Click for the Call for Applications PDF for 2008 or for a link to the Call for Applications with background information from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's website.

***The online application system opens on January 7, 2008.***

Application

The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program supports basic/biomedical, clinical, and health services/epidemiology research. The purpose of the AMFDP award is to facilitate the transition of the newly-trained clinician who wishes to develop into an independent investigator. The information requested in the application process is essential for screening as well as for interviewing applicants.

The application process will be partially online, through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Grantmaking Online system, found after January 8th at http://grantmaking.rwjf.org/index.jsp . Please note that in this system, your application is termed a proposal, and your research proposal is called a proposal narrative.

Reapplicants please note: It will be necessary for this submission to choose an ID and password that are different from those used for the 2003 through 2007 proposals in the Grantmaking Online system.

A completed application consists of two parts: the completion of the online proposal process, and submission of other (paper) supporting documents. Click here for a checklist of documents you will need.

The National Advisory Committee will consider applications only when they are complete. Therefore, you should request the following as soon as you decide to apply:

References: Download the Word version of the Confidential Reference Report and forward it to each of three people, or point them to the Confidential Reference Report link here. To ensure strict confidentiality, the completed forms should be mailed directly to the National Program Office postmarked no later than March 20, 2008. They should not be returned to the applicant. One of the referees must be someone familiar with your research interests and/or experience. Your proposed Mentor(s) should not be used as a reference.

Transcripts: Please request that your undergraduate college(s), medical school(s), and any institution at which you undertook health-related coursework (toward an MPH or PhD, for example) forward your transcripts directly to the AMFDP National Program Office postmarked no later than March 20, 2008.

Mentors: You must reach an understanding with a prospective Mentor who has substantial research experience and who is willing to provide guidance for your research training. Download the Letter to the Proposed Mentor and give it to him or her. This letter should serve as a guide to the kind of information we need from your Mentor(s). Successful competition for this award is strongly influenced by the quality and strength of your proposed Mentor. Please be sure that you have substantive contact with him or her as you develop and complete your application. If you have more than one mentor, they may collaborate on one letter, or may provide separate letters; however both must be uploaded to the Grantmaking Online system together as a single document.

Next, visit http://grantmaking.rwjf.org/index.jsp after January 8th and register with the site so that you may begin to submit your proposal. At the site, you will be asked five preliminary questions. One of them asks if you have read the Quickstart information and FAQs. You will also be asked to provide contact information for yourself and your mentor, as well as information about your institution and background. We also require a short, readable executive summary of your proposal, in no more than 1500 characters. Sample executive summaries are provided to guide you in developing your summary.

You will be uploading documents that you create to the Grantmaking Online system, using the templates provided. Each of these has a 15MB size limit. These documents are as follows:

Proposal Narrative

References/Citations

Applicant CV

Mentor's CV

Co-Mentor's CV (required only if you have two mentors)

Mentor's (Mentors') Statement

Supplemental Documents (optional)

Proposal Narrative: There are four substantive questions to answer and upload as part of the online process. Click here for a preview of these questions.

You will be asked to upload as a separate document the references/citations used in developing your scientific research proposal. These citations will not count toward the six-page limit for the description of your research project.

Next, complete a template and upload your CV to the system. You may format your CV in any way you want, but please include at a minimum the following information: undergraduate, medical, and other institutions, major(s), degrees, dates, and honors; internships and residencies; fellowships; research and work experience; academic appointments; and publications. Please use 1-inch margins and a 12-point font.

You will also be asked to complete a template and upload your Mentor's CV. The NIH biosketch format is preferred; however, the CV may be formatted in any way you want. In the case that you have more than one Mentor (and most applicants do not), use the Co-Mentor CV template to upload a second CV/biosketch.

Mentor's (or Mentors') Statement: You must upload a statement from your Mentor or Mentors as noted above. In essence, this statement contains the answers to the questions posed in the Letter to the Proposed Mentor that you downloaded.

Supplemental Documents: You may complete this template if you will be submitting supplemental documents. Most applicants will not have supplemental documents. Examples of these documents could be the CV of someone who is providing critical expertise or support to the project but who is not a Mentor or Co-Mentor, or a letter of support from a chair or dean. If you have any question about the appropriateness of including a specific document, please contact the National Program Office. There are no restrictions for length, spacing, font size, or margins for the Supplemental Documents; however, the 15MB limit applies. You may copy and paste from an existing document into this template.

Twelve Sets of Paper Copies: Twelve sets of paper copies of all the proposal documents you have uploaded to this Grantmaking Online system are required in addition to the online submission. You should print your Proposal Summary (see link on lower left side of your screen). Note that you will also need to separately print out your Proposal Narrative (Research Training, Interest/Intent, Commitment to the Goals of the AMFDP, and Project), References/Citations, Applicant CV , Mentor CV , Co-Mentor CV (if applicable), Mentor's Statement, and Supplemental Documents.

Your proposal packet will consist of twelve collated sets of the following, sent to the National Program Office postmarked no later than March 20, 2008:

• Proposal Summary (which includes the Executive Summary)
  
• Proposal Narrative (Research Training, Interest/Intent, Commitment to the Goals of the AMFDP, Project)
  
• References/Citations
  
• Applicant CV
  
• Mentor's CV (NIH-style biosketch preferred)
  
• Co-Mentor's CV/biosketch, if applicable.
  
• Mentor's statement
  
• Supplemental documents (if applicable)

Keep in mind that we require that you provide twelve copies of everything that will be reviewed, with the exception of transcripts and references, which should be received separately.

The mailing address for the National Program Office is:
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
714 N. Senate Avenue, EF 212
Indianapolis, IN 46202

If you require any assistance, please contact the National Program Office at the 317-278-0500 or amfdp@indiana.edu.

ALL MATERIALS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT MUST BE POSTMARKED BY MARCH 20, 2008.

Documents

Checklist

Confidential Reference Report

Letter to the Proposed Mentor

Sample Executive Summaries

Preview Proposal Narrative (Research Training, Interest/Intent,
Commitment to the Goals of the AMFDP, and Project) Template

Preview References Template

Preview Applicant CV Template

Preview Mentor CV Template

Preview Co-Mentor CV Template

Preview Mentor's Statement Template

Preview Supplemental Documents Template

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