Children and Young People with Crohns and Colitis

children and young people with crohns and colitis

CROHN’S IN CHILDHOOD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Parkgate House, 356 West Barnes Lane,

Motspur Park, Surrey KT3 6NB

Tel: 020 8949 6209

website: www.cicra.org

e-mail:

Reg.Charity Nos 278212 & SC040700

PhD STUDENTSHIP

Guidance Notes

Applications are invited from academic institutions with suitable facilities for scientific research and in a position to carry out the training and supervision of a three-year full-time PhD Studentship relevant to children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. All applications must include a paediatric gastroenterologist as co-applicant.

Applications should be made by the proposed Supervisor through their Head of Department and sent electronically to by 12 noon Thursday 6th November 2014. All pages of the application must be put together into one PDF document and clearly titled with the applicants name and institution Applications will be acknowledged but if the application is not in the correct format it will not be considered for funding.

Only one PhD studentship may be held by a Department at any one time.

CICRA will award the grant for a three-year term and the stipend and fees will be paid in accordance with the appropriate institutional and UK rates. An additional small discretionary grant for consumables of up to £5,000 per annum will also be available.

All applications will undergo independent peer review.

Any queries relating to the submission of an application must be referred, in the first instance, to the CICRA Grants Administrator at the above address who will liaise with the CICRA Trustee(s) responsible for grants. Applicants must not contact a member of the CICRA Awards Advisory Panel to discuss any aspect of an application, or the decision reached.

Upon awarding of the grant, full Terms & Conditions will be sent and must be signed by all concerned. Please note that failure to fulfil these grant conditions may result in immediate termination of the grant and/or jeopardise future grant applications.

children and young people with crohns and colitis

CROHN’S IN CHILDHOOD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Parkgate House, 356 West Barnes Lane,

Motspur Park, Surrey KT3 6NB

Tel: 020 8949 6209

website: www.cicra.org

e-mail:

Reg.Charity Nos 278212 & SC040700

PhD STUDENTSHIP

Conditions of Acceptance

In accordance with the Charity Commission’s principles governing the funding of medical research by charities, grants made by CICRA are conditional upon the following:

·  A detailed annual report on the progress of the research work is required by CICRA from the PhD Supervisor (max 500 words). Continuance of funding will depend on a satisfactory annual report, as reviewed by the Medical Advisory Panel.

·  One short report per year (300- 500 words), in lay language, will be required for inclusion in the annual CICRA Newsletter.

·  A summary report must be submitted at 8 months into the final year. Failure to provide this will result in CICRA withholding the final quarterly payment. If the student has not completed the laboratory work by this time, or should there be earlier delay, CICRA must be informed of the nature of the delay and of plans for its timely completion.

·  Once the dissertation has been concluded and the degree awarded, a comprehensive report summarising all aspects of the research must be submitted to CICRA and its medical advisors (maximum 1000 words). A bound copy of the thesis must also be forwarded to CICRA.

·  The PhD Student and/or Supervisor may be asked to attend the CICRA annual meeting to give a short presentation on the project.

·  Any papers published as a result of the PhD Studentship must acknowledge

the support of Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association. Copies of published papers resulting from the PhD Studentship must be sent to the CICRA office soon after publication. Any media interest resulting from the project and its conclusions should be discussed in advance with CICRA and CICRA’s role should be included in any resultant media contact.

·  CICRA accepts that Intellectual Property Rights are held by the Institution carrying out the research. However, if the research is funded solely by CICRA, there is an expectation that some of the financial benefit of any commercial proceeds would be shared with CICRA who must be kept informed.

children and young people with crohns and colitis

CROHN’S IN CHILDHOOD

RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

Parkgate House, 356 West Barnes Lane,

Motspur Park, Surrey KT3 6NB

Tel: 020 8949 6209

website: www.cicra.org

e-mail:

Reg.Charity Nos 278212 & SC040700

CICRA PhD STUDENTSHIP

Application Form

A. Sponsoring Institution / Department

A1. Name and address of Institution/Department (incl. telephone/fax and email)

A2. Name and address of Head of Department (incl. telephone/fax and email)

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A3. Name, address and details of Supervisor

Surname & title: Date of Birth:

Forenames:

Address:

Telephone/fax and email:

Degrees and Diplomas:

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Current Post

Date from:

Title of post:

Institution:

Department:

Principal employer:

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Previous posts held (with dates please, list no more than 3 with most recent first)

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Recent Grant Awards

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Most recent publications (please list no more than 5 and give citation in full)

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Relevant training

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A4. Details co-Applicant Paediatric Gastroenterologist (incl. telephone/fax and email)

Surname & title: Date of Birth:

Forenames:

Address:

Telephone/fax and email:

Degrees and Diplomas:

______

Current Post

Date from:

Title of post:

Institution:

Department:

Principal employer:

______

Previous posts held (with dates please, list no more than 3 with most recent first)

Recent Grant Awards

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Most recent publications (please list no more than 5 and give citation in full)

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Relevant training

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A5. Details of Institutional Postgraduate Training Programme (max one page A4)

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A6. PhD Studentships supervised/completed in the department in the last 5 years

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A7. Departmental experience in IBD research

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A8. Grant details (if known)

i)  Period for which support sought:

ii)  Proposed starting date:

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PhD Candidate Background (if known)

Please note that CICRA will only support candidates with a 1st or 2.1 degree in a relevant subject.

B1. Full name

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B2. Date and place of birth

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B3. Address for correspondence (including daytime and home telephone numbers & email)

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B4. Education/Degrees/Diplomas

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B5. Prizes and awards

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B6. Any other relevant factors

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C. Proposed Project (This section should be completed by the Project Supervisor)

C1. Title of proposed project

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C2. Brief summary of project in lay terms (maximum of 150 words)

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C3. Has this project been submitted elsewhere/previously for funding?

Yes / No (circle as appropriate). If yes, give decision or likely outcome date

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C4. Please attach a detailed description of the project. This should cover the

following areas;

·  the work to be undertaken, including hypothesis, brief description of methods and study design, patient/sample numbers and analysis

·  anticipated project timeline (simple flow diagram can be used)

·  description of how the project will significantly advance the body of

knowledge of inflammatory bowel disease, particularly as it affects children and young adults

·  short list of relevant references

Section C4 should be no more than three sides of A4 in length, using 1.5 line spacing and 11 point arial type

C5. Experiments involving animals (circle Yes / No as appropriate)

Will the proposed project involve the use of animals? Yes No

Does your proposal involve the use of animal tissue? Yes No

Do your proposals include procedures to be carried out

on animals in the UK which will require a Home Office

Licence ? Yes No

Do your proposals involve the use of animals or animal

tissue outside of the UK? Yes No

If Yes at C5 questions above, have personal

and project licences been granted by the Home Office? Yes No

If Yes, please enter licence details here:

If No, please indicate when this is to happen and submit licence details to CICRA

Please note: Licence details must be sent to CICRA before successful applicant’s Institution receives CICRA funding.

If animal species to be used: please indicate which species from: Cat, Dogs, Horses and non-human Primates, Genetically altered animals and for any other animal(s)

Please indicate here: ……………………………………

Explain why the use of animal(s) is necessary and whether there are other possible approaches; please include severity of procedures to be used.

A brief justification (attach one size A4 maximum) must be provided outlining the type and numbers of animals to be used, the source of animals and how they will be transported and maintained, and evidence that the species chosen is appropriate and that the minimum number used will give statistically valid results.

Please note:

a)  In some cases CICRA may need to seek additional animal related information from the applicant.

b)  That CICRA funded research should conform to the 3Rs principles and the National Centre for Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) Guidelines

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C6. Does the project involve any experiments with genetically

modified organisms or does it involve the use of genetic

manipulation techniques? (If yes, please explain) Yes No

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C7. Is the proposed research likely to lead to patentable or

commercially exploitable results? Yes No

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C8. Will the proposed project involve patients/human?

subjects OR patient material/samples? Yes No

If Yes, how many patients/subjects will be involved in total?

Please give status of ethical committee approval (ring where appropriate):

UNNECESSARY TO BE SUBMITTED PENDING APPROVED

Please attach written approval as granted by your Ethics Committee but if approval UNNECESSARY, please state why:

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PhD STUDENTSHIP

Declaration

We have read the CICRA PhD Studentship application criteria and in the event of a grant being awarded agree to abide by them and any amendments that may subsequently be issued. I/we shall be actively engaged in, and in day-to-day control of, the project. CICRA will be informed as soon as I/we hear the outcome of any other applications for funding for the proposed project and/or any significant changes to this proposal.

Contact telephone/extension number of

Project Supervisor (Direct Line, if possible) ……………………………..

To be signed by: / Signature / Name in block capitals / Date
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
PROJECT SUPERVISOR

This application should be submitted by/through i) the Head of Department and ii) the Institutional Officer who will be responsible for administering any grant that might be awarded. Each should sign the following declaration:

I confirm that I have read this application and criteria governing the award of a CICRA

PhD Studentship and that, if granted, the work will be accommodated and administered

in the Department/Institution.

(i) Signature of Head of Department (ii) Signature of Administrative Authority

Title: Director/Finance Officer/Bursar

Registrar/Secretary (delete as appropriate):

Full Name of Above (printed) Full Name of Above (printed)

Institution Address Institution Address, telephone number,

and fax number (of department) and

email address

Date: Date:

Name, address, telephone number and email address of the officer who should be contacted regarding the administration of the grant, if awarded, if different from (ii) above

CICRA PhD Studentship Sept 2013