a. A cover letter from the PI must accompany the proposal.

b. The Application should be a PDF file not to exceed 5 pages (font = Arial 11) and should include an abstract of less than 100 words. References do not count towards the 5 page application. Appendices will only be accepted if they are publications or in press and do not count toward the 5 page application.

APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE:

• Include PI contact (email and fax)
• Provide a brief description of the required resources
• Be descriptive of any unique resources available to the proposal
• Summarize the biospecimen type and time point requested (eg. DNA; baseline/pretreatment) or any other SWOG resources (such as statistics) required to complete the project. Complete and submit the biospecimen worksheet with proposal.
• Explicitly state if your application requires access to PCPT, SELECT or both.
• Explicitly state if you require centralized genotyping (including SNP analysis) coordinated by SWOG.
  • If you request that the genotyping (including SNP analysis) be done at your institution please submit a justification as to why.
• Why is this specific biorepository and associated clinical outcomes data necessary to use for your work?
• An NIH bio sketch for proposed PI and key personnel is required. Please combine all NIH bio sketches into a single PDF, separate from the cover letter and the 5 page proposal.

The first PDF attachment you upload should be the cover letter, application, worksheet, references, and appendices (if applicable). The second PDF attachment should be the NIH bio sketches.

We will be using the recently established NIH scoring system. All applications will be scored. For those who have not recently participated in reviews, we suggest you review the current guidelines.

Please note: We may well suggest combining projects after review and ranking occur. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Alicia Paramo at alicia@uci.edu.