APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS  

Career Development Awards are limited to applicants from the following medical schools and their affiliated research centers:

• Loyola University/Chicago
• Northwestern University
• Rosalind Franklin University
• Rush University Medical Center
• The University of Chicago
• The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• The University of Illinois at Chicago

The Dean or other designated official will select a committee to review and make decisions regarding applications. No more than three applications may be submitted in any one year by the qualifying institution or its affiliated centers.

INFORMATION RELATING TO THE INVESTIGATOR
AND RESEARCH PROJECT  

Sections 3, 4 & 5 (below) of the application should be no more than ten pages in total length (exclusive of citations) and should in general conform to the format of Sections A-D of PHS Form #398.

The information described below should be provided.

1. A brief biographical statement with respect to the investigator should be provided. This statement should not be a restatement in narrative form of the individual’s curriculum vitae. The Foundation is interested in answers to such questions as to why the individual has elected to pursue a career in academic research, what kinds of events have impacted the individual’s life and led to his/her current career aspirations, what kind of impact does the individual hope to make in the individual’s particular field, were there important mentors who helped shape the individual’s life (and if so, who were those mentors) and what are the individual’s special attributes. There are no limitations as to discussing these types of questions in this section of the application. Members of the Foundation’s Medical Advisory Committee want to gain an additional perspective of the individual other than that which may be gleaned from a review of his/her proposed research plan.
   
2. A curriculum vitae with respect to the particular individual should include relevant details as to degrees attained, educational and research training, teaching experience, honors and publications.
   
3. A short (no more than 100 words) abstract in layman’s terms describing the proposed research should be provided.
   
4. The research project should be titled and should include a brief account of the selected research topic. A concise review of the literature pertaining thereto should be provided.
   
5. A plan of the project, including experimental design, and a brief description (with references) to support the major methodology to be used in these investigations should be provided. This statement should include a discussion noting the potential impact of the proposed research on the existing body of knowledge in the particular field or in allied fields and how the proposed research will contribute to or extend information already known. There should also be a discussion as to how the proposed investigation relates to new directions with respect to resolving or understanding pathophysiology, therapeutics or other medically related problems.
   
6. Because this grant is a Career Development Award, it is important that the application contain a description of a realistic program for additional relevant training, which would advance the individual’s long-term career in academic research. Such additional training may be at institutions in the United States or at foreign centers as appropriate.
   
7. No final decision will be made as to any application involving human experimentation of any kind, including work with specimens such as human blood samples, unless the Foundation receives appropriate documentation with respect to Institutional Review Board Approval and copies of approved Informed Consent Forms. Similarly, no final decision will be made as to any application involving the use of laboratory animals until the Foundation receives appropriate documentation indicating compliance with applicable laws and accepted procedures relating to the humane treatment of laboratory animals.
   
8. Reference letters should be limited to reference letters from the Dean and/or Department Chairperson of the particular institution.
   
9. The individual’s full name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number (if any) and e-mail address (if any) should be included.
   
10. The individual shall mail one application to The Schweppe Foundation office. Original reference letters from the individual's Dean and/or Department Chairperson shall be included with this copy. Additionally, a PDF file containing the application and letter of reference must also be received by e-mail. The original application and PDF file are due no later than September 1st of the year preceding the year in which the grant would take effect.

SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE DEAN
OR DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON OF THE INSTITUTION  

The following instructions relate to certain specific other information which must be provided by the Dean or Department Chairperson of the institution.

1. Please indicate the reasons why you believe the individual would greatly benefit from a Career Development Award.
   
2. Please outline the institution’s plans to support the individual’s immediate and long-term career development in the field of academic medicine. Please indicate how you believe a Career Development Award from the Foundation will assist both the institution and the individual in ensuring the advancement of the individual’s career development in the field of academic medicine.
   
3. Because the Foundation in evaluating grant applications regards institutional support of the particular individual’s career development to be of critical importance, please provide a brief but strong statement of dedicated facilities (office space, research areas, computer facilities, secretarial support, etc.) that will be provided by your institution to the individual. Also, please indicate any financial support from the institution for salary, supplies, technical assistance and other relevant expense items.
   
4. Please provide an annotated list of investigators with whom the individual will interact during the term of the grant as well as a list of any established investigators at other institutions where the individual may spend time gaining new knowledge and learning new techniques.
   
5. Please provide a statement as to other current or pending possible sources of financial support for the individual, including current or pending support from government agencies, societies, or other grant-making foundations or other institutions.
   
6. Please provide information as to any pending research grant applications to local or national agencies that would benefit the individual.
   
7. Please provide your address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address.

SUBMISSION

Applications should be submitted not later than September 1st of the year preceding the year in which the grant would take effect. Please note that only one copy of the application is required.

Submit to:

THE SCHWEPPE FOUNDATION
1127 S. Mason Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 878-5805
(314) 878-5807- Fax
E-mail: schweppefnd@aol.com