SATA

Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia

SATA Seed Project Funding

SATA has established a Seed Grant funding mechanism!

Grant Description

The SATA Seed Grant is a one year $5,000 transplant project starter grant, open to junior faculty members and trainee physician members of the Society. The purpose of the grant is to inspire and assist aspiring these faculty / trainee physicians who have no previous funding to start a transplant-related project. The grant requires that the recipient be given non-clinical time by their department to complete the project.

 

Application/Grant Cycle

  • December 28, 2023 – Announcement of the grant
  • January 1, 2024 – Opening of submission site
  • March 31, 2024 – Closure of submission site
  • May 1, 2024 – Announcement of the awardee and send letters of feedback to the other applicants 
  • May 20, 2024 – Grant presentation at SATA National Meeting in Seattle, WA
  • July 1, 2024 – Grant initiation
  • December 31, 2024 – submission of the mid-term report
  • April 30, 2025 – submission of the final report

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Be a current member of the SATA.
  • Have received no prior non-departmental (“outside”) research funding.
  • Be within 10 years of starting an academic career.
  • Present an original project idea.
  • Name a mentor and submit a mentoring plan.
  • Have the full support of the Departmental Chair, who must sign off on the grant application, if awarded.
  • Submit a budget plan. This grant does not cover overhead or salaries, as it is a starter grant. While the SATA seed grant cannot be applied to salary support, it can be used to support costs for professional services from salaried professionals that are essential for the planning or execution of the project (e.g. statistician fees).
  • Agree to present the completed study (or a progress report) at the SATA National Meeting following the award, including a financial report detailing how the grant was used.
  • Submit a manuscript to a peer-reviewed journal for publication, with acknowledgement of SATA Seed Grant funding.

 

Application requirements, instructions, and process.

Grant application will include the following and must be submitted to sata@pacainc.com:

  1. Bio sketch of applicant (click to download).
  2. Bio sketch of the mentor(s) (click to download) (if the PI is a trainee or a junior faculty member)
  3. A personal statement (part of bio sketch).
  4. Title, Investigators, and Abstract (250-word limit) to briefly describe the study and the intent of the study.
  5. Detailed project plan – should include Objective, Background, Hypothesis, Aims, Methods and Materials, Timeline, Pitfalls and Solutions, Significance, and References.
  6. Budget and Budget Justification (please take into consideration that the grant does not cover any overhead or investigator’s salaries).
  7. Mentoring plan
  8. Letters of support and commitment from:
    • Chair-must agree to additional non-clinical time (minimum of 2 non-clinical days per month).
    • Mentor(s).

 

Selection Process

The application process will consist of one phase review process. The SATA Scientific Advisory Committee will review all applications.

Scientific Advisory Committee includes SATA Council members and the Chair(s) of Research Committee.

 

Reporting and Award Requirements

There must be progress reports 6 months and 1 year after the receipt of the grant:

 

The 6-month report should be brief (less than 2 pages) and include:

  • Progress made to date (including expenses),
  • Difficulties encountered or anticipated roadblocks as well as plans to mitigate them,
  • Identification and explanation of any changes made from the original proposal.
  • The committee will then review the progress report and help in resolving problems that arise, to help ensure success of the grant recipient.

 

The 1-year report must be provided to review one month prior to the national SATA meeting in 2025. The report will include:

  • A summary of the objective and the results of the study,
  • Any changes in the study or mentorship,
  • Publication or abstracts that have been generated from the study,
  • A financial report detailing how the grant money was spent,
  • Award of further funding.

The grant will be awarded to the grant recipient’s institution. All expenses funded by the grant are to be paid by the institution. Any unused funds are to be returned to SATA. The SATA and its auditors reserve the right to receive upon request documentation and itemized receipts for the expenses.

 

Record Keeping by SATA Management

A SATA Seed Grant web page will be established on the SATA website. This will include a description of the grant, application materials, and a record of past awards and outcomes (further funding, publications, promotion etc.).

 

Questions?

Contact one of the SAC Members:

  1. Gebhard Wagener gw72@columbia.edu
  2. Tetsuro Sakai sakait@upmc.edu
  3. Dieter Adelmann Dieter.Adelmann@ucsf.edu
  4. Sher-Lu Pai pai.sherlu@mayo.edu