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Biomedical Laboratory (BLR&D) and Clinical Science
(CSR&D)
Merit Review Programs
The VA Medical Research Service's primary grant funding
mechanism is called the Merit Review. Merit Review funds
both M.D. and Ph.D. investigators who have been approved
for submission by VA Central Office. Merit Review awards
are generally funded for 3 or 4 years and fund up to $125,000/year,
not including money for Ph.D. PI salary and equipment.
Clinical studies may be funded up to $150,000/year.
Applications for BLR&D and CSR&D Merit Review
awards are submitted annually on March 15th and September
15th, and funding begins approximately six months later
on October 1st and April 1st, respectively. The research
office has put in place local deadlines to assure that
all components are complete and in place prior to submission,
and the calendar included below should be followed.
Below are links to the specific instructions for writing
and submitting a BLR&D or CSR&D Merit Review application.
Please note that VA Central Office has instituted a just-in-time
review procedure for proposals including animal and human
studies, resulting in the PI submitting the paperwork
for obtaining Safety Subcommittee, IACUC and IRB approval
after the proposal is submitted to VA Central Office.
However, specific points need to be addressed in the original
application with regard to animal and human studies when
applicable. These points are noted in the instructions.
Instructions
(150KB, MSWord)
Calendar
(32KB, MSWord)
Checklist
(33KB, MSWord)
Individual pages 1-8 (MSWord documents from
VA Web Sites):
10-1313-1
10-1313-2
10-1313-3
10-1313-4
10-1313-5/6
10-1313-8
Proposed
Project Questionnaire (883KB, MSWord)
VA
Form 10-0398 (VA Web Site, PDF)
This form should be completed to meet just-in-time
review requirements for Merit Reviews which have received
a fundable score. It is not necessary to complete this
form at any other time.
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