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RFA 08-01: CIRM New Faculty Awards II

The CIRM New Faculty Awards II will fund promising M.D. and Ph.D. scientists in the critical early stages of their careers as independent investigators establishing their own laboratories and research programs. CIRM intends to provide salary and research support for up to five years, creating a stable environment for these new faculty members to build innovative and robust stem cell research programs in the state of California.

CIRM New Faculty Awards II RFA is a new request for applications, with requirements and conditions distinct from those of the CIRM New Faculty Awards I program (RFA 07-02).  Applicants who submitted an application in response to the CIRM New Faculty Awards I RFA must submit a new application and should refrain from referring to their prior application, the scientific review of the application, or the score the application received.  Any reference to review of applications submitted in response to RFA 07-02 may be grounds for disqualification.

Please see the RFA for full details:

Forms and Instructions:

Applications will only be accepted from Principal Investigators (PIs) who:  1) have been officially nominated on a Candidate Nomination Form (CNF) by their home institution; and 2) have submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) that was accepted by CIRM.  The signed original CNF (in hard copy) and electronic Letter of Intent (as an email attachment) must be received by CIRM no later than 5:00pm (PST) on March 6, 2008. No exceptions will be made.

The application will consist of 4 parts (Parts A-D.) Instructions and templates for the application will be available through a link at this site by February 13, 2008. Applications must be received by CIRM (in both hard copy and in electronic form) no later than 5:00pm (PDT) on April 3, 2008. It is the applicant’s responsibility to meet this deadline, and no exceptions will be made.

You will need a fully functional copy of Adobe Acrobat version 7 or 8 (Standard or Professional) to complete, print, and save the CNF, LOI, and Part A of the Application. We recommend using Adobe Acrobat version 8.1 (or the latest version). Using Adobe Acrobat Reader will not permit you to save information that is entered in the form.

Application Instructions and Forms

Applications must be received by CIRM no later than 5:00pm PDT on April 3, 2008. No exceptions will be made. Applications will only be accepted from PIs who 1) have been officially nominated on a Candidate Nomination Form (CNF) from their home institution and 2) have submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) that was accepted by CIRM.

Schedule of Receipt and Anticipated Review:

Schedule of Receipt and Anticipated Review Date
Receipt of Candidate Nomination Forms and Letters of Intent: 5:00PM (PST) on March 6, 2008
Receipt of Applications: 5:00PM (PDT) on April 3, 2008
Review of Applications by Grants Working Group (GWG): June/July, 2008
Review and Approval by ICOC: August, 2008
Earliest Funding of Awards: Fall, 2008