Clinician Educator Grants
Accepting Applications
Application Deadline: Monday, April 10, 2023 - 11:59 PM PT
The Clinician Educator (CE) Grants Program aims to encourage, develop, and support CEs to pursue impactful and meaningful clinical research for the area of the proposed work. Applications may include involvement of other Allied Health Professionals.
Types of Research
Research must be primarily related to maternal child health. “Child” refers to the expectant mother, oocyte, zygote, embryo, fetus, infant, child, and/or adolescent.
Projects must be novel to the field and can be a continuation or expansion of the investigator’s current research.
The following areas of research are eligible:
- Patient-oriented research
- Epidemiological and behavioral studies
- Outcomes research and health services research
QSU Biostatistics Office Hours
MCHRI members and their mentees who are planning to apply to the Clinician Educator Grant Program may sign up for office hours with a data scientist. Reserve your 1-hour at the registration link below:
Reserve available Office Hours here for February 8, 9, 15, 17, 20, 22, and 24.
Please see our website and policy for more information about the QSU and their deadlines.
Timeline
Action | Date |
Application Deadline | April 10, 2023 |
Notification of Awards | May 2023 |
Award Start Date | July 1, 2023 |
The project proposed must be feasible to complete within 18 months.
Forms for Applicants
Funding Amount
Up to $35,000 for one year
General Eligibility
- 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, 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 go here. Applicants should not include a letter of support from their mentor in lieu of or in addition to the online support form.
- 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.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ)
MCHRI is committed to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in all aspects of our work supporting research, education and resources in maternal and child health.
All applicants will be asked to provide a DEIJ statement in their application.
Reviewer Form
Funding Rates
YEAR | # of Applications | # of Awards | Funding Rate | Total Awarded |
FY 22 | 28 | 14 | 50% | $486,138 |
FY 21 | 25 | 12 | 26% | $412,256 |
FY 20 | 42 | 16 | 38% | $555,000 |
FY 19 | 32 | 12 | 38% | $393,000 |
FY 18 | 18 | 6 | 33% | $171,026 |
Awards
Visit the Clinician Educator Awards page.
No-Cost Extension
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.
Policy Updates
Visit Policy Updates for more information.
FAQs
Visit Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
Program Panel Chairs
Bertil Glader, MD
Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology)
Deirdre J. Lyell, MD
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Contact
Please contact MCHRI Administration at mchri_admin@stanford.edu or 650-724-0279 with any questions.