IADR/PHILIPS ORAL HEALTHCARE PRG YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANT

Supported by Philips Oral Healthcare (POHC)

About: 

This is the fourth year of this research grant sponsored by Philips Oral Healthcare and offered through the IADR Periodontal Research Group.  The objective is to provide seed funding for a post-doctoral student/staff who is within 12-months of successfully completing a Ph.D. at the time of the submission deadline, and wishes to establish an independent program of research. The research grant will be awarded on a competitive basis annually.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be full or student members of the IADR Periodontal Research Group (PRG) at the time of application.

Applications which involve visiting a laboratory/research centre in a different continent will be favoured, as we wish to encourage global collaborations.

The research proposal must have a clinical theme in line with POHC’s desire to support and promote clinical research. Studies that are purely laboratory-based and not involving human material/samples will not be considered.

Procedure:

1. A research abstract of no more than 300 words should be submitted to facilitate initial screening.
2. A 1-page (A4) CV and a 1-page (A4) personal statement are required.
3. A 2-page (A4) protocol (excluding references which may run to a 3rd page) is required.
4. The protocol must include the following:

a. A brief description of the background to the proposed research project with emphasis on its relevance and importance to periodontology.
b. Clear aims and objectives.
c. A clear description of the proposed methods, including any power estimates, if applicable.
d. Confirmation that ethical review board approval will be sought if relevant. The project may not commence unless these approvals are in place and in accordance with international standards.
e. Statistical methods.
f. Broad details of the proposed use of funding.
g. Methods of knowledge dissemination.

5. A letter of recommendation is needed from the applicant’s Department Head or Dean, who should be a member of the IADR PRG.
6. A letter of agreement/support from any proposed collaborating centre.
7. Confirmation of the applicant’s IADR membership number in a covering letter.

Awards:

All awards will be presented annually during the annual business meeting of the PRG during the General Session & Exhibition of the IADR.  The amount of the grant is US$10,000 towards consumables for a one-year research project and travel costs to a collaborating centre at economy class rates.  The grant is not intended to cover subsistence or living costs.

Selection:

• Applications should be submitted electronically to the PRG Past President for 2008 (Professor Iain L.C. Chapple, Birmingham Dental School, St. Chads, Whieensway, Birmingham B4 6NN - e-mail: i.l.c.chapple@bham.ac.uk)
• The judging panel will comprise the President, Immediate Past-President, Secretary, and a senior representative of POHC. 
• Applications that exceed the word limit (for abstracts) and page limit (for protocol and CV and references) will not be assessed.
• The main judging criteria will be relevance/importance and scientific quality, but an upward moderation will apply for intercontinental collaborative applications.
• No panel member should have a personal interest in the participating projects.
• Successful applicants will be notified within three months of the submission deadline.
• The decision of the panel will be final and not open to appeal.
• The winner will be the proposal with the highest total rank score of the four judges (1st = 4, 2nd =3, 3rd =2, 4th =1).
• In the case of a tie, the applicant with the greatest number of first rank scores will be awarded the grant, OR preference will be given to a project that involves intercontinental collaboration.
• If there remains a tie, the Panel’s Chair will make the final decision.
• The PRG reserves the right to withhold an award.

Deadline: TBD

For further information concerning this award, please contact:

Iain L. C. Chapple
Professor of Periodontology
Past President of the IADR Periodont Research Group 2007-2008
Birmingham School of Dentistry
St Chads Queensway
Birmingham
B4 6NN
UK
I.L.C.Chapple@bham.ac.uk

2010 Recipient
Mandeep Ghuman, King's College, London, UK