Awarded by the New York Community Trust and The New York Academy of Medicine.
The Mary and David Hoar Fund was established in 1975 at The New York Community Trust to promote research in the prevention and treatment of hip fractures. Administered by The New York Academy of Medicine, the Fund provides a two-year grant of $100,000 to support pilot programs in clinical, epidemiologic and health services research in the following areas related to hip fractures:
- Clinical care and treatment
- Prevention
- Rehabilitation
- Model program development
Candidates must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree and are expected to conduct research in a supervised program in the greater New York area. Preferential consideration will be given to new investigators for whom this award is likely to provide interim support pending future funding, or to more senior investigators who are making a change in career or research direction for whom this award will facilitate the transition.
Candidates are not required to be United States citizens; however, non-citizen applicants are required to provide assurances, such as permanent resident status, of legal eligibility for employment to perform the proposed research throughout the award period, regardless of the disposition of this or any other pending grants.
Candidates are required to submit the following materials:
- Cover letter from applicant describing previous training and experience and how the proposed activities relate to the applicant’s projected career.
- Completed, typewritten application signed by the applicant and authorized institutional representative.
- Research Proposal: Include project title, applicant’s name, research site, introduction, specific aims, work done by others, work done by applicant, methods of procedure, significance, and relevant bibliography. This should not exceed four pages, including diagrams, illustrations, bibliography and any other supplemental materials.
- Applicant’s curriculum vitae.
- Letter of support from a research sponsor detailing the applicant’s career development plan, providing a description of the research environment and available research facilities to be provided for the proposed project, and providing an analysis of the clinical and research training of the candidate.
- Research sponsor’s NIH-format biosketch. (A sample NIH-format biosketch may be downloaded at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/biosketchsample.doc)
- Letter of recommendation from the department chair or division director of the academic or medical institution located in the greater New York area where the research will take place, describing the facilities and faculty resources available for career development and explaining how the proposed research will prepare the applicant for an academic career.
- Documentation of IRB or IACUC protocol approval or submission, if applicable. The complete protocol is not required, only the appropriate approval or submission cover page. Approvals for pending protocols must be in place by the start of the grant. In the case of animal research, include a copy of the institution's current HHS Animal Welfare Assurance approval or renewal letter, or a letter from the institution's research administration office affirming that the animal facility complies with all federal standards and has been so certified.
Grant recipients are required to submit progress and financial reports to the Academy at the mid-point and end of the grant period. Failure to comply with reporting requirements may result in termination of the grant and refund of any award monies paid, and may negatively affect consideration of future applications from the grantee’s institution.
In addition, it is expected that a paper on the research project suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal will be submitted. For all publications acknowledgement must be made of support from The Mary and David Hoar Fellowship of The New York Community Trust and The New York Academy of Medicine.
Applications are due by January 23, 2008.
Click here to download an Application.
For further information contact:
Hoar Fellowship Program
Office of Medical and Academic Affairs
The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10029-5202
Tel: 212-822-7204
Fax: 212-822-7338
E-mail: hoar@nyam.org
