Walgreen’s Sports Medicine Research Scholarship 

SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Walgreen’s family has made a kind donation to further Loyola Sports Medicine education.   The grant awarded will be up to $2500 for the research of the awardee each year.  This monetary grant may be modified based on need of study at the discretion of the Director of Sports Medicine.

PURPOSE
To fund student, resident, athletic trainer, or physical therapist research in sports medicine.  The research proposal should be designed to promote further education and knowledge in the field of sports medicine.  The research proposal should be high quality, and publishable in a peer-reviewed journal and/or presented at a national conference. 

DEADLINE:      Research proposals must be received no later than May 2, 2008.  The Loyola Sports Medicine Faculty will review proposals and the awardee will be notified May 23, 2008.  Proposals received after May 2^nd deadline will not be considered.

REQUIREMENTS 

1. The research proposal should be one that is realistic, have the ability to be approved by IRB (Institutional Review Board), and have the capability of being complete within the one-year time frame.  Studies may occasionally take longer, and will be acceptable, but we STRONGLY encourage a project to be completed prior to the graduation of a student or resident.
2. The awarded grant should be used only for research purposes.  In certain cases, it may be used for funding travel/presentation at National conference.  The grant is not intended to be a STIPEND for the awardee, but rather to fund the activities/materials/recruitment of study patients, etc. of the research study itself.  Loyola Sports Medicine will not fund any indirect expenses.
3. The research proposal needs to have a PI (principal investigator) who belongs to the Loyola Sports Medicine Faculty (Douglas Evans, MD, Neeru Jayanthi, MD, and Pietro Tonino, MD, Director of Loyola Sports Medicine).  Exceptions will be made on an individual basis.  The principal investigator must have met with student or resident, and confirmed the integrity of the proposal.
4. The research protocol should be submitted in its entirety as if submitting for IRB proposal.  The funding will only be awarded, pending IRB approval.
5. Suggestions for research may include, but are not limited to sports medicine research on epidemiology of injuries or illnesses, prevention or treatment of specific injuries or illness, retrospective chart review, prospective studies, case-control studies, surgical results, and any study that relates directly to the advancement of knowledge of sports medicine.
6. The awardee will be required to provide a brief one-page summary mid-study progress summary followed by a presentation of his/her findings locally at Loyola in May 2007

ORGANIZATION OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL
The research proposal should be organized to contain the following information and sections.  Please review these instructions and follow them closely in the preparation of your proposal and application.

NOTE:      Research Proposals must be typed using font size 12 and single-spaced.

1.   Research proposal cover sheet including:
§         Title of the Proposal – The title should be brief and descriptive of intent of the proposal.
§         Principle investigator contact information and signature – Provide the name, title, office address, and phone for each investigator involved in the project.   It’s strongly encouraged that faculty from Loyola Sports Medicine be the principal investigator, the one individual designated by the applicant to direct the project.  If the proposed project is to be under the direction of co-investigators identify these individuals as “co-investigators”.
§         Names of co-investigators
§         Grant, department contact information, and signature of the representative Loyola Sports Medicine will contact when issuing the funds.
2.   Hypotheses
3.   Abstract
4.   Background
5.   Methodology
6.   Specific Aims
7.   Timeline
8.   Plan for dissemination of information
9.   Impact research will have on Sports Medicine
10.  Budget and justification of all expenses
11.  Human subjects approval (if necessary)
12.  Supporting information
 §         CV of the primary investigator
 §         Description of facilities, equipment, and materials available for your use.

The research proposal should be limited to three pages (single-spaced and 12 font).  Please distinguish each section as identified above.  Follow the format and order listed above and include signed application and cover sheet.

Application and Cover Sheet