Applicants are expected to consult with Fund staff before submitting a prospectus. The principal investigator should submit eight unbound copies of a concise prospectus. Within six to eight weeks of receipt of a prospectus, the principal investigator will be notified of the Executive Committee's acceptance or rejection of the project concept as described in the lay summary. There is no funding limit to this category of grant. Individuals nominated by applicant institutions for the postdoctoral fellowship should have training and experience at least equal to the Ph.D. or M.D. level.
Preference is given to U.S. citizens.
Research is supported which is important for the prevention of cerebral palsy and for improvement in the quality of life of persons with disabilities due to cerebral palsy and related neuro-developmental motor disorders. Research can be basic, clinical or applied. The HGF announces its 2001 Small Grants Program for investigation of human growth and its disorders. Special consideration will be given to new investigators and ideas new to the field. Also, special consideration given for the chondrodystrophies.