Attention Department Heads: follow the instructions for the appropriate program type below and complete the supporting letter. Send the letter to the applicant by e-mail. The applicant will upload it to his/her electronic application.
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Instructions for the Beginning Grant-in-Aid and Science Development Grant Programs
Addresses items 1 thru 6 below:
- Assurance that the awardee will have an appointment and will be afforded the same opportunities for advancement as other faculty members of equivalent rank and time in grade;
- The applicant’s current position title and the applicant’s expected position title at award activation, with an explanation of the meaning of the title;
- Information regarding assignment of research space, including an explanation of the department’s space policy and/or the relationship of the applicant to the person to whom the space is assigned;
- The relationship to and name and title of the person to whom the applicant reports;
- The relationship of the applicant to any more senior investigators with which he/she will work;
- Your plans/expectations for the applicant’s development as an independent scientist, including the likelihood that the applicant will submit an independent proposal to the NIH over the next two years.
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Instructions for the National Established Investigator Award
The EIA must be accompanied by a letter from the Department Head, which addresses items 1-4 below:
- The investigator’s promise and the impact the Established Investigator Award would have on his/her career;
- Your knowledge of the investigator’s past scientific accomplishments and publications;
- The investigator’s demonstrated commitment to cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases;
- The institution’s commitment to the investigator.
Complete the letter and return it to the applicant by e-mail. The applicant will upload it to his/her electronic application.
Note: The applicant cannot submit his/her application without your letter; therefore it is important that you meet the applicant’s deadline.
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Instructions for the ASA-Bugher Centers of Excellence in Stroke Collaborative Research
A Bugher scientific research project application must be accompanied by a letter from the Department Head, which addresses items 1-4 below:
- The investigator’s academic appointment, career stage and promise;
- Your knowledge of the investigator’s past scientific accomplishments and publications;
- The investigator’s demonstrated commitment to stroke research;
- The institution’s commitment to the investigator and their participation in the ASA-Bugher Centers of Excellence in Stroke Collaborative Research.
Complete the letter and return it to the applicant by e-mail. The applicant will upload it to his/her electronic application.
Note: The applicant cannot submit his/her application without your letter; therefore it is important that you meet the applicant’s deadline.
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