NATA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION

GENERAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM

PRE-PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION
(Not required for Doctoral or Master's Grant Program applicants)

The NATA Foundation requires that investigators interested in submitting a grant application to the NATA Foundation first submit a “Pre-proposal”. The purpose of the Pre-proposal is to optimize the time invested by investigators and the NATA Foundation Research Committee in writing and reviewing grant proposals, respectively. The Pre-proposal will allow the NATA Foundation Research Committee to evaluate whether or not the proposed research project is of interest to the NATA Foundation. The NATA Foundation Research Committee will evaluate the Pre-proposal for subject matter (topic and hypotheses) and for research design/methodology. Based upon this evaluation, the committee will either invite the submission of a full proposal or indicate that the proposed project is not of interest to the NATA Foundation. An invitation to submit a full proposal does not imply a commitment to funding. It does indicate that the topic is of potential interest to the NATA Foundation and that the general research design seems reasonable based on the information provided in the Pre-proposal. Submission deadlines for full proposals are February 15 and August 15 each year. A full proposal must be submitted by the date stated in the letter indicating acceptance of the Pre-proposal. Otherwise, to assure timeliness and pertinence of the subject matter, a new Pre-proposal must be submitted. Any commitment to funding may occur only after a detailed review of the full proposal by the NATA Foundation Research Committee, and formal approval by the NATA Foundation Board of Directors. If the proposed project is not of interest to the NATA Foundation, the committee will provide a brief notice indicating the general category of reason(s). Due to the large volume of pre-proposals submitted, detailed feedback as to the reasons will not be provided.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION

A Pre-proposal may be submitted at any time. The Pre-proposal must be submitted online, utilizing the form below. The applicant will receive results of the review within 6 weeks after the Pre-proposal is received. The applicant must be explicit and concise in providing the following information:

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Name & Credentials: *   Email: *  
Address Line 1: *   Address Line 2: *  
City, State, Zip *   Fax:
Work Phone: *   NATA Mbr#
Sponsoring Institution: *  

TITLE OF PROPOSAL: *

 

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: *
This section should contain a brief statement of the problem and should state explicitly how the project relates to athletic training and/or the healthcare of the physically active.

Please limit this section to approximately ½ page or 25 lines of single-spaced text.

 

SPECIFIC AIMS AND HYPOTHESES: *
This section should present the specific questions to be addressed and the specific hypotheses that will be tested in the project. It is often helpful to present numbered specific aims accompanied by the associated hypotheses.

Please limit this section to approximately ½ page or 25 lines of single-spaced text.

 

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND GENERAL METHODS: *
This section should contain a general outline of the research design of the proposed study, and should indicate what methods will be used to collect key data. There is no need to provide detailed descriptions of the methods.

Please limit this section to approximately ½ page or 25 lines of single-spaced text.