Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Arizona Partnership for Collaborative
Research Seed Grant Program
PURPOSE
The ASU/MCA Partnership for Collaborative Research (PARCORE) is offering a Seed Grant Program to
encourage new collaborative research projects between Arizona State University (ASU) investigators and
Mayo Clinic Arizona (MCA) investigators.
The projects selected for funding will be those that involve an active, hands-on role of both the ASU investigators
and the MCA investigators. The projects should be well conceived pilot studies, with clear milestones and with
the expectation that within 18 months of being awarded a Seed Grant, the ASU/MCA collaborative investigator
team will submit a competitive proposal to an extramural, peer-review agency or foundation. Furthermore, it is
expected that the resulting new proposal will have a total budget at least 10 times the amount requested for
Seed Grant.
Research projects may be laboratory or clinic-based; applications in the following areas are strongly encouraged:
cancer, obesity/ diabetes, imaging, biomedical informatics, healthy lifestyle promotion. Highest priority will be
given to new projects with the greatest likelihood of enhancing future collaboration between ASU and MCA. The
site of the work may be at either MCA or ASU, or both. Where appropriate, space for funded research projects will
be made available either at ASU or MCA.
AWARDS
Individual projects are eligible for funding up to but not greater than $40,000 per year.
ELIGIBILITY
ASU Tenured and Tenure-track faculty and MCA Consultant and Senior Associate Consultant faculty are eligible.
Only one application per research team will be accepted and an individual principal investigator is eligible for only
one award annually.
COST ITEMS SUPPORTED
Cost items that may be included in the Seed Grant proposal budget are as follows:
• Collecting and analyzing pilot data to be used in a multi-investigator proposal.
• Specialized research equipment critical to concept development.
• Travel to collaborating research groups for data collection.
• Literature and data archive searches, copying research materials.
• Workshop participation or training to enhance research capability.
• Technical or support personnel.
• Outside Consultants.
Neither ASU* nor MCA will charge their institutional indirect rates to Seed Grant projects.
*Contact your ORSPA project officer to obtain a copy of the institutional indirect cost waiver.
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APPLICATIONS
Please submit the proposal and appendices (except ASU Routing form 300) as a single Word file
The proposal should not exceed six pages (double-spaced, 12-point font).
The Cover Page should include
Title
List of investigators and their institutional affiliation
One paragraph abstract summarizing the study
The remaining five pages should contain the project description using the following headings:
Hypotheses and Specific Aims
Significance
Methods (including clear and specific contributions by each investigators)
Statistical Methods, if applicable
Interpretation of Possible Study Results (both positive and negative)
Data milestones
Budget Summary and Justification
Future Proposed Extramural Funding Source (agency or foundation and program), Expected Budget, and
Submission Date
Additional materials/appendices:
Curricula vitae including relevant publications/scholarly contributions during the last three years plus a
list of current awards and pending proposals (two pages per investigator; NIH biosketch format) - using
the template provided in the following pages
Budget sheet (one for Mayo and one for ASU) - using the template provided in the following pages
ASU investigators – Proposal Routing/Approval forms - using provided ASU Routing form 300.pdf
Past seed grant recipients must provide an additional page highlighting submitted and funded proposals
that resulted from the prior seed grant funding round(s)
EVALUATION
A Study Section, with members from ASU and MCA, will evaluate and grade the proposals. Outside reviewers may
be invited to participate, as needed. The Study Section will prioritize proposals by focusing on several key
elements, including scientific interest and innovation, validity of the proposed methodology, evidence of a true
collaborative effort with meaningful contributions from all investigators, and the likelihood that the protocol, if
successful, will lead to a competitive external grant application or otherwise significantly enhance future ASU/MCA
collaborations. The final selection of proposals to be funded will be made by Dr. Michael Crow, President of ASU
and Dr. Victor Trastek, Chairman of the MCA Executive Board.
BUDGET
A detailed budget outlining the costs of the project should be submitted with the proposal using the standard
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template*. The funding period is 12 months (January 1 through December 31 ).
* MCA investigators interested in submitting an application for funding are required to contact the Office of
Sponsored Projects Administration as soon as possible. Investigators with clinical protocols must also contact the
appropriate Clinical Studies Unit-Operations Manager and Statistician for assistance in determining resource needs
and appropriate study design. Applications received less than 10 business days prior to the submission deadline
will not be accepted.
REPORTS
A one page progress report is required at 6 months and 12 months following award activation and
should provide an overview of project progress against proposed milestones, as well as highlight
progress toward pursuit of external funding (template will be provided on the website)
A final written report, including one copy of the research proposal submitted to the external funding
source, must be submitted to the program office within 6 months of project completion (no later than
June 30th).
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Deadline: 5:00pm, Friday, September 10, 2010
The primary investigator shall submit an electronic version of the proposal online at: http://pride.asu.edu/asu-
mayo-seed-grant-submission-form
INVESTIGATOR QUESTIONS
For questions about the Seed Grant Program, or for assistance in identifying a potential collaborator, please
contact:
Arizona State University:
Sethuraman (Panch) Panchanathan, PhD
Deputy VP and University Chief Research Officer
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(480) 965-3699
panch@asu.edu
Mayo Clinic Arizona:
Dean Wingerchuk, M.D.
Department of Neurology
480-301-6710
wingerchuk.dean@mayo.edu
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Provide the following information for the Senior/key personnel and other significant contributors.
Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED TWO PAGES.
NAME POSITION TITLE
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if
applicable.)
DEGREE
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION MM/YY FIELD OF STUDY
(if applicable)
A. Personal Statement
Briefly describe why your experience and qualifications make you particularly well-suited for your role (e.g., PD/PI,
mentor, participating faculty) in the project that is the subject of the application.
B. Positions and Honors
List in chronological order previous positions, concluding with the present position. List any honors. Include
present membership on any Federal Government public advisory committee.
C. Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
NIH encourages applicants to limit the list of selected peer-reviewed publications or manuscripts in press to no
more than 15. Do not include manuscripts submitted or in preparation. The individual may choose to include
selected publications based on recency, importance to the field, and/or relevance to the proposed research. When
citing articles that fall under the Public Access Policy, were authored or co-authored by the applicant and arose
from NIH support, provide the NIH Manuscript Submission reference number (e.g., NIHMS97531) or the PubMed
Central (PMC) reference number (e.g., PMCID234567) for each article. If the PMCID is not yet available because the
Journal submits articles directly to PMC on behalf of their authors, indicate "PMC Journal - In Process." A list of
these Journals is posted at: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/submit_process_journals.htm. Citations that are not
covered by the Public Access Policy, but are publicly available in a free, online format may include URLs or PMCID
numbers along with the full reference (note that copies of publicly available publications are not accepted as
appendix material.)
D. Research Support
List both selected ongoing and completed research projects for the past three years (Federal or non-Federally-
supported). Begin with the projects that are most relevant to the research proposed in the application. Briefly
indicate the overall goals of the projects and responsibilities of the key person identified on the Biographical
Sketch. Do not include number of person months or direct costs
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Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic Arizona Partnership for Collaborative
Research Seed Grant Program
1. DETAILED PROJECT BUDGET*
Through
DETAILED BUDGET From (Date) (Date)
DIRECT COSTS ONLY
PERSONNEL DOLLAR AMOUNT
% Effort on Institutional Salary
Name Role on Project Project Base Salary for Project Fringe Benefits Totals
SUBTOTALS
ADMINISTRATIVE CORE SERVICES (Itemize by category)
SUBTOTAL
EQUIPMENT (Itemize)
SUBTOTAL
SUPPLIES (Itemize by category)
SUBTOTAL
TRAVEL
SUBTOTAL
OTHER EXPENSES (Itemize by category)
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS FOR BUDGET PERIOD
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS FOR BUDGET PERIOD N/A
TOTAL COSTS FOR BUDGET PERIOD
*MCA investigators are required to contact their appropriate Research Administrator or Clinical Research
Operations Manager for assistance in developing an appropriate budget.
2. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION
