The University of Kentucky's Center for Public Health Systems & Services Research (CPHSSR) is hosting Round IV "Assuring the Future of Public Health Systems & Services Research (PHSSR)".

Young investigators including junior faculty and dissertation candidates are encouraged to submit proposals for an award of $10,000 to conduct research using PHSSR datasets from NLM's Health Services Research Resources (HSRR).



Frequently Asked Questions
Before downloading the Call for Proposals below and beginning the online application process, applicants should visit our Grantmaking Online FAQ page using the link  at the left.

Junior Faculty Mini-Grant
The UK CPHSSR is announcing our next round of junior faculty minigrants.  Seven (7) grants of $10,000.00 each will be awarded for projects involving public health systems and services research(PHSSR).  Faculty members within three years of their appointment are eligible to apply for funding.  Applicants must have a mentor at an institution with PHSSR experience and demonstrates the capacity to support PHSSR as documented by a letter of support and curriculum vita from the mentor.  Mentors do not have to be located at the same institution as the applicant.  Interested applicants who lack a mentor and would like to be referred to potential mentors, as well as those with other questions, can contact Dr. Torrie Harris by email at Torrie.Harris@uky.edu or by phone at 859-218-2022.  Applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2009.   

     Call for Proposals
                               



Dissertation Mini-Grant
The UK-CPHSSR is announcing our next round of dissertation mini-grants.  Seven (7) grants of $10,000.00 each will be awarded for projects involving public health systems and services research (PHSSR).  An eligible applicant will be a pre-doctoral candidate who has completed all work necessary to begin research on their final research project (dissertation,or equivalent) and will be finished with their research within two academic years of the awarding of the grant.  Applicants must have a mentor at an institution with PHSSR experience and demonstrates the capacity to support PHSSR as documented by a letter of support and curriculum vita from the mentor.  Mentors do not have to be located at the same institution as the applicant.  Interested applicants who lack a mentor and would like to be referred to potential mentors, as well as those with other questions, can contact Dr. Torrie Harris by email at Torrie.Harris@uky.edu or by phone at 859-218-2022.  Applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2009.  

     Call for Proposals