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PAEA Research Institute Research Grants Program

CALL FOR GRANT PROPOSALS

The PAEA Research Institute (RI) invites PA faculty to submit proposals to its Research Grants Program. Several grants of up to $5,000 may be awarded. The grants program is intended to foster research on the characteristics of PA education or practice. The submission deadline is August 15. Funding awards will be made at this year's 2008 PAEA Annual Education Forum in Savannah, Georgia.

Eligibility Criteria

1. The project must be research oriented. A research question or hypothesis should be the focus of the study. The results of the study must have some application to PA practice or education.

2. The principal investigator (PI) must complete the research project within 12 months of the award and submit a final project report to the RI. Grant recipients are expected to present the findings of their studies at the PAEA Annual Education Forum one year from the conclusion of the project.

3. The PI must be a faculty member at an accredited PA program and must be employed by the educational institution for a minimum of 20 hours per week for the duration of the project. A letter from the program director or dean attesting to the PI's relationship to the PA program is required and should be included in the proposal appendices. No member serving on the RI committee or subcommittee having oversight for this grant cycle can be a named participant on a PAEA grant. Faculty members from the committee or subcommittee members’ institution are welcome to submit grant proposals.

4. The grant covers expenses related to equipment, materials, and operations, as well as some labor, personnel, or consulting costs. Institutional indirect, administrative, or facilities costs will not be funded by the Research Grants Program. Matching institutional support is encouraged, but is not required.

5. All submitted projects must have Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval prior to disbursement of funds. Evidence of IRB submission should be included in the proposal appendices.

The Research Grants Program does not support:

• Indirect or administrative costs
• Capital improvements, construction, or purchasing costs
• General operating expenses
• Fundraising campaigns
• Personal expenses for educational advancement
• Projects that relate to development of new curriculum
• Ongoing projects to improve the classroom
• Travel or other expenses related to the preparation of posters or presentation of findings

Proposal Format Requirements

• Proposals and all attachments must be submitted as Microsoft Word documents only. Proposals using other software programs, such as Word X and .pdf files, will not be accepted.
• Proposals must be in 12-point type, with 1.5 line spacing, have 1-inch left and right margins, and be left justified.
• Proposals must be submitted electronically no later than midnight, August 15, to be considered.
• Proposals not submitted according to the guidelines will be disqualified.

• Appendices (in addition to seven pages) should include complete CVs for the PI and a copy of the survey instrument, if one is being used as part of the proposal.

Formatting Details

Only seven pages will be accepted for the basic proposal, excluding appendices, and content should be formatted as follows.

Proposals will be accepted only in the above format.

Proposals and attachments must be e-mailed as MS Word attachments (not as Word X files or submissions in other software formats) to Eileen Evans, eevans@PAEAonline.org. Please contact Ms. Evans with any administrative or procedural questions. Expect a confirmation within two business days following submission. If you do not receive this, call (703) 548-5538, ext. 307, to be certain that your submission has been received.

Content-related questions should be directed to Research Institute Grants Committee chair Mary Warner, mary.warner@yale.edu; (203) 785-2860.

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