The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) and the Pond Family Foundation are pleased to announce a new awards program to support research to improve the assessment and treatment of executive functioning of adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The purpose of the program is to provide start-up funds for promising endeavors that are likely to lead to extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other outside funding sources. APSARD has established a Research Awards Review Committee consisting of clinical scientists and educators to review all proposals and to select the most promising of these for support.
Objective
The objective of these awards is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, in the area of executive functioning and adult ADHD. These awards are not intended to supplement existing programs. Special consideration will be given to projects that will most likely lead to additional funding for research.
Funding and Award Period
The APSARD/Pond Family Foundation Research Awards will distribute a total of $100,000 for five proposals. Each award is limited to $20,000 in direct program costs for a 1-year period. The first grant payment of $18,000 will be made upon completion of the Research Award Acceptance Form. The final payment of $2,000 will be made contingent upon receipt of a Preliminary Financial Report and a Final Progress Report within 60 days of the end of the grant period.
Funding Preferences
Junior faculty with a new research project that might generate pilot data which could lead to competitive research funding will be given highest priority. Senior faculty who are pursuing new research directions will also be considered, although the applicant will need to explain how this project represents a new direction. These grants are NOT to be used for bridge funding between grants.
Utilization of Funds
100% of the research award funds must be utilized for direct costs including laboratory or clinical research supplies, small pieces of equipment (no more than $3000), and salary for scientific and technical staff. Costs that are NOT permitted include facilities and administrative costs, salary recovery for the PI, travel costs, conference or seminar fees, personal computers, computer hardware or software, or tuition reimbursement. Publications resulting from funded projects should acknowledge the APSARD/Pond Family Foundation Research Awards Program.
Eligibility
Candidates must be affiliated with a U.S. academic institution or a not-for-profit agency with a proven record of working in the areas of ADHD or cognitive neuroscience. Both early career and established investigators are eligible.
Nondiscrimination Statement
The APSARD/Pond Family Foundation Research Awards Program does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, color, ethnic origin or age.
Nomination and Application
Candidates must submit an application packet that includes an NIH style biosketch (4 pages maximum) and a research proposal that includes a summary describing the project’s aims and significance and methods (3 pages maximum) and a budget with narrative (1 page maximum).
Application Process
Completed proposals should be submitted electronically to info@apsard.org.
Proposals can also be mailed to:
APSARD Headquarters
19 Mantua Road
Mount Royal, NJ 08061
attn: Gene Terry
The deadline for the receipt of the full application is December 7, 2011. Awardees will be notified by December 19, 2011 with an expected project start date of February 1, 2012.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION
Selection Process
All applications will be reviewed by the APSARD Scientific Research Review Committee:
- Lenard Adler (New York University)
- Xavier Castellanos (New York University)
- Kathleen Fahey (Cornell University)
- Steve Faraone (SUNY Upstate Medical University)
- Jeffrey Newcorn (Mount Sinai Medical Center)
- Alicia Pond (Pond Family Foundation)
- Tony Rostain (University of Pennsylvania)
- Mary Solanto (Mount Sinai Medical Center)
- Mark Stein (University of Illinois)
- John Tatarakis (New York VA Medical Center)
- Timothy Wilens (Harvard University)
Committee members from the same institution as an applicant will recuse themselves from review of that application.
Human Subject Assurances
The APSARD/Pond Family Foundation Research Awards Program requires human subject certifications that apply to your specific project. These are not required at the time of grant submission but will be required by the project start date. Funds will not be allocated until and unless proper documentation of human subject certification is provided.
Other Conditions
Funds must be used within a twelve-month period, with a progress report to be provided after six months of funding, and a final report (along with a financial and lay summary report) to be submitted within 60 days of the end of the funding period.