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Volume 4 Number 35.........................................Week Ending 11/01/02

Research Opportunity Fund Competition 2003

The Research Opportunity Fund Competition expects to fund 10-12 proposals this year. The competition is for interdisciplinary (and, where possible, intercollegiate) research that has the expectation and a reasonable plan for becoming an externally-funded program within the University of Florida. Projects should be innovative, support university and college mission goals, have strong potential for garnering future funding from external sources, or have outstanding commercial potential.

RGP particularly wants to encourage requests for equipment for multiple users; Novel, new projects not currently funded; and proposals leading to a Program Project.

Awards are expected to range up to $100,000 and must be spent within one year. Faculty (PI's) cannot request their own salary support but may request technical support and equipment.

Proposals that include participation by IFAS and/or College of Engineering faculty are welcome. However, budget expenses for these participants must be covered by their respective units. Proposals must include letters of commitment from these units guaranteeing this cost sharing should the proposal be recommended for funding.

The deadline for proposals is January 15, 2003. Please review the proposal guidelines, which have been substantially revised this year. (Posted 11/01/02)

REVISED RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD APPLICATION (PHS 416-1) AND PROGRESS REPORT FOR CONTINUATION SUPPORT (PHS 416-9) NOW AVAILABLE

The revised Application for a Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual National Research Service Award (PHS 416-1) and Progress Report for Continuation Support (PHS 416-9) are now available and may be used by applicants. For the November 15 and December 5, 2002 application receipt dates, both the previous versions (Rev. 12/98) and the new versions (Rev. 6/02) will be accepted. Individuals who have initiated their applications using the 12/98 forms are encouraged to continue with this form rather than moving to the new version. For the April 2003 application receipt date and beyond, use of the new version (Rev. 6/02) is required.

Both the PHS 416-1 and the PHS 416-9 forms have been modified to enable the fields to be filled in directly using the Adobe Acrobat Reader Software and will only be available electronically.

Please read to the instructions carefully and refer to the notable changes listed in this notice.

For the full version of this annoucement, go to NOTICE: NOT-OD-03-007 of the November 1, 2002 issue of the NIH Guide (Posted 11/01/02)

REVISED RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN FELLOWSHIP ACTIVATION NOTICE (PHS 416-5), TERMINATION NOTICE (PHS 416-7), PAYBACK AGREEMENT (PHS 6031) AND PAYBACK ACTIVITIES CERTIFICATION (PHS 6031-1) NOW AVAILABLE

Revised 6/02 Versions of PHS 416-5, 416-7, 6031 and 6031-1 are now available and will be accepted immediately.

Individual Fellowship Activation Notice (PHS 416-5, Rev. 6/02),

Information and Termination Notice for Fellows and Trainees Completing a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (PHS 416-7, Rev. 6/02),

Payback Agreement (PHS 6031, Rev. 6/02)

Annual Payback Activities Certification (PHS 6031-1)

Use of the previous versions (Rev. 12/98) will be accepted through December 31, 2002. However, the 12/98 versions of the 6031 and 6031-1 will continue to be accepted indefinitely. Note, there are no changes in the data items of these forms.

For the full version of this annoucement, go to NOTICE: NOT-OD-03-006 of the November 1, 2002 issue of the NIH Guide (Posted 11/01/02)

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