MAGEE PRIZE CHECKLIST

FORMATTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOI AND FULL APPLICATION
Document format /
  • All documents should be compiled into a Single PDF only
  • Scanned PDFs should be limited to pages which have original signatures; digital signatures are acceptable.
  • Budget documents should be submitted as Excel files.

Font type/size / Arial font, at least 11 point size, with at least 12 point line spacing
Page size / 8.5 x 11 (US letter)
Margins / 0.5 inch, all sides
Guidelines / mageesummit.org/prize
Submit Electronically /
DUE DATES
Letter of Intent / May 11, 2018
Application Due Date / June 15, 2018
Selection of 3 applications for presentation at the October Summit / August 1, 2018
Final Selection / At the summit on October 10, 2018
Funding Awarded / Expected by December 1, 2018
LETTER OF INTENT FORMAT
Document Contents /
  • Project title, names and institutions of collaborating investigators.
  • The hypothesis to be tested.
  • Justification of the innovative nature of the research (conceptual or methodological).
  • A statement of how this differs from investigators’ currently funded investigations.

FULL APPLICATION FORMAT
1 / Completed Title Page /
  • mageesummit.org/prize

2 /
  • Biographical Sketch
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  • Limited to 5 pages, use current NIH format

3 / Detailed Budget(s)
Project Period / Two to three years
Maximum Total Cost over Project Period / Cannot exceed $972,000
Allowable Direct Costs /
  • Salary Support: PI Effort, key and other personnel
  • salary support is capped at $187,000 following NIH guidelines
  • Fringe Benefits
  • Consumables and Reagents
  • Equipment >$5,000
  • Services
  • Animal costs (if applicable)
  • Patient Care Costs (if applicable)
  • Travel, including at least one annual meeting by the collaborating PIs
  • Publications costs
  • Stipends
  • Subcontract Costs

Indirect Costs / Capped at 8%, and do not include equipment costs >5,000, patient care costs, or subcontract costs
4 / Budget Justification / Detailed Budget Justification is required for Applicant and Subcontractor budgets.Please follow the NIH guidelines
No page limit
5 /
  • Facilities & Other Resources
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  • Description of relevant institutional resources for all sites
  • No page limit

6 / Letters of Support from Collaborating PI’s / As signed PDF
Summary / A 250-word summary that describes the proposed work and is suitable for comprehension by a lay person.
7 /
  • Research Plan
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  • Limited to 7 pages total
  • References are NOT included in the total
  • Structured as follows:
-Hypothesis and Aims (limit 1 page)
-Significance, Innovation, Research Strategy and Timeline (limit 6 pages): The plan should explain the collaboration, and the contribution of each investigative team.
8 / Bibliography & References Cited / No page limit
9 /
  • Documentation Approvals
  • (If Applicable)
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  • Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects)
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Vertebrate Animals)
NOTE:Approvals must be provided for selected projects prior to the awarding of funds, following NIH “just in time” procedures.
Appendices / NOT PERMITTED