MBARARA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH TRAINING INITIATIVE (MURTI)

APPLICATION FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT

Applicant (Name/Degree):

Mentor:

Applicant E-mail address:

Title of Project:

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Abstract of Research Plan (250 words or less)

PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY

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Field/lab work$______

Stipend$______

Consumables$______

Travel $

Publication costs$______

TOTAL$ $

Please use Arial 11-point font throughout. Ensure that this face page maintains its 1-page formatting. Place applicant’s name as a header on the upper right corner of each page of the proposal and number all pages consecutively on the bottomcenter of each page. Submit this application as one PDF file, including the signed cover sheet, to the Office of Research Administrationat Wednesday, May 3, 2017.

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Principal Investigator (Last, first): Last Name, First Name

SIGNATURE(S):

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ApplicantDate

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Mentor Date

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Last Name, First Name.

MURTI

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROPOSAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Face Page...... 1

Table of Contents...... 2

BUDGETS

Detailed Budget and justification......

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Principal Investigator......

Mentor......

RESEARCH PLAN

1.Specific Aims......

2.Background, Significance,Innovation......

3.Research Strategy......

4.Timeline......

5.Protection of Human Research Participants for Pilot Study......

5.1Research Participants Involvement and Characteristics......

5.2Sources of Materials......

5.3Potential Risks......

5.4Protection against Risks......

5.5Potential Benefits and Public Health Importance......

6.Literature cited......

Appendices (List Here– Limited to Letters from Mentors and Letters of Support):

MURTI RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROPOSAL

DETAILED BUDGET for 18 months

Field/Lab work / Unit type / Unit cost / Freq. / Total cost / Justification
Travel costs within Uganda
Data collection
Research support: field materials
Related cost: meeting mentors
Research Assistants pay
SUBTOTALS
Travel
Conference to present results
Research methods training (Mwanza)
SUBTOTALS
Research Consumables
Electronic resources (PC/software)
Internet Subscription
SUBTOTALS
Stipend / Months / 400 / 24 / 9,600
SUBTOTALS / 9,600
Publication costs
National conference to present results
Dissemination meeting at MUST
SUBTOTALS
TOTAL COSTS

*MURTI Fellowship is $50,000

*Research to be conducted and completed within 18 months

*Last 6 months for manuscript writing and publication

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