Clinician Educator Grants

Timeline

The performance period is 12 months and the project proposed must be feasible within this timeframe.

*NEW UPDATES* - New Requirement for Lay Summary in 2021 Application Cycle

Applicants will be required to submit a Lay Summary in their application, as outlined in the grant instructions above. Briefly and clearly provide the rationale and objective for the proposed research project in a manner readily understood by a general audience. Avoid using acronyms, jargon, or technical, field-specific terminology. Should not be more than 300 words.  

Up to $35,000 for one year

• All Clinician Educators (CE) at the rank of Clinical Instructor or above can apply
• All applicants must have or plan on having a focus on maternal child health research, or wish to expand their interest in maternal child health research
• A Primary Research Mentor is required for Clinical Instructors & Clinical Assistant Professors.
• All applicants must continue to be appointed at the Clinical Instructor rank or above for the duration of the award, including any extensions.
• A Mentor Support Form is required from the Primary Research Mentor for Clinical Instructors & Clinical Assistant Professors. Upon creation of an Online Application Record by the applicant (we encourage applicants to create a record at least 4 weeks prior to submission deadline), the Primary Research Mentor will receive an automated email with a unique link to complete the Mentor Support Form. For further instructions on the Mentor Support Form, please see the form under "Forms for Applicants."
• The applicant and mentor are required to be MCHRI Members to apply for this grant. The mentor should be at the Associate Professor or Professor rank.
• A primary research mentor is not required for Associate Professor and Professor ranks. The Mentor Support Form is optional. However, if you select ‘yes’ when submitting your Online Application Record and choose to designate a primary research mentor, your mentor will be required to submit the Mentor Support Form.
• Projects must be novel to the field (i.e., not previously described in literature) but can be a continuation or expansion of the investigator’s current research.

Visit the Clinician Educator Awards page.

If the project is not completed within 12 months due to unforeseen circumstances, a no-cost extension (NCX) of up to 6 additional months may be requested (total study period not to exceed 18 months). Please complete a No-Cost Extension Request Form. 

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Please contact MCHRI Administration at mchri_admin@stanford.edu or 650-724-0279 with any questions.