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Applying for a 2008 award

Call for applications for a 2008 CLDF Research Award

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation Is making available up to £150,000 for research projects in June 2008.  Applications are invited.  The trustees are particularly keen to receive applications for projects with reference to the CLDF research strategy (information found under the research tab).

Collaborative projects are particularly encouraged.  CLDF will accept project grant as well as PhD fellowship applications under this research call. 

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2008 (17:00 hours)

Announcement of awards: 30 April 2008

Award start date:  1 June 2008

• Applications

All applications must be made using the 2008 application form (see link below)

Late applications will not be accepted. 

• Review Process

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) and abides by their best practice guidelines and membership criteria.  All applications for CLDF financial support are subject to peer review.  The following process will take place:

 CLDF will assign a member of its Scientific Committee to act as lead reviewer on each application.  Applicants will not be informed of the name of the lead internal reviewer for their application.   

 The lead internal reviewer will put forward names for CLDF to approach to provide a review of the application.  Further reviewer names will be sought from the Scientific Committee chairman and the CLDF Honorary Medical Adviser.  A copy of the assessor’s review form is available on this site. 

 Wherever possible, CLDF will make every endeavour to pass a copy of the reviewers open commentary (which will remain anonymous) to applicants and invite a response, where time permits.  This will be undertaken by email.  Responses will be tabled at the grants review meeting. 

• Approval of Scientific Committee recommendations for awards

The Scientific Committee will make recommendations for funding to the board of trustees for their final decision. 

• Feedback

 All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application. 

 Feedback will be provided in a written format to non-successful applicants, if requested, but no further correspondence will be entered into beyond this.

• Use of animals in research

Children’s Liver Disease Foundation will make awards to projects which involve the use of animals, subject to all relevant legislation and good practice principles being adhered to by the research team.  Applications involving the use of experiments in animals will be accepted, provided they are accompanied by an additional questionnaire which asks for further details on the use of animals in research.  

Click here to download the CLDF 2008 Application Form   (Word document)

Click here to download the CLDF questionnaire on the use of animals in medical research  (Word document)

Click here to download the guidelines for applying for a CLDF grant   (PDF document)

Click here to download the CLDF research strategy   (PDF document)