Alpaca Research Foundation (ARF)
Pre-Proposal Application

Submission:
Pre-Proposals are due November 1.  Successful applicants will be notified in January and invited to submit a full proposal.  The deadline for full proposals is April 1.  The earliest funding date is September 1. 

Please submit pre-proposals electronically to Patricia Craven at alpacone@hughes.net. 

One signed hard copy should also be sent to:

Patricia Craven, PhD
1491 Donahue Rd
Creekside, PA 15732

 Pre- Proposal Format
1)  Cover Page - see below.
2) Hypothesis
3) Objectives
4) Preliminary Data-Summarize any work that you have performed that supports the feasibility of the proposed work.
5) Significance-Briefly describe the importance of the proposed study, relevance of the study to ARF's interests and how your approach will provide new information on the problem..
6) Experimental Design and Interpretation-Explain what results are expected and how they will be interpreted with respect to the study objectives.  For clinical studies, document availability of sufficient case material.  Multi-centered investigations may be necessary to provide sufficient case material.
7) Materials and Methods -.Briefly describe the methods that will be used and provide relevant references to the literature.
8) Statistical Analysis-Explain how you determined the number of animals required for each group and how the data will be analyzed.
9) Resources Available-Describe equipment and space which are available to support the  proposed project.
10) Literature Cited
11) Budget A detailed budget should be included. Justify all expenses.

Length of Pre-Proposal
The main body of the proposal, Parts 2-9, cannot exceed two (2) single spaced typed 8.5 X 11 inch pages, having 1 inch margins and using a 10-12 point font.  Number all pages sequentially starting with the cover page.  An additional one page can be used for literature citations.

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Alpaca Research Foundation (ARF)
Pre-Proposal Cover Page 
 

Principle Investigator (PI) Information

Name: ____________________________     Title: ____________________________

Institutional Affiliation: __________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________

Phone :__________________________       Fax: _____________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________________________________

Project Title :

_____________________________________________________________________

Research Location:

_____________________________________________________________________

Names, Affiliations and Addresses of Collaborating Researchers:

__________________________________    ______________________________________

__________________________________    ______________________________________

__________________________________    ______________________________________

__________________________________    ______________________________________

Total Amount Requested:                _________________         Project Period:____________

Will the proposed project involve the use of live animals.  If so please provide the following information:

Veterinarian’s Name: ________________________________________________

Veterinarian’s Address:________________________________________________

Veterinarian’s Phone/Fax: _____________________________________________

By signing below I certify that I am the principle investigator, and that all information in this application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I agree to accept responsibility for the scientific conduct of the project and also agree to the terms and conditions of funding by ARF, as outlined under Policies and Procedures.

PI Signature: __________________________________________________Date_________

Type PI's Name:__________________________________________________