Call for Research Grant Proposals – 2013 (Deadline for Submissions: by 16:00 EST on Tuesday, May 1, 2013. Grant recipients will be announced by May 30, 2013). The CASEM Research Committee invites submissions of research grant proposals for funding. These grants are made available through generous unrestricted contributions from CASEM. The following three grants are available this year: 1. Two $7500 CASEM Research Grants. All CASEM members are eligible to submit a proposal for these two grants. No existing or matching funds are required and there is no restriction of the topic of the research other than that it must have direct relevance to Sport Medicine. 2. One $7500 CASEM New Investigator Grant. In order to assist new investigators in developing their research in Sport Medicine, one $7500 award will be restricted to “new” researchers. No existing or matching funds are required and there is no restriction of the topic of the research other than that it must have direct relevance to Sport Medicine. To be eligible to apply for this grant, investigators must meet the following criteria: a. Have 5 or less years of independent research experience and/or funding. For example, MDs who have recently completed their residency, fellowship, or graduate degree or MDs who have been in practice for some time, but would like to start a research focus. Applicants cannot be currently in training as a medical school student, resident or fellow. Funding received as a graduate student or during post-graduate medical training while under the supervision of a senior investigator is not considered to be an independent research experience. b. Not have received more than 2 research grants in the past 5 years (as a principle investigator or co-investigator). Funding criteria: 1. Proposals must be submitted by a CASEM member in good standing (any category of membership). 2. If the project involves human subjects or animals, a letter indicating ethics approval from the appropriate authority of the research institution must accompany the proposal. Application for ethical approval can also be submitted concurrently with the CASEM Grant application, but a letter indicating ethics approval must be provided prior to release of grant funds. If the research is to be performed in a laboratory, a letter of support from the laboratory must accompany the proposal. 3. The proposal should be submitted in the following format: a. Cover page with investigator name(s), institution name, contact information of principle investigator and indicate if applying for CASEM Research Grant or the CASEM New Investigator Grant. If applying for the CASEM New Investigator Grant, describe in one short paragraph how you meet the eligibility criteria to be considered for this grant. b. Maximum proposal length: 3000 words (excluding cover page, proposal headings, figures, tables, appendices, and references) c. Proposal headings • Introduction/Background • Objective • Project Methodology (subjects, procedures, outcome measures, analysis, etc.) • Relevance of the study to the field of Sport Medicine • Proposed budget • If the proposal is already funded from another source, the budget should clearly distinguish between the total budget for the project and the part constituting the request from the CASEM Research Fund • Funding for travel to present the results of the study is limited to $750 • References • Appendix A – CV(s) of Investigator(s) • Appendix B – Ethics Approval. If ethics approval application is being concurrently submitted, then indicate, “Ethics Approval Pending” • Appendix C – Letter of support from collaborating laboratory (if applicable) Proposals that do not follow the formatting described or do not include the requested supporting documents will be automatically REJECTED without further review. Funding is subject to the following conditions: 1. Funding must be used within 12 months of award date or must be returned to CASEM, 2. Any presentation or publication of the project should acknowledge the CASEM Research Fund, 3. A yearly report of the progress of the study be provided, 4. A final report of the study results be sent to the CASEM Research Committee, 5. The study should be presented at an Annual CASEM Symposium, and 6. The study should be submitted for consideration for publication in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (if project is within the scope of the Journal). 7. GUIDELINES FOR GRANT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 1. Proposals can only be submitted online via the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine's online manuscript submission and review system at the following link: http://cjsm.edmgr.com/ 2. Select "Register" (for first time users) or "Submit a Manuscript" from the banner at the top of the page and follow the prompts, completing all information requested, as applicable. For “Article Type“, select either “CASEM Research Grant” or “CASEM New Investigator Grant”, as applicable. On the “Attach Files” page of Editorial Manager, please upload your submission, selecting “Manuscript” for the grant proposal item, and any/each of the following items that may be included as part of your submission: Conflict of Interest Statement, Figure (each figure is to be uploaded individually, e.g., Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.), Table (tables are to be set out sequentially in a Word document as a single “Table” item), Ethics Approval, Letter of Support, and CV (CVs can be uploaded either individually or as a single “CV” item). [Note: Please ignore items 1 and 5 in the text box on the “Please Attach Files” page of Editorial Manager, which state as follows: 1. *Copyright Transfer Agreement (Required). Download the form, then upload the completed, signed form as a PDF. Forms from all authors must be included with your submission.” This form is not required for grant proposal submissions. 5. Conflict of Interest Statement - any disclosures noted on the Copyright Transfer and Disclosure Form must also be included on the Title Page of your manuscript. As set out in item 2 above, the Conflict of Interest Statement is to be uploaded with your submission as a separate Word document.] 3. Proposals should be saved and uploaded in MS Word format and all sections should be double spaced. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS QUESTIONS Please contact Cathy Leipciger, Managing Editor, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, at cjsm@qmul.ac.uk should you have any questions regarding the submission process. (Deadline for Submissions: by 16:00 EST on Tuesday, May 1, 2013. Grant recipients will be announced by May 30, 2013).