The Criteria Subcommittee is now accepting proposals for new projects; the 2008 - 2009 timeline for submission of proposals is listed below. Projects addressing the following categories will be considered:
- Classification criteria including the revision or revisiting of old criteria sets that are no longer working due to shifts in disease understanding or management;
- Response criteria for evaluating meaningful change in disease status for use in clinical trials and possibly clinical practice;
- Points to consider consensus projects geared towards establishing standards for conduct of clinical trials in rheumatic disease.
Proposals will be evaluated based on:
- Compliance with methodological standards (view checklist) and scientific rigor;
- Relevance to the practice of rheumatology and quality of life of patients with rheumatic diseases.
Annual RFP Deadlines (subject to change)
May 15, 2008
Submission of three-page outline and Letter of Intent including the following:
- Project title (e.g., development of criteria for…);
- Project description;
- Justification of need for project;
- Suggested PIs;
- Suggested collaborators;
- Opportunities for trainee involvement.
July 1, 2008
The top five proposals will be identified and the applicants will be invited to provide the subcommittee with a full proposal.
December 1, 2008
Full proposals are due.
February / March 2009
ACR Board of Directors will review project proposal(s) and vote whether to fund project(s) for the upcoming fiscal year.
Applicants will be notified whether a project has been approved for funding by March 31, 2009.
July 2009
The new fiscal year begins and funding for projects becomes available; work begins.
Terms of the Award
Stipulations to the funding of a project include but are not limited to the completion of progress reports submitted to the subcommittee, potential for presentation during the ACR Annual Scientific Meeting and submission of a completed manuscript to the ACR journal.
Project Funding
The ACR makes every effort to fund projects at appropriate levels; however, annual funding of projects is subject to change. It is anticipated that approved criteria projects will be funded at $70,000.
Questions?
Should you have any questions regarding the submission of a proposal, please contact Amy Beith Miller at
or (404) 633-3777, ext. 822.
