EHA - ASH TRTH

 

Required Documents for Full Application


Applicant Documents

  1. Research Proposal & References (5-pages maximum + 1-page for references)

    Provide a description of your project, as well as the specific aims of the project, plan of investigation, methods to be employed, and any relevant references. Your research proposal will be evaluated based on the following:

    - Significance
    The impact and/or outcome that may improve disease treatment or explain processes relevant to hematology.
    - Approach
    Defined, testable hypothesis; preliminary data supporting your approach; appropriate experimental plan; appropriate statistical analysis plan; unambiguous endpoints; regulatory affairs addressed
    - Feasibility
    Timeline is appropriate for experimental plan and data analysis; funding has been obtained or has high probability of being obtained.
    - Innovation
    Novel techniques or treatments are proposed.
    - Funding

  2. Applicant’s Biosketch/CV (2-pages max)

    Provide your complete contact information, present position, training (including training in clinical and/or translational research), publications, and other relevant information. Your biosketch/CV will be evaluated based on the following:

    - Personal qualifications
    Previous training, research experience and productivity, and funding.
    - Potential for success in an academic hematology-related career as an independent investigator.

  3. Applicant’s Career Development Plan (2-pages max and developed in cooperation with the mentor)

    Please detail your career goals (related to prior experience), systematic plan to obtain experience and skills for an independent academic career in translational research, and available resources (such as courses, workshops, etc) at your home institution that you will personally use to advance your career. Your career development plan will be evaluated based on the following:

    - Appropriateness of research proposal and career development plan to develop career of the applicant and to lead to local, national, and/or international presentation
    - Interest in and rationale for attending TRTH

  4. Applicant’s Career Development Plan (2 pages max)

    Please detail your career goals (related to prior experience), systematic plan to obtain experience and skills for an independent academic career in translational research, and list of available resources (such as courses, workshops, etc) at your home institution.

Mentor Documents

The applicant’s mentor must be a member of EHA and/or ASH and submit several documents in support of the applicant:

  1. Mentor’s Statement of Support (2-page limit)

    The mentor should describe the applicant’s abilities and likelihood to succeed in pursuing an academic career in translational research. The mentor must also indicate and detail his/her:

    - Qualifications within the applicant’s research area.
    - Previous experience in research training.
    - Supervision and mentorship to be provided to the applicant during the TRTH award year.
    - Commitment to providing a productive environment for the applicant to pursue the project.
    - Indication of why/how TRTH will be beneficial to the applicant.

  2. Mentor’s Biosketch/CV (2-page limit)

    Including complete contact information, present position, training (including training in clinical and or translational research), publications, and other relevant information. The mentor’s documents will be evaluated  based on the following:

    - Mentor’s personal qualifications
    Productivity and research support, as evidenced by the mentor’s CV/Biosketch.
    - Mentoring experience and plans for mentoring and enhancing the career development of the applicant, environment for conducting the proposed research. A past history of the mentor working with the trainee, the quality of that interaction may be included in the consideration of the mentoring plan.  

Formatting

  • All required documents of the applicant and mentor must be collated and submitted as one single pdf.
  • Documents must be typed using a 12-point font and have 1-inch margins.
  • Applicant name must appear in the lower right-hand corner of each page.
  • The final submission pdf should be named as follows: Lastname_Firstname_Institution.pdf. (Example:Smith_Jane_UniversityofHamburg.pdf).

Applicants must submit all required documentation on time and meet the eligibility requirements in order to be considered. All submissions should be sent to training@ehaweb.org. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Evaluation procedure

A study section will review all full applications based on the following criteria:

  • The applicant’s personal qualifications, as assessed by the Biosketch/CV, and potential for academic success, as assessed by the Career Development Plan.
  • The proposal’s significance, approach, and feasibility. Completion of the proposal within the year of the TRTH is not necessary, but a clear plan for the timeline of the study and data analysis is essential.
  • The mentor’s experience and plans for supporting the applicant, as evidenced by the Mentor’s Biosketch/CV and Statement of Support.

Awardees will be notified by December 1, 2012.

Questions?

Please contact training@ehaweb.org