THE JANE COFFIN CHILDS MEMORIAL FUND - Deadline February 1, 2006

Why does pasting from Microsoft Word sometimes distort my formatting?

Suuch — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:28:33 -0500

Microsoft Word allows for more formatting styles than the Internet formatting language, HTML. When you paste from Microsoft Word, our system attempts to render your text into HTML on a best effort basis. The best conversion results are achieved when you use very basic formatting in your Word documents.

Clicking on the Paste from Word button () will launch a window into which you can paste your Word content to remove any unwanted formatting.

How do I delete an attachment?

Suuch — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:00:18 -0500

To delete an attachment on a page of your application,

select the checkbox in the Delete column of the attachment
click the Delete button (next to the Attach button)

to finish deleting the attachment, click the Confirm Delete button
to cancel the deletion process, click Cancel

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What is the correct URL of this online application?

Suuch — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:06:30 -0500

The correct online application URL is http://info.med.yale.edu/jccfund/application.

Any other URLs that you may have bookmarked should be changed to this URL.

What file types can I upload as attachments?

Suuch — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:34:10 -0500

Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Microsoft Office Documents

Microsoft Word (.doc)
Microsoft Powerpoint (.ppt)
Microsoft Excel (.xls)

Images

JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg)
PNG (.png)
Bitmap (.bmp)

How do I verify that my attachments were uploaded correctly?

Suuch — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:15:19 -0500

After uploading your files to your application, download [Right-click the filename, and click "Save Link As" (Mozilla Firefox) or "Save Target As" (Internet Explorer)] them from the application and open them in the program you used to produce the file. It should be the same file as the one you uploaded.

What are the computer system requirements for using this online application?

Suuch — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:44:27 -0500

You will need a web browser that has Javascript activated.

Supported web browsers include

Internet Explorer 5 and above,

Netscape 6 and above,

Firefox 1 and above.

Help

Suuch — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:33:35 -0500

These are frequently asked questions about the online application process. Please go ahead and request an answer if your answer cannot be found among the answers here.

Note that each Help document is labeled with the deadlines to which it is applicable.

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research

Suuch — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 22:57:53 -0400

Notice: For deadline February 1, 2006, please use this online application.

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. All the old guidelines for the submission of the paper application apply.

You are required to submit your online application by February 1, 2006. Your paper copies must also be postmarked latest February 1, 2006.