NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ACADEMIC ANAESTHESIA

 

Closing date: Noon on Friday, 25 July 2008

Aim
This grant is intended to support a major Research Project to be undertaken in Great Britain or Ireland in a subject related to anaesthesia, intensive care or pain relief.

Eligibility
The application should be made on behalf of a Department of Anaesthesia in the UK or Ireland by a senior member of that department.

The support
The grant is worth up to £25,000. The money can be used to purchase equipment, to fund or part-fund a salary for medical, scientific or technical personnel, or for other support. If the grant is to be used to support a salary, the employer is responsible for ensuring that appropriate health checks are made according to local occupational health guidelines and that the employee carries appropriate professional indemnity.

Report
The applicant will be required to submit an interim account of the progress and results of the research when the project is concluded, and no more than 2 years after payment of the award has been made.

How to apply

1. Complete the application form.
2. Use sheets of plain A4 paper to provide the following information. Head each page with the applicant's name and page number (starting with Page 2).
   1. A description of the research project in 1500 to 2000 words using 12pt Times Roman font. Use the following headings:

      Title
      Aims
      Background
      Experimental design and methods including statistical considerations and power analysis where appropriate
      References

   2. A list of the resources which will be required and which will be provided by the Host Institution. Use the following headings:

      Equipment
      Laboratory space (if relevant)
      Estimated running costs
      Ethics committee approval
      Animal facilities, including licence number and project number (if relevant)
      Any resources still to be obtained and not yet funded

   3. Justification for support requested.
   4. Details of grant requested (Appendix 1).

3. Ask the Head of Department to complete the Statement in Appendix 2 to the application form. Ensure that the appropriate financial administrative officer of the Host Institution has signed the confirmation section of the application form.
4. Applicants are asked to give the names, addresses (and if known e-mail addresses) of TWO INDEPENDENT REFEREES IN THE SAME AREA OF RESEARCH to whom the Research Committee might refer. These should be appended on a SEPARATE sheet of the application.

Submission
Send ORIGINAL AND SIX copies of the complete SIGNED application to the NIAA Grants Officer AND an unsigned electronic version to:

Professor D G Lambert
NIAA Grants Officer
Churchill House
35 Red Lion Square
London WC1R 4SG

email: info@niaa.org.uk

Be warned, incomplete, unsigned or late applications will NOT be considered.

Download the application form here »