CAFP Medical Student Research Grant Program Application

The CAFP Foundation is currently seeking submissions for original and innovative clinical research proposals in family medicine. CAFP-F provides grants in the amount of $2,500. Please note: $500 of this amount is given to the mentoring physician. Funds are distributed in 2 payments: $1,000 will be provided at the beginning of the study, and the remaining amount will be given upon submission of the final report.

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Are you a previous recipient of a CAFP-Foundation research grant award?

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If yes, please indicate when.

Research Proposal

As part of your application for the Medical Student Research Grant Program, please submit a brief proposal describing your clinical research project, including:

Title: indicate the title of your research study
Introduction: define the central research question and explain your interest in this particular topic.
Background/Significance: describe the overall goals of your clinical research and its importance to family medicine.
Research Design and Methods: specify the study design, including the time frame and data collection/analysis.
Results and Discussion: describe how your clinical research project will advance the field of family medicine - for example, in what ways will it impact research, theory, practice, interventions, care/treatment, or policy making? Indicate how you will disseminate the results of your study.
Conclusions: provide a summary of your clinical research project.
Budget: include an itemized budget detailing the expenses of your project.

Clinical Research Proposal

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Letter of support from your mentor describing the mentor’s role.

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