Spondyloarthritis Research Fellowship Application

Required sections and page limits

For the application, please use a font size of no smaller than Arial 11 in the main document with half inch margins, and tables with font size of no smaller than Arial 9.

Mentee (applicant) section

• Personal statement (1 page):
  • include a summary of research experience overall and pertinent to SpA
  • explicitly state future research interests in the SpA field and how the current proposal aligns with the SPARTAN mission and goals
  • include a discussion why the mentee wishes to work with this particular mentor

• CV or NIH template biosketch (5 pages)
• Institutional Letter of support (1 page) from their current training program, or current academic division or section.
• Other support page

Mentor section

• Letter of support (1 page):
  • include mentor’s research experience and mentoring experience
  • statement of support for the mentee, including funds to support research costs not covered by the SPARTAN award
  • comment on institutional environment If basic or translational research, specify lab space and equipment If clinical research, specify access to programmers/data analysts Specify access to other experts with relevant areas of focus (e.g., if clinical research project access to a biostatistician, epidemiologist)

• CV or NIH template biosketch (5 pages)

Research proposal (4 pages)

• Specific Aims
• Background highlighting significance and innovation
• Research approach including analytic methods and power calculations, if relevant
  • Preliminary results may be included in this section, if available
  • Comment on potential pitfalls and alternative approaches
  • Tables and figures should be included within this section
• Brief budget justification
• Timeline for completion of project milestones within the funding period. Application for future funding can be included in this section.
• References/citations: maximum 2 pages, outside of the 4 page limit

Career development/Training plan (1-2 pages):

• formal and informal training in methods required for the proposed project
• additional didactics that the mentee will be exposed to during the course of the fellowship (e.g., conferences that are part of the host institution’s rheumatology fellowship program)
• may also include here additional mentors, advisors, collaborators that the mentee will be working with