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, October 2, 2026 to assist with budget preparation.
- All applicants submit final budget/justification to OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu no later than Friday, October 16, 2026 to allow review of final budget and budget justification prior to submission.
- Applications must be submitted to OBGYN_Applications@duke.edu by Friday, October 30, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. EST. Please use “Last Name – Winter 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, 2027 – December 31, 2027
- Eligibility requirements
- Clinical Fellows and Residents in Duke ObGyn
- Primary mentors must be up-to-date with current Carter Society dues
- Budget Limits
- 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 $2500, 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