Complete Proposed Research Plan

This document is limited to 3 pages (12-font, Times News Roman, single space, 2 cm margins); the page limit does not include references. The following sections MUST be included

• Introduction: provide the rationale for the research
• Aims: include the key questions posed or hypotheses to be tested
• Preliminary Results (if any): show preliminary results supporting the research plan
• Research Plan: explain how the questions or hypothesis will be studied, with emphasis on experimental design over the details of the specific methods to be used. Anticipated results and potential pitfalls and alternative approaches should be briefly discussed. Specific research (and, if applicable, training) goals to be reached at the end of the grant should also be provided.
• The research plan should include a description of relevant facilities/capabilities
• Impact statement (no more than 1/2 page) on how this research will build research capacity now and in the future through mentorship and leadership opportunities among Indigenous peoples in your country/settings and advance the inclusion of Indigenous research priorities, methodologies and data sovereignty, in solid organ transplantation research, including ensuring the culturally safety of Indigenous persons with lived experience, trainees, knowledge users and healthcare leaders.
• An explanation of any mitigating or additional factors that need to be considered in terms of eligibility (e.g., account of extra years or a change in research field).
• The applicant must specify whether they are a recipient or sponsor of another Women in Transplantation fellowship grant.
• A guarantee of a minimum of 50% of the applicant’s time protected for research.