To begin the NARSAD Independent Investigator Award, it is necessary to submit the following items:

• Signed Terms of Award
• Payment Information Form
• IRB Approval and/or Animal Protocol Approval
  (or a statement in writing if no approval is needed)
• Signed Grantee Publicity Statement

*It is the responsibility of the investigator to keep IRB/animal protocol approvals up to date. If an approval lapses, the NARSAD award will be placed on hold until the updated approval is received.

Please submit these documents to:

Attn. Doris Ip
NARSAD, Research Grants
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021

Website
(Submit via e-mail to grants@narsad.org)

• A one paragraph website biography, to include:
  • academic history--undergraduate and doctoral-level medical degree
  • current position/title
  • any awards or honors received
  • one to two sentences regarding current research interests, as reflected by your current NARSAD award
• A photograph to be included on the NARSAD website (.jpg file is preferred)

Transfers
Submit all documents to Doris Ip at the above address or e-mail questions to (dip@narsad.org).

The transfer process is explained in #7 of the Terms of Award. The following documents are required: a letter from the investigator requesting the transfer (e-mail is sufficient); a letter from the current institution relinquishing the grant (with the total amount of funds to be transferred); a letter from the new institution stating willingness to accept the grant; a letter from a mentor in the grantee’s new department stating willingness to act in this capacity and asserting that the project can continue; and a revised budget, if necessary. Once approved, updated payment information and IRB approval is required prior to making payment, as well as updated contact information and the date of the transfer.

For more information, please see the NARSAD Transfer Request Information Sheet

Budget Revisions/Change in Projects

Please e-mail all budget revisions to Audra Moran (amoran@narsad.org). Please include original budget versus requested budget, with an explanation as to how the original allocations will now be covered.

Please submit any changes in project via e-mail to amoran@narsad.org. All project changes must be pre-approved by NARSAD.

Progress reports are due once a year in March (by no later than March 15), and should include:

• Summary of the NARSAD award progress to date
• Any resulting publications (please forward copyŃAdobe Acrobat format is preferred)
• Any subsequent awards
• Relevance of project to the NARSAD mission
• A shortened version of the project progress, written in lay terms, to be posted on the NARSAD website

*Note: Please submit all progress reports by e-mail to (grants@narsad.org). Do not submit publications in lieu of a report.

Additional Significant Progress/Achievements (Submit via e-mail to grants@narsad.org)

It is requested that NARSAD researchers report immediately any new developments in research projects or individual careers, resulting publications, or if note-worthy awards or recognition are received.

A final report is due three months after the grant is completed. A final report reminder will be sent, which will include detailed instructions for completion of the report. If you prefer to receive an advanced copy of the final report guidelines, please contact the Research Grants Program. Final reports are submitted to (grants@narsad.org).

Do not submit publications in lieu of a report.

(Submit via e-mail to grants@narsad.org)

Please e-mail all no-cost extension requests at least one-month prior to the project end date and include the length of additional time requested (up to one year at a time).

Do not submit publications in lieu of a report.