Purpose: The CHEST Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American College of Chest Physicians, provides resources to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest. The CHEST Foundation's Award for Clinical Research in Women's Health supports clinical research in women's health. The award will not support basic or bench-level research. Applications should include detailed goals and objectives that will be accomplished within 1 year of the starting date of the research project. The proposed project must be under Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and must secure IRB approval by the award start date.
Term/Amount: One clinical research award of $10,000 will be granted for clinical research in women's health. The award will be given for a 1-year term for research projects conducted between September 1, 2006, and August 31, 2007. The grant is made directly to the institution on behalf of the winning applicant. Indirect costs may not be deducted from this award by the research institution. The award recipient may receive supplemental income in accordance with institutional policy.
Deadlines: Applications must be received by May 15, 2006.
Complete details are available at http://www.chestfoundation.org/researchAwards/index.php.