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LETTER OF INTENT CCTS 2015 PILOT GRANT DEADLINE: February 25, 2015 (5:00 PM)

Principal Investigator (s) Information NAME DEGREES TITLE(s) COLLEGE DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OFFICE ADDRESS EMAIL ADDRESS PHONE eRA COMMONS USERNAME

NAME DEGREES TITLE(s) COLLEGE DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS eRA COMMONS USERNAME

Mentor Information (only applicable to Junior Investigators) NAME DEGREES TITLE(s) COLLEGE DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS

1 Co-PI (s) Information (if applicable): NAME DEGREES TITLE(s) COLLEGE DEPARTMENT/DIVISI ON OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS eRA COMMONS USERNAME

NAME DEGREES TITLE(s) COLLEGE DEPARTMENT/DIVISI ON OFFICE ADDRESS PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS eRA COMMONS USERNAME

2 PROJECT INFORMATION

CATEGORY OF GRANT YOU ARE APPLYING FOR:

☐COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

DISEASE FOCUSED

☐ CANCER AWARD

☐ ALZHEIMER’S AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

☐ DIABETIS AND OBESITY

☐ SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN RESEARCH

COLLABORATIVE AWARDS

☐ UK-CINCINNATI UNIVERSITY-CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

☐ UK-MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

3 ☐ UK-WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

Yes No

HAVE YOU RECEIVED PREVIOUS UK PILOT FUNDS? ☐ ☐

A two pages letter of intent (LOI) is solicited from applicants. No appendices are allowed.

Application Guidelines: The format of the application should follow the NIH guidelines outlined below.

 Margins must be no smaller than 0.5” at all points.  Use an Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 11 points or larger. (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies).  Type density, including characters and spaces, must be no more than 15 characters per inch. Type may be no more than six lines per inch.  EACH page should provide the applicant’s name in the upper right hand corner. The application should be numbered consecutively in the center bottom.

 References- Authors, year, title and journal information are expected for each citation. These are not included in the two pages LOI limit and can be reported at the end of the LOI.

THE TWO PAGES LOI SHOULD BE ASSEMBLED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

1. PROJECT TITLE (Full Project Title required)

4 2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES, SPECIFIC AIMS Provide concise, clear statements regarding anticipated outcomes of the proposed research and how it will add to existing knowledge or create value

3. BRIEF BACKGROUND AND PRELIMINARY DATA

4. A PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING STUDY DESIGN, METHODOLOGY AND OUTCOMES

5. PROJECT MILESTONE

6. DESCRIBE HOW THE PILOT GRANT WOULD FACILITATE A FUTURE EXTERNAL GRANT