph project summary
  • c.  For each team member:  name, email, professional title, department and school affiliation(s)
• 2.  Proposal
  • a.  Introduction
  • b.  Specific aims
  • c.  Background and reason for need during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • d.  Proposed project design and methods
  • e.  Collaboration plan including locations and communities that will benefit from this research
  • f.  Description of project goals and potential for impact
• 3.  Supporting material
  • a.  Any relevant citations
  • b.  Budget
  • c.  Short (150 words max) bio-sketches for team members and recent CV for PI's

Proposals are due via ONLINE APPLICATION (https://seedfunding.stanford.edu/) on  Friday, April 10, 2020  at  5:00 PM PDT.

Questions? Contact:  S. Jill Mueller:  sjillmueller@stanford.edu