• You will be required to pass an eligibility quiz before beginning your letter of intent.
• We strongly advise reviewing eligibility criteria before beginning the quiz.
  •  Once submitted, your answers cannot be changed. 
• Access the eligibility quiz and LOI at the bottom of this page.
• Questions? Review the FAQs.
• Contact us if your question is not answered in the FAQs or if you need technical assistance. 

Letter of Intent Instructions

• You will be required to take an eligibility quiz before beginning your letter of intent. Review eligibility criteria.
  •  Once submitted, your answers cannot be changed. 
• Some questions on the LOI form populate based on previous responses. 
• Documents will not attach to the letter of intent until you save or submit the form.

GRANT RESUBMISSION

• Resubmission of grants is allowed if eligibility requirements are met.
• Select “yes” to this question even if you have made small changes to the grant or its title.
• You must provide the previous submission year and original project title using the following format:

2022, Indoor Air Pollution in Ghana

ATS MEMBERSHIP
You must provide your ATS member ID or the key personnel name and their member ID on the letter of intent form.  

• The principal investigator or at least one key personnel must be an ATS member to submit a letter of intent. 
• The principal investigator must be an ATS member at the time the grant is awarded.

FACULTY COMMITMENT

Complete and upload the Certification of Faculty Employment, which must be signed by your department chair.

Applicants must have:

• completed primary research training (PhD or sub-specialty fellowship training) by September 1, 2024
• have a firm commitment from their home institution for a faculty position by the grant start date of July 2025

DIVERSITY RESEARCH GRANT

Review diversity research grant criteria and indicate whether:

• you meet the criteria
• and would like to be considered for this award

GRANT FUNDING (5,000-character limit)

ONLY list grants for which you are the principal investigator. Provide the following information for each grant: 

• Grant Title
• Funding Agency
• Annual Direct Costs 
• Grant Period
• Your Role (and mentor if applicable)
• Your Percent Effort

EXAMPLE:
Title: Indoor Air Pollution in Ghana
Agency: American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Direct Costs: $40,000/year
Grant Period: 12/15/2018 – 12/15/2019
Role: PI (Mentor Dr. John Smith)
Effort: 50%

BIOSKETCHES (five-page limit)

All uploaded biosketches must use the template provided and not exceed the five-page limit. Applications with biosketches that do not meet the requirements will be un-submitted. The applicant is required to upload their biosketch and may submit biosketches for a mentor and two co-investigators. Download biosketch templates here.

KEY PERSONNEL

Key personnel are individuals who have a large collaborative role on your project, including co-investigators, mentors, and other consultants.

Include:

1. Name
2. Title (e.g. professor of medicine)
3. Institution
4. Email address
5. Role (mentor, consultant, research technician, etc.)
6. Approximate percent effort that the person will contribute to the project
   
   Percent effort may be defined as the percent of participation on the project, salary support, or a combination of both. Make sure to clearly define total effort.

If you have more than three key personnel, attach one file listing the above information in the  "Additional Key Personnel" section of the LOI. Do not include biosketches.

HYPOTHESIS (1,500-character limit)

State the major problem to be addressed and the overall hypothesis.

PLANNED SPECIFIC AIMS (1,500-character limit)

Detail the planned specific aims for your proposal. These may be modified in the final application.

EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH (3,500-character limit)

Outline the overall experimental approach by specific aims.

LAY SUMMARY (1,500-character limit)

Provide a brief summary of your application in language a non-scientist can understand. Specify how your proposal may lead to improvements in patient outcomes.

Administrative Review

After submission, ATS Research Program staff will review your LOI. If there are any problems or if guidelines have not been followed, your proposal will be un-submitted. We cannot accept changes to LOIs or applications once they have been submitted.

Accessing the Eligibility Quiz/Letter of Intent

The Research Program uses Foundant Technologies for its eligibility quiz, LOI and applications.

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