Early Career Investigator Award Application Name First Last Email PhoneAddress Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country InstitutionEligibility Select All Applicant is a SPARTAN member Within first 5 years of starting their first faculty research position Appointed at the level of Assistant Professor or Clinical Instructor (not higher) at the time of the start of the award; applicant may be a trainee at the time of submission Program title SPARTAN Application Requirements Application Requirements Within a maximum of 6 pages, with 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, please include the following in your application: Abstract (250 words): Succinctly summarize the research question(s) and hypotheses of your proposal, and how your research will be undertaken. Briefly describe how your proposal fits with the mission and goals of SPARTAN. Keywords (at least 3): Include designation of whether your research is basic, translational, or clinical. Specific Aims Background: Highlight the significance and innovation. Research Approach: Include 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: Provide completion of project milestones within the funding period. Application for future funding can be included in this section. Additional pages outside of the 6-page limit should include: References: May be added as an appendix (maximum 2 pages). Applicant Biosketch (NIH format): Maximum 5 pages. Include publications from the prior 5 years. Applicant Other Support Page (NIH format): Please include current and pending funding. Mentor Letter of Support: Include research and mentoring track records, especially as it pertains to spondyloarthritis. Please comment on the mentee’s career trajectory, particularly as it relates to their commitment and likelihood of remaining in spondyloarthritis research. Please provide assurances that the applicant will have sufficient protected time to complete the work outlined in this proposal. Institutional Letter of Support: From the Section/Division Chief, Department Chair, or other institutional official stating the availability of resources and space for the proposed project, as well as a statement regarding the amount of protected time and faculty appointment. Please upload your Research Proposal (6 pages)*Max. file size: 100 MB.Please upload additional pages as a single PDFMax. file size: 100 MB. Δ