Applications for this grant are no longer being accepted.

Sequestration Relief Funding (14-1 - December 2013 )

(Non-ISF requests for financial support)

Application Deadline: Monday, December 2, 2013 – 9:00 PM

DESCRIPTION OF THE AWARD

The Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) is now accepting applications for Sequestration Relief funding. This is open to Investigators that have experienced a funding shortfall as a result of sequestration and do not qualify for either Formulaic Bridge Funding or Deliberative Interim Support.

For eligible applicants:

  1. The total funded amount, if awarded, will be sourced 50:50 with the Department. For example, if a PI applies for $100,000, then $50,000 will be sourced from ECOR funds and $50,000 will be sourced from Departmental funds.
  2. All applications for additional funds must include the Chief's Letter of Support & Cost Sharing Authorization Form for ECOR Funding.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicants must have a full-time MGH appointment at the time of application and during the entire award period.
  • PIs pursuing either basic or clinical research are eligible.
  • Only Direct Costs (DC) can be requested. (NIH Indirect Costs (IDC) are not covered by this award). 
  • All funding requests received via this mechanism must include justification that they are a sequestration related expense.
  • PIs should consolidate their requests into a single application.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  1. Partners Research Proposal Coversheet with original signatures. Please click here to download the form.
  2. The “Chief’s Letter of Support & Cost Sharing Authorization Form for ECOR Funding”. Click here for the template.

HOW TO APPLY

ECOR is now accepting applications online via the ECOR Online Grant Management Portal. This user-friendly system will allow MGH researchers to submit electronic applications to ECOR. The system has been designed to allow users to:

  • Create a personal profile which will auto populate your future ECOR applications
  • View current calls and apply to open opportunities
  • Save and edit current applications in progress
  • Submit completed applications
  • View all your ECOR applications that have been submitted via the online grants system

Instructions for Applying Online

  1. Create your account: Login using your Partners credentials and fill-out the profile information.
  2. Complete the application: once your profile is complete, you will automatically progress through the online application. If you cannot complete the application at one time, “save” the application and return to it at a later time to finish. Before submitting your application, you will have the ability to make changes to the application.
  3. Submit your application: once you have completed the application click on the “submit” button at the bottom of the page. Once you submit it, you will not be able to make further changes unless you send a request to ECOR (note that once the deadline passes, request to make changes will not be accepted).

Click 'Apply' below to begin the application.

QUESTIONS

Please submit your questions via e-mail to ECOR.