2009-2010 HSI Seed Grant Program

Program Description

The Health Systems Institute is partnering with the following institutions and organizations on its Seed Grant Program: The colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Management, Sciences as well as Research Centers (GVU & GTISC) at GT, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Emory University’s School of Nursing, the Georgia Tech and Emory University Predictive Health Institute (PHI), Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) and Atlanta Veteran’s Administration R&D Center of Excellence (Atlanta VA RR&D CoE).

Now in its fourth year of funding, this partnership provides seed grant funding to support collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects that will help stimulate innovative healthcare research and promote improvements in healthcare. Seed grant awards are specifically designed to provide funding for novel projects that demonstrate a high potential for enhanced diagnostic capabilities of diseases, lead to new inventions that yield new patents, licenses and/or commercial products, lead to high quality peer-reviewed publications and those with high potential to leverage seed funding into extra-mural support.

Call for Proposals

HSI has recently completed its latest call and announced the recipients of the 2009-2010 Seed Grant Program awards.

Deadlines

Pre-Submission Letter of Intent*: Monday, May 18, 2009, 5:00PM EST.

Proposal: Monday, June 01, 2009, 5:00PM EST.

*All investigators who intend to submit a proposal in this cycle are requested to submit a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to submit a proposal. While the LOI is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. The LOI should include the following information: names and contact information of the collaborators, the title of the proposal and a brief (one paragraph) narrative of the research project and should be submitted online. Information in the LOI will be used for program/planning purposes and will not be used for peer/programmatic review.

Successful applicants will be notified of their award no later than July 2009 for funding to begin in August 2009.

Overview

Please download and review the 2009-2010 Seed Grant Request for Application document before submitting a letter of intent or final submission.

PDF HSI Seed Grant Call for Proposals [pdf-243KB]

PDF HSI Seed Grant Budget Template and Cover Page [zip-92KB]

The document includes information relating to the below areas.

Program Description
Research Priority Areas
Eligibility
Program Organization
Criteria
Proposal Requirements
Pre-Submission and Final Submission
Duration
Other Opportunities
Programs

Frequently Asked Questions

(Q) May I attach any additional documents of relevance to the proposal as appendices?

(A) Yes, if they are of direct relevance to the proposal or will in some way strengthen the proposal.

(Q) Can I attach a letter of support from an organization that is collaborating on the proposal?

(A) Yes, letters of support from collaborating organizations may be attached, but are not required.

(Q) Is the budget page(s) included within in the 5 pages or are they additional pages?

(A) The budget page(s) is in addition to the 5 pages. The typical budget is 1 page in length.

(Q) Are references in addition to the 5 pages and if so, is there a limit on the number of pages?

(A) References are also in addition to the 5 pages; however, we recommend that references be limited to only those that are of direct relevance to the proposal.

Online Submission

Please click on either of the below buttons to submit a letter of intent or access the online seed grant proposal system.