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| PROGRAM NAME | College of Dentistry Research Seed Grant Program |
| OBJECTIVES | Obtain pilot data, expand research or explore a new direction of research |
| AWARD | Up to $15,000 |
| CONDITIONS | No salary support for investigators; funds must be expended by end of academic year |
| ELIGIBILITY | Faculty of the College of Dentistry |
| DEADLINE | September 1 and February 1 |
| NOTIFICATION OF ACTION | Within one month of application |
| HOW TO APPLY | Complete an application form available from Office of Associate Dean for Research |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Christopher Squier, Associate Dean for Research, N419 DSB, 5-7388 |
| PROGRAM NAME | Short Term Summer Research Training for Health Professionals (NIDCR/NIH) |
| OBJECTIVES | Train dental students to conduct a faculty-mentored research project |
| AWARD | $4,539 |
| CONDITIONS | Projects conducted on annual basis; awards renewable, pending successful completion of project and submission of new proposal |
| ELIGIBILITY | U.S. citizen or resident; current dental student at Iowa, good academic standing |
| DEADLINE | Proposals due April 1 annually |
| NOTIFICATION OF ACTION | End of spring semester |
| HOW TO APPLY | Contact Dental Student Research Office (see below) |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | S. Seydel, Program Associate or J. Guthmiller, Director, Dental Student Research, N406 DSB, 5-7404 |
| PROGRAM NAME | Dows Research Award |
| OBJECTIVES | Train dental students to conduct faculty mentored research project |
| AWARD | $3,300 |
| CONDITIONS | Projects conducted on annual basis; awards renewable, pending successful completion of project and submission of new proposal |
| ELIGIBILITY | Current or accepted dental students; good academic standing |
| DEADLINE | Proposals due April 1 annually |
| NOTIFICATION OF ACTION | End of spring semester |
| HOW TO APPLY | Contact Dental Student Research Office (see below) |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | S. Seydel, Program Associate or J. Guthmiller, Director, Dental Student Research, N406 DSB, 5-7404 |
| PROGRAM NAME | Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research |
| OBJECTIVES | Comprehensive training program to provide short-term and long-term training opportunities in oral health, to develop dental scholars and faculty who can become productive investigators and researchers. |
| AWARD | Predoctoral: $18,156; Postdoctoral: Beginning at $31,092; Mid-career Faculty: 3 mo. short-term @ $12,213. |
| CONDITIONS | Appointed for one year with continued support dependent on progress in program. Full-time research training effort. Faculty sponsor required. |
| ELIGIBILITY | Predoctoral: Received a baccalaureate degree and must be enrolled in UI doctoral program; Postdoctoral: must have D.D.S./D.M.D., M.D., Ph.D.; Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident. |
| DEADLINE | None Specified |
| NOTIFICATION OF ACTION | Within one month of application |
| HOW TO APPLY | Request application materials from contact person |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Christopher Squier, Associate Dean for Research, N419 DSB; 335-7388 |
| PROGRAM NAME | College of Dentistry Scholar Support Program |
| OBJECTIVES | Assist faculty in conducting or completing small investigations that will lead to a publication |
| AWARD | Up to $2,000 |
| CONDITIONS | No salary support for investigators; funds must be expended by end of academic year |
| ELIGIBILITY | Faculty of the College of Dentistry |
| DEADLINE | September 1 and February 1 |
| NOTIFICATION OF ACTION | Within one month of application |
| HOW TO APPLY | Complete an application form available from Office of Associate Dean for Research |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | Christopher Squier, Associate Dean for Research, N419 DSB, 5-7388, christopher-squier@uiowa.edu |
