Definition An unestablished investigator is a faculty member who has not been a principal investigator on an external grant and/or who has received less than three years of GRC support, whichever comes first, and/or who has had less than five years of research experience after completion of formal training. (A) Unestablished investigators in their first academic appointment may apply for a total of three years of GRC support. Awards to unestablished investigators will be based on a single GRC application that contains the goals of the entire project period. A priority score will be assigned to

Preparing only the GRC form pages and neglecting to prepare the research proposal portion of the application; i.e., the protocol addressing specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, research design and methods, and literature review. Lack of a clear hypothesis. Discrepancies between specific aims and methodology; research design inadequate to accomplish specific aims. Relationship of study design to data analysis not clearly expressed. Inadequate justification of relevance of data to be collected in study. Lack of adequate explanation of terminology and proposed

Preparing only the GRC form pages and neglecting to prepare the research proposal portion of the application; i.e., the protocol addressing specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, research design and methods, and literature review. Lack of a clear hypothesis. Discrepancies between specific aims and methodology; research design inadequate to accomplish specific aims. Relationship of study design to data analysis not clearly expressed. Inadequate justification of relevance of data to be collected in study. Lack of adequate explanation of terminology and proposed

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