Eligibility

• Current USF residents and fellows
• Grantees are required to be supervised by a mentor.
• Research projects receiving funding from an internal or external entity are NOT eligible to apply.

Submission Deadline

Completed applications must be received by Friday, July 14, 2023.

How to apply

A completed application includes the following required components:

1. Completed application form (Qualtrics link)
2. A 1500-word (max.) project proposal addressing the following key areas:
   • Specific aims
   • Purpose
   • Narrative (including references)
   • Methods
   • Anticipated Outcomes and Impact
3. Budget justification - Please see the section below "Budgets" for important information related to non-allowed expenses.
4. Letter of support from program director (summarizing the trainee’s qualifications and research prospects in a brief statement of recommendation)
5. CV for Mentor(s) 

Budgets

NOTE: All applications must include a detailed budget. The budget must show line-item expenses. Budget funds cannot be used for travel, publication costs, or food. Funds cannot be used for personnel where the funds go to a specific person. Funds can be used to pay facility fees or fees for service where the funds are paying an invoice and not going directly to an individual. (Please reach out with questions if you need clarification.) Clinical biostats cannot be funded using grant funds. Please consult with the RISE Office regarding clinical biostats support. For biostats that cannot be supported through RISE or are related to bioinformatics or genomics, grant funds can be used (e.g. Moffitt core). The usage of gift cards will like need to be coordinated through the Office of Clinical Research (OCR) and will incur additional fees. Under no circumstance can gift cards be awarded to USF or UMSA employees to include residents and fellows.

Award Funding Period

The award funding period will be for one year of for two years and must be selected at the time of application. All allocated funds must be used fully during the funding period (the funding period will be indicated in the award notification letter).  If you will be leaving your training program prior to the award period end date, funds will not be transferred to another awardee and must be used by your program termination date.

IRB Approval

For projects that require IRB approval, funds will not be released until there is final IRB approval or an appropriate IRB waiver.

Review Process

The GMEC Research Sub-Committee will review proposals and award funding each academic year. Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. The conceptual and methodological quality of the research
2. The potential impact of the research program
3. The feasibility of the research project
4. The educational value anticipated for the resident/fellow or residency program

Requirements

All awardees are required to present their findings at a local conference (e.g., USF Health Research Day, Moffitt Scientific Symposium, etc.). In addition, it is strongly encouraged to submit the research for publication. 

Six-month and final progress reports must be submitted to the GMEC Research Sub-Committee (for two-year grants, reports are due every 6 months). The final progress report must summarize research findings and detail how the funds were used. The progress reports must come from the awardee and signed by their mentor. 

All research-related protocols and policies established by the site where the research will be conducted must be followed.

Publications

Should include: “This project was supported by a grant made possible through the USF GME Research Grant Program.”

SAMPLE Project proposal and budget (FOR REFERENCE ONLY)

The sample project proposal and budget document is from a previous year’s GME research grant program. These documents should be used for reference only.

GME Grant Workshop

To view the 2022 GME Grant Workshop, please click here.

Contacts

If you should have questions about the GME Research Grant program, contact Brad Clark bradclark@usf.edu or Sonya Bhaskar sonyabhaskar@usf.edu

Funding Period

All allocated funds must be used fully during the academic year in which they are dispersed and may not be carried over into the next academic year.

Funding Period

All allocated funds must be used fully during the academic year in which they are dispersed and may not be carried over into the next academic year.