The goal of the Retreat is to advance the scientific endeavors of those who are or will become independent investigators actively involved in palliative care research through development of attendees' individual works in progress and improvement of specific competencies and core methodologies essential to conducting palliative care research. The meeting format will include didactic lectures, small group discussion by topic area and/or discipline, mock study sections, poster presentations, and networking opportunities. Recipients of the award will be expected to be present for the entire retreat and complete progress updates at 6 months and 12 months following the retreat.

Recipients of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 CPC Research Scholars Program, previous recipients of NPCRC Pilot/Exploratory Grants and Career Development Awards and ACS Palliative Care Pilot/Exploratory Grant Awards are not eligible for funding as a 2010 HPNA Research Scholar.

Eligibility

The successful applicant will:

• be in the midst of or have completed formal research training (e.g., research fellowship and/or doctoral degree);
• be an HPNA member
• be currently conducting research in palliative care;
• have an identified research mentor; and
• have research papers on palliative care or end-of-life issues published or in press, preferably with at least one as first author.

The HPNA Research Scholars Program is intended for individuals who are or will soon be applying for federal awards (e.g., K award) or research funding awards (e.g., R01, R03, or R21). Priority will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to an independent palliative care research career, in either a full or part-time academic or clinical appointment, and are no more than 5 years out of their formal research training.

Timetable

Deadline for applications:  April 12, 2010                 

Notification of awards:  May 10, 2010

Submission Instructions

Completed application form and required supporting documents should be submitted together as Word documents attached to an email message to AmyK@hpna.org on or before the deadline date of April 12, 2010.  

Any questions should be directed to June Lunney, PhD RN - Director of Research - by email at JuneL@hpna.org

Retreat Scholar applicants should submit the following:

• Completed application form (saved to your files for completion).
• Applicant’s Curriculum Vita.
• Brief, 2-page description of a current or planned research project, including topic, study questions, methodologies, populations and future directions.
• Research mentor's Biosketch, not to exceed 4 pages. Click here for the NIH Biosketch template.
• Letter of support from Research mentor