THE JANE COFFIN CHILDS MEMORIAL FUND

 Fellows of The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research are entitled to request reimbursement for attending scientific meeting(s) related to their field of research during their tenure as a fellow.  The amount allotted for this travel is $600.00 per year of said appointment or $1,800.00 total for three years ($1,200.00 for a two year appointment).  You may choose to use the $1,800.00 for reimbursement for one or more meetings, providing the funds are not available from any other source. This travel expense will cover all charges incurred to attend the meeting such as registration fee, transportation, lodging and meals.  There is no geographical restriction.

Notice: For deadline February 1, 2008, please use this online application. This application will be available from October 15, 2007.

Please note that this online application does not replace the paper process. After completing the online application, you will be required to print out the whole application for submission.

You are required to submit your online application by February 1, 2008. Your paper copies must also be postmarked latest February 1, 2008.

To submit an application for this year's grant, you have to create an account, complete the online application form AND request recommendations from 3 referees and 1 statement of support from your faculty sponsor.

How do I complete the application form?

General Instructions

1. Click the Submit application link on the left hand side of your page.
   
2. Make sure you have selected the right grant. At the top of the Submit application page there will be a reminder that says "You are applying to the 2007 Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund. Change". Click on the Change link, and click the Refresh button after you are done making changes to your password or other information. You will be taken back to your application page.
   
3. For each section of the application listed on your application page, click Modify to edit that section. The instructions for completing each field will be listed underneath the field where applicable. Make sure to check the confirmation checkbox after each field. The full list of form fields can be found here.
   Note that for this year's application all fields must be formatted in plain text.
   References, figures and legends pertaining to the proposal may be attached (electronically) to the General Statement section. Each attachment (up to 5) may not be more than 2MB. Accepted file formats are .doc, .ppt, .pdf. .pdf files are best if your attachment contains complex formatting.
   
4. Once all the confirmation checkboxes have been checked for each section, the status of the section will change to Complete.
5. When all sections are marked Complete you may submit the whole application (after which you can no longer make any changes to it). Once the application is submitted you will
1. receive a notice that your application has been received
2. be able to print out your application as many times as necessary.