CP Clinical Research Grant

Overview

_NOTE: Membership reviews take 2-3 weeks once a completed application is received (including all required documents and payment). Be sure to take this timeline in to consideration if you need to apply for membership in order to submit your research grant application._

American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)

Mission

Empowering and supporting a collaborative multidisciplinary community that:

* provides accessible and robust scientific education for health professionals and researchers
* fosters innovative research as well as its dissemination and implementation
* advocates for equitable access to evidence based and patient centered care

Vision

To advance the health and well-being of all individuals with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities.

Clinical Research Grants

A key mission of the Academy is to promote excellence in research for the benefit of persons with cerebral palsy and childhood-onset disabilities. One way in which the Academy promotes research is through the annual Research Grants.

Historically, the AACPDM has partnered with the Pedal with Pete Foundation, the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation and C-PROGRESS to fund multiple grants, up to $25,000 USD each. Areas of research should focus on topics related to cerebral palsy or other childhood-onset disabilities.

Research grant funding supports high-quality, clinical research projects/programs. The award may be used to fund planning for a project or to complete a small research project of high impact in any area relevant to the AACPDM’s mission. The successful applicant will have a commitment to and track record in childhood-onset disability research.

Funding Amount and Duration

The budget limit is $30,000 USD. Successful applicants are expected to take up the award within one month of the award announcement. The funds must be spent within 15 months (final report due December 31). Applicants unable to meet this timeframe will forfeit the grant but will be eligible to re-apply in a subsequent year. Unspent funds after 15 months are expected to be returned.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Only one grant application per member will be considered in a given budget year.
* Use of Funds
* The award may be used to fund any of the elements necessary to develop the full grant proposal.
* These may include costs for:
* Teleconferences or meetings of the collaborating team of investigators to plan and develop the research protocol including study design, outcome measures, recruitment strategies, data collection and management, analysis, etc.
* Methodologic/Statistical support or consultation
* Preparation of application/s for institutional ethics approval
* Support for investigators time
* Pilot project/feasibility study in preparation for multi-center project
* Validation of outcome measures intended for multi-center project

_You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member. The Principal Investigator on the grant must be an AACPDM member for the Pedal with Pete Foundation and/or the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation option. Any member in good standing with the AACPDM is eligible to apply for one of these. The C-Progress grant is also open to non-members._

Ineligibility

* The C-Progress grant is not allowed to fund any international institutions or individuals.
* The funds are not intended for:
* Institutional indirect costs
* Indirect institutional costs may be included for grants funded by C-PROGRESS
* Consultant fees or salaries
* Purchase of personal computers or equipment
* Stipends or fees for students or post-doctoral fellows