RFPs: Early Career Research Development Grant (US)

This grant is intended to enable early career awardees to make substantial progress towards an independent research career and successfully compete for extramural funding.

EMF encourages application partnerships between research universities and community emergency departments along with the engagement of operational and policy partners.

Research Topics

• The EMF Early Career Research Development Grant is designed to provide early career faculty applicants with the opportunity to develop a thoughtful career development plan (e.g., didactics, mentored meetings, and/or advanced degree) and design, develop, and lead a research project that will advance their career in preparation for extramural funding.
• EMF encourages application partnerships between research universities and community emergency departments along with the engagement of operational and policy partners.

Funding Information

• Funding amount per award: $150,000
• Number of awards: one
• Duration: July 2025 – June 2027

Eligibility Criteria

• The principal investigator must have a primary faculty appointment in Emergency Medicine (this includes Pediatric Emergency Medicine) at the rank of Assistant Professor or below, and within 7 years of residency graduation. The principal investigator will make all arrangements for conduct of the proposed research projects and assumes responsibility for conducting the research projects and supervising the work of all associate investigators.

Evaluation Criteria

• Each application will be reviewed by research scientists who are actively involved in emergency medicine research. Each application will be judged primarily on:
  • the significance of the project to emergency medicine, the research strategy, feasibility and innovation.
  • the final funding decision will be made by the Emergency Medicine Foundation Board of Trustees and all decisions are final. Applications not funded can be resubmitted the following cycle with a response to prior reviewer comments.

Application Requirements

• Information page is included as the first page of the application packet and is fully completed (sample attached)
• Type size is 11 pt. font, single-spaced and margins are one-half (.5) inch
• Evidence of IRB approval, or at least evidence of submission to IRB, from each institution, is included in application packet (for multi-centered studies, approval from or evidence of submission to IRB/AUC for all sites is required)
• Clearly stated research hypothesis
• Statement of Conditions is signed by Principal Investigator and Institutional Official and is included in application packet
• Letter of support from Emergency Medicine Chair is included in application packet
• Letter of support from each co-investigator is included in application packet
• Other grant support for all investigators is included in application packet
• Submission via the on-line application system is required. Late applications will not be considered.

For more information, visit Emergency Medicine Foundation.