Request for Proposals for The Research Fund for Post-Poliomyelitis and Neuromuscular Respiratory Research

Request for Proposals for The Research Fund for Post-Poliomyelitis and Neuromuscular Respiratory Research Deadline is February 3, 2014 (to be awarded in 2014). The Research Fund, established in 1995, was initiated by a generous bequest from polio survivor and ventilator user Thomas Wallace Rogers. Governed by the Board of Directors of Post-Polio Health International, The Research Fund supports the work of researchers investigating the late effects of poliomyelitis and/or neuromuscular respiratory disease. The maximum amount given in a calendar year is $50,000. Requests for $100,000 over a period of two years will be considered. The Research Fund offers two grants, which are described below: -- The Thomas Wallace Rogers Memorial Respiratory Research Grant to study the management of neuromuscular respiratory insufficiency and to explore historical, social, psychological and independent living aspects of long-term home mechanical ventilation -- The Post-Poliomyelitis Research Grant to study the cause(s), treatment and management of the late effects of polio and to explore historical, social, psychological and independent living aspects of living with polio. Criteria for Applicants -- The research must have the potential to improve the lives of polio survivors or users of home mechanical ventilation. It may be quantitative or qualitative and must follow accepted research methodology. -- Preference will be given to innovative or original res...
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