Deadline Extended: June 20, 2024, 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Background
The current Request for Proposal (RFP) provides the details to apply for the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Interdisciplinary Initiative in Infection and Immunity (MI4) Seed Fund Grant (SFG) competition focused on Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD), made possible by a generous donation from the Duthie Saunders Estate.
The overarching goal of MI4 is to bring together investigators from across the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ community and its partners to foster interdisciplinary research.
With a re-focussing of its scope in 2022, MI4 supports efforts to discover, develop, and implement innovative solutions for microbial threats to human health across the lifespan.
All proposals for this special M-RD SFG call must align with the study area below:
- Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases.
All applications will be ranked by the same criteria as described in Section 8.2 of the RFP below, and the two highest-ranked will be funded.
In the current round of the MI4 SFG program, funds are available to support up to twoÌýgrants for a maximum of $150,000 each for a grant term of 24 months.
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Key Dates
- Launch of MI4-Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD)ÌýSFG: April 15, 2024
- SFG application deadline: June 20, 2024, 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
- Evaluation period: June 21, 2024, to July 26, 2024
- SFG announcement to applicants: AugustÌý2024
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Instructions for Submission
All applications must be submitted by email in PDF format to grantsmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca, copying admincoordmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca and mi4programmgr.med [at] mcgill.ca.
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Contact
If additional information is required to complete the MI4-Microbiomes and Rheumatic Diseases (M-RD) SFG submission, please contact admincoordmcgilli4.med [at] mcgill.ca.
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