Collaborating Investigator Information
A collaborating investigator contributes in a substantive way to the scientific development or execution of the project. Typically, a collaborating investigator has a doctoral or other professional degrees and devotes a specific percent of effort to the project. For certain AHA programs, an applicant will identify a collaborating investigator.
Supporting Documentation for an Application
The applicant cannot submit his/her application without your documents; therefore, it is important that you meet the applicant's deadline. Send your documents electronically to the applicant. The applicant will upload the documents to the application. A collaborator, consultant or sponsor contributing to an application that requires reference letters may not also serve as a referent. If you have also been asked to provide a reference document, notify the applicant immediately.
The collaborating investigator must provide the following documents:
- Letter confirming your participation and amount of time to be devoted to the project.
- Biographical sketch (not to exceed five pages). Submit your current NIH biosketch.
If you do not have an NIH biographical sketch, please contact the [email protected] for a template to use to create one.
Format/Type Requirements for All Documents
- Create documents as Word files
- No more than 15 characters per inch (cpi) or an average of no more than 15 cpi (cpi includes symbols, punctuation and spaces)
- No less than ¾" margins allowed
- Maximum 50 lines per page
- Arial Font style, 12 point font size for Windows users; Helvetica Font style, 12 point font size for Macintosh users
A-TRAC Pilot Program Applicants:
Please submit the following documents as a part of your application to Anshula Kesh:
- Letter confirming your participation and amount of time to be devoted to the project.
- NIH biosketch (new format: 5-pages) of your collaborating investigator(s).
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