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We invite interdisciplinary research proposals as part of our READ (Research Enrichment & Dissemination) small grants program. Applicants must be faculty or graduate students employed by or attending the University of Missouri. Guidelines appear below:

Research Enrichment and Dissemination (READ)

 Small Grants Program Guidelines

2008-2009

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Research Enrichment and Dissemination (READ) program is to:

GRANTS AWARDED

Three types of grants will be awarded each year; the period of each award will be two years:

ELIGIBILITY

  1. Academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor and above (including emeritus faculty)
  2. Pre-doc and post-doc graduate students

DEADLINES

There will be two submission deadlines per year:

              October 15th

              March 15th

CRITERIA

$8,000 Research Grants

Major criteria to consider in submitting proposals:

$4,000 Course Development Grants

Major criteria to consider in submitting proposals:

$2,000 Graduate Student Grants

Major criteria to consider in submitting proposals:

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

All applications must use 12-point font and be single-spaced with one inch margins.  Two copies – one electronic and one hard copy – must be submitted.  The hard copy should include signed letters of support.  Using the format outlined below, send copies to:

              Electronic version:

              oliverd@missouri.edu

              (Assistant Director, MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging)

              Hard copy version:

              MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging

              Campus Mail:  DC033.00

              Attention:  David B. Oliver, PhD

              Phone:  573-882-4098

REQUIRED FORMAT

The following format must be used or the application will be returned:

           Include:

                Education – institutions, degrees, dates

                Employment History – include research and/or professional
                experience
                List of Grants or Fellowships – grantors, dates, and awards

                Relevant publications – titles, all authors, journals, dates

                Courses Taught (for persons submitting course development
                proposals)

          Applicants can request up to the amount of the award for which the proposal is being submitted: allowable expenses are described below:

               a.  Personnel.  Faculty summer salary is allowable; graduate student participation as research assistants will be allowed, and usual routine laboratory and field work, data entry, and computer programming will be allowed

               b.  Equipment.  Applicant should establish that such equipment

                    is not reasonably available for the proposed project                     elsewhere and is critical to completion of the project

               c.  Computing.  Request for computers will not be allowed

               d.  Travel.  Foreign and domestic travel is allowable at the                     lowest round-trip fare; lodging and meal expense is

                    is allowable

               e.  Other.  Consumable supplies, permission fees, publication

                    and copying costs, participant fees, and animal use costs

                    are allowable

REVIEWERS

Every proposal will be peer-reviewed by a panel of interdisciplinary faculty members who have demonstrated success in aging-related research funding.  A period of up to six weeks should be expected between the time of submission and the announcement of an award.

UNUSED FUNDS

At the end of the project period, all funds will revert to the MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging unless an extension is granted.

Questions should be sent by e-mail to oliverd@missouri.edu.

Congratulations to 2007-2008 awardees:

$8,000
"An Intervention to Improve Medication Adherence in Older Renal Transport Recipients: A Pilot Study.” Cindy Russell, PhD, RN; School of Nursing

"Building a Stochastic Lifestyling Model for Defined-Contribution Retirement Pension Plans." Allanus Tsoi, PhD; Mathematics

"Understanding Changes in Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study Among Older Residents in Columbia 'Neighbors on the Go' Neighborhoods."  Joe LeMaster, MD, MPH; Family & Community Medicine

"Effect of TimeSlips on Communication, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia."  Lorraine Phillips, PhD, RN; School of Nursing

"Aging and the Meaning of Health in South Africa."  Enid Schatz, PhD; Occupational Therapy

$4,000
"Qualitative Research Methods: A Focus on Gerontological Research.” Debra Parker Oliver, PhD; Family & Community Medicine; and Benyamin Schwarz, PhD; Architectural Studies

$2,000
“Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Does It Cause Impairments in Learning to Categorize New Information?" Karen Herbert, PhD candidate; Psychology

"Interdisciplinary Assessment of Health Literacy Needs Among the Elderly."  Chris Handeras, PhD candidate; Center for Health Policy

"Interventions to Improve Medication-Taking Behavior in Older Adults with Hypertension: An Exploratory Study."  Todd Ruppar, PhD candidate; School of Nursing

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