TIPPING POINTS: RESEARCH NEWS AND TIPS
A. Updates on NIH Funded Research Involving Human Subjects:
1. New PHS
Human Subject and Clinical Trial Information form: For
application due dates of January 25, 2018, and beyond,
use an updated application forms package (FORMS-E).
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Includes the new human subject and clinical trial form.
Contract proposals will also require this information. Learn
about the new form here.
2. Use of a single IRB: for non-exempt, multi-site
clinical trials for application due dates on/after January 25,
2018.
3. Requirement to apply to an FOA: the
funding opportunity announcement (FOA) specifically allows for the submission
of clinical trial applications for due dates beginning January 25, 2018.
4. Effective January 2017: Good Clinical Practice
training expectations for NIH staff, grantees, and contractors are required.
A new Clinical Trial
Requirements for NIH Grantees and Contractors web page brings together all
the information that you need to know.
B. New Grant Opportunities: Healthy Foods, Healthy
Lives Institute (HFHL)
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Community-University Partnership Grant Program: $50,000 to fund innovative community-university
partnerships related to food, nutrition, and health.
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Faculty Planning Grant Program: $10,000 to support the development of University
interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research teams related to food,
nutrition, and health.
Submission deadline are on
November 10, 2017. For more information
on both programs visit https://www.hfhl.umn.edu/grant-programs/fall-2017-rfps
C. International Travel Grants funded by UMN GPS
Alliance: support the
internationalization of the University on all campuses through research,
teaching, and outreach. The application system is online with a deadline of December
15, 2017. Average award is $1,500 with a
maximum of $2,000. Applicants must be
University of Minnesota faculty or P&A staff. For more details visit http://global.umn.edu/funding/travelgrant/index.html
