THE DRUMMOND FOUNDATION
Request for Applicants (RFA) 2011 – 2012
FRAMEWORK:
The Drummond Foundation invites applications from clinical investigators working in Canada and interested in improving the quality of life of socially, mentally, or physically disadvantaged elderly individuals and their families. Studies concerning community dwelling seniors with compromised autonomy will be favored. The applicant should be a relatively new investigator not yet ready to seek CIHR funding, or an investigator making a bridge to a new field, and is new to the Drummond Foundation.
We will consider any quantitative or qualitative research studies that address the physical or mental health care needs of elderly persons or their capacity for autonomous living. Applications will be judged for their originality, feasibility and the potential clinical impact of results, social value and relevance to the lives of the elderly in the community, and by the quality of study design and the grant application.
The individual applicant may request a maximum of $50,000 for a one year period. NB: Drummond support will be made available to the principal investigator who must have a
University appointment to administer via a Canadian university-affiliated account.
FORMAT:
Six copies of the application must be submitted double-sided. Text must be double-spaced and left- aligned. Font size must be 12, letter-quality type. The research proposal part of the application must not exceed 10 pages of text. The application must include the following sections:
• A TITLE PAGE: Title of proposal, names of principal & co-investigators, principal investigator’s phone, fax, email, and postal address, name of institution where research will be carried out, total funds requested, and the name and address of the Director of the Canadian university-affiliated institute where funds would be administered.
• A BUDGET: A detailed budget for the entire project, including other sources of funding present and projected, and any existing support of the principal investigator. Budget requests may include equipment, consultation, salary support, and support of principal investigator. The budget should be detailed and include time lines. As the maximum grant is for $50,000 it is suggested that applicants restrict any equipment purchases in the budget to those absolutely necessary for the research. For example, computers are often available within research environments; however specific software may be necessary.
• AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: An executive summary of 250 words, suitable for a non-scientific audience is required.
• THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL, not to exceed 10 pages, to include:
GOAL OF THE STUDY: include a single statement of the hypothesis.
PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE: provide concise rationale as to why the proposed
study should be carried out, citing relevant scientific literature.
METHODS: describe study population, study site, study design, and statistical methods.
Define predictor and outcome variables, and state specifically how they will be measured. Determine the number of cases required to disprove the null hypothesis, or to prove the hypothesis. For qualitative studies, details of data collection and analytic methods must be described. Specify time frames.
REPORTING: describe possible outcomes of intervention and identify scientific journals where investigators expect to report their results.
RELEVANCE: describe social and/or public health implications of results and potential population affected.
• ORDER OF APPENDICES (beyond the 10 page application text):
SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES cited in text.
APPROVAL from an ethics committee, be it institution or community-based. The proposed SUBJECT CONSENT forms for human studies (where appropriate). LETTERS OF SUPPORT from agencies where work will be carried out. CONDENSED (2 pages) curriculum vitae describing each investigator’s education,
research training, academic positions held, and publications over the last 5 years.
OTHER, if desired.
CONDITIONS:
A final DRUMMOND REPORT of 2000 words is to be submitted no later than March 31, 2013, and should include a 250 word structured abstract with the following headings and information: Objectives, Design, Setting, Participants, Main Outcome Measures, Results, and Conclusions.
The Drummond Foundation must be acknowledged in publications coming out of the project and is to be supplied with copies of publications coming out of the funded project.
The Drummond Foundation retains the right to site visit during the course of the work.
Successful applicants who accept funding, but fail to adhere to conditions of the grant may be asked to return funds.
The Drummond Foundation will retain 10% of the award amount which will only be paid out upon the receipt of the Final Report by the specified deadline.
PROCEDURES:
Any and all materials pertaining to each application must be received in the office of the Drummond Foundation by August 31, 2011.
Qualifying applications will be reviewed by the medical advisor, two internal reviewers and an external reviewer. Reviewers’ comments will be made available upon request.
On or before January 31, 2012, successful applicants will receive funds, and unsuccessful applicants will be informed of their status.
Potential applicants wishing to learn more about this thematic research may contact:
Dr. Ellen Rosenberg Scientific Advisor St. Mary’s Hospital Tel: (514) 345-3511 ext: 5620 Email: ellen.rosenberg@mcgill.ca
Six copies of the complete application (double-sided) should be forwarded to the following address:
The Drummond Foundation c/o Mr. P. Stuart Iversen 1350 Sherbrooke St, West, Suite 1201 Montreal, Quebec H3G 1J1 Email: office@drummondfoundation.ca
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