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Application Information:

1. Summary of proposed research (limit 2 pages including images.  A third page may be used for references)
2. Statement of resources/facilities available for the project as is standard for NIH grants. (limit 1 page)
3. Nominating letter signed by your department or division head.
4. NIH Biosketch, including past and pending sources of funding.  (Limit 7 pages).

• 11pt font or larger.
• No more than 6 lines per inch.
• Color images are allowed, however any copies will be printed in Black and White.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Applications must be full-time faculty who have received or will receive their first independent faculty appointment on or between July 1, 2017 and December 1, 2019.
2. If an Applicant has been on medical or family leave, or if research was interrupted for other reasons, this period of absence does not count towards eligibility. Please address any gaps in work history in the Personal Statement on the Biosketch. The Department or Division Chair’s letter must also confirm the leave of absence as well as applicant eligibility.
3. The Applicant’s level of independence is critical. The Department or Division Chair’s letter must be very clear about the Applicant’s autonomy. Space, start-up package, and institutional commitment will be used in evaluating independence. Although it is expected that a national search will have been conducted for this position, candidates may have been promoted within their current institutions. If the Applicant was promoted internally, the Chair must clarify why a national search was not conducted. 
4. In addition to describing the Applicant’s qualifications, the Department or Division Chair must explain how the institution will contribute to the Applicant’s research career.
5. United States citizenship is not required.

• Applicants are ineligible if, at the time of application, they have combined federal and non-federal funding totaling $500,000 or more in direct costs in either of the first two years (12/1/19 - 11/30/20 or 12/1/20 - 11/30/21) of the three-year Smith Award. This figure refers to external funding only and not an Applicant’s start-up package, other intramural support or the Smith Award.
• Applicants are also ineligible if they were previously or are currently a Principal Investigator or Co-P.I. on an R01, P01, Pioneer Award, New Innovator Award or similar large awards from other federal agencies or national foundations.

• Applicants who have pending R01s or other large applications to the NIH and other agencies are encouraged to submit proposals to the Smith Family Foundation.
• If notified on or prior to 9/1/2019 that they have been successful in securing federal or nonfederal grant support which, when combined with other support, totals $500,000 or more in direct costs in either of the first two years of the Smith Award, applications to the Program will be ineligible for review. Notification of funding after 9/1/19 will not impact eligibility for a Smith Family Award.

Review Criteria:

• A technically feasible research proposal
• Applicants with the potential to successfully carry out the research described in the proposal
• Relevance of the proposal to the mission of the foundation award
• Career trajectory
• Letter of support and institutional commitment to the applicant
• Publications
• Current funding

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