Hammond Fund Request for Proposals

The Review Committee looks forward to receiving your proposals for the upcoming funding cycle, with Important dates, funding details and eligibility/application requirements described below.

Deadlines 

• Please contact OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu no later than Friday, September 26, 2025 to assist with budget preparation.

• All applicants submit final budget/justification to OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu no later than Friday, October 10, 2025 to allow review of final budget and budget justification prior to submission.

• Applications must be submitted to OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu by Friday, October 24, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Please use “Last Name – January 2026 Hammond Submission” as the subject.

  • Please attach all files with the following naming convention: “Last Name_Document Type” (Ex: Doe_Budget, Doe_ResearchPlan, etc.)

Details 

• Award Dates — January 1, 2026-December 31, 2026

• Eligibility requirements

  • Faculty, Clinical Fellows and Residents in Duke Ob/Gyn

  • Primary mentors must be up to date with current Carter Club dues

• Budget Limits

  • Faculty, Fellow — $10,870 direct costs + $1,630 Departmental General & Administrative (G&A) costs ($12,500 total)

  • Residents — $6,522 direct costs + $978 Departmental G&A ($7,500 total)

• Unallowable Costs

  • Faculty salary

  • Travel support (includes conference fees and registration)

  • Publication fees (includes poster printing)

  • Non-salary expenses on individual items over $2,500, unless approved by Office of Research

  • Subawards to external sites

• Required NIH grant forms — Instructions and downloadable forms can be found via the links below:

  • Research Plan (4-page limit including Specific Aims)

  • Biosketches for PI, mentor and other important co-investigators

  • Budget Detail Page (no modular format allowed)

  • Budget Justification (no modular format allowed)

• A statistical analysis plan along with a named statistician or appropriate faculty member must be named within your Research Plan

  • (Fees associated with BERD/statistical support for resident or fellow projects are covered by the department and should not be included in the budget)

• Cover letter

  • Addressed to the “Charles Hammond Fund Review Committee”

  • Include title of study, PI name, faculty mentor name (if applicable)

• Letter of support from the mentor(s) and faculty member(s) describing their involvement in planning the study and intended involvement in study implementation
   
• Applications that do not meet all stated requirements will not be accepted for review