Pacific Coast College Health Association
Research and Grants Committee

Announces the Annual Call for Proposals for Dr. Joel Grinolds' Grants
Available to students as well as staff and faculty. See criteria below.

Purpose:
To make available, on an annual basis, financial support for college health researchers and innovators.

Award Amount Available:
A total of $5,000 will be available in this year. This could be two awards of up to $2,500 each, or several smaller awards totaling no more than $5,000 based upon the number of proposals. It is the policy of PCCHA to provide funding for direct costs only in support of the Dr. Jole Grinolds' grants. No grant funds shall be allocated to indirect costs, also known as overhead, facilities and administrative etc.

Criteria:

  1. Proposed research or innovation must be in an area relevant to college health or to the health of students. Proposals that contribute broadly to the body of college health research and development are encouraged.
  2. Applicants must be a member of ACHA/PCCHA*
  3. Applicants may be part of the institution's staff, faculty, or student body.
  4. Applicants must submit a formal proposal that does not exceed 5 pages. The proposal must be student oriented, clearly delineate costs in proposed budget, including other funding sources necessary to implement grant (if applicable, future funding) and a method of evaluation.
  5. Proposals must have potential to impact institutions other than the grant recipient's institution.
  6. Proposed projects must be a novel and innovative enterprise that goes beyond the existing and expected education and/or research efforts on campus.
* Membership revisions have been made. (United membership) Please check the PCCHA web site.

Proposal Guidelines:
The proposal should include the following (See attached PCCHA Grant Request in either PDF file format or Rich Text file format.):
  1. A Title.
  2. A problem statement or needs assessment that documents the problem to be solved or the needs to be met by the proposal.
  3. Objectives - establishes the benefits of the proposal in measurable terms.
  4. Methods - describes the activities to be used to achieve the desired results, along with a time line.
  5. Evaluation - presents a plan for determining the degree to which objectives are met, methods are followed, and continuation or usefulness of information beyond the grant period.
  6. Budget - indirect costs will NOT be covered by the grant. Indicate whether partial funding from the grant can be used to combine with other funds to achieve the proposal's goals, and how certain the other funding sources are.
  7. A plan for dissemination of the results - presentations at PCCHA or ACHA meetings as well as publication is strongly encouraged.
  8. Cover letter from chairperson, director, or department head who will be responsible for funds and conduct the program.
Proposal Timeline:
  1. Call for proposals at the beginning of 2008 with closing date of April 1, 2008.
  2. Proposals will be reviewed after closing date and completed by May 1, 2008.
  3. Final selections should be completed by May 15, 2008 and submitted to the PCCHA Executive Committee at the annual ACHA meeting. The PCCHA Executive Committee will announce the award recipient(s).
  4. Grant Award Committee: Consists of Physician(s), Nurse/NP/PA(s), Administrator(s), Health Educator(s), Student(s), and Other Experts/Professionals as needed.
The committee reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if they do not comply with the intent of these funds.

2008 Committee Members:
Submission Information:
Submit proposal on or before the deadline to:

Research and Grants Committee
Paula R. Staight
Director of Health Education
University Health Center
University of Oregon
1590 E. 13th Ave.
Eugene, OR 97403-1232
Phone: (541) 346-2728
Fax: (541) 346-2748
Or by email to pstaight@uoregon.edu