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 Wednesday May 1, 2024 to assist with budget preparation, if needed.
- All applicants must contact OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu no later than Wednesday, May 8, 2024 to allow review of final budget and budget justification prior to submission.
- Applications must be submitted to OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu by Friday, May 17, 2024 by 11:59pm EST. Please use “Last Name – July 2024 Hammond Submission” as the subject.
o Please attach all files with the following naming convention: “Last Name_Document Type” Ex: Doe_Budget, Doe_ResearchPlan, etc.
Details
- Award Dates – July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
- Eligibility requirements
o Fellow, Resident, PhD Candidate or Post-doctoral Associate in Duke ObGyn
o Primary mentors must be up-to-date with current Carter Club dues
- Budget Limits
o Fellow, PhD Candidate, or PostDoc - $10,870 direct costs + $1,630 Departmental General & Administrative (G&A) costs ($12,500 total)
o Residents - $6,087 direct costs + $913 Departmental G&A ($7,000 total)
- Unallowable Costs o Faculty Salary
o Travel support
o Publication fees
o Non-salary expenses on individual items over $2500, unless approved by Office of Research
- Required NIH grant forms – Instructions and downloadable forms can be found via the links below:
o Research Plan (4-page limit including Specific Aims)
o Biosketches for PI, mentor, and other important co-investigators
o Budget Detail Page (no modular format allowed)
o 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
- Cover letter
o Addressed to the “Charles Hammond Fund Review Committee”
o 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