2011 Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award Program - Nomination Form

Before beginning, please review the detailed instructions by clicking the Help button in the navigation bar on the left.

To view the Request for Proposals for the Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award, click here.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUESTED MUST BE FILLED OUT AND SUBMITTED AT ONE TIME.  THEREFORE, PLEASE HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION READY BEFORE BEGINNING.  FURTHERMORE, ONCE THE NOMINATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, IT CANNOT BE EDITED.

All fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required and must be filled out in order to submit the nomination. Upon completion, please click the submit button at the end of the page.

Along with the abstract and the CV, which must be submitted by file upload, a nomination letter must also be sent. This letter must be sent to March of Dimes by e-mail, postal service, or FAX. For more details about the nomination letter, please see the page-specific help.

* TITLE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT
Enter the title of the proposed research project in the field below with initial capitals (e.g., The Dynamics and Genetics of Asymmetric Cell Division). The project title may not exceed 250 characters, including spaces.
NOMINATOR INFORMATION
*First Name Middle Name *Last Name Suffix (Jr., Sr.)
*Degree(s)
*Academic Rank/Title
*Department Line 1
Department Line 2
*Institution
Institution 2
*Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
*City
State/Province
Other
*Postal Code
*Country
Other
*Telephone Number
Extension 
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telephone number as 999-999-9999.)
*FAX Number
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FAX number as 999-999-9999.)
*E-mail Address
 
CANDIDATE INFORMATION
*First Name Middle Name *Last Name Suffix (Jr., Sr.)
*Degree(s)
*Academic Rank/Title
*Department Line 1
Department Line 2
*Institution
Institution 2
*Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Address Line 3
*City
State/Province
Other
*Postal Code
*Country
Other
*Telephone Number
Extension 
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telephone number as 999-999-9999.)
*FAX Number
(For U.S. and Canadian numbers, please format the
FAX number as 999-999-9999.)
*E-mail Address
*CANDIDATE'S CURRICULUM VITAE UPLOAD
The curriculum vitae (in NIH format) must be in PDF format.  The CV may not exceed two pages in length.  Click here to view a sample CV. To upload the CV, click the Browse button to locate the file. Select the file, and click the Open button. Then, click the Upload button to submit the file.
   Upload CV
 

*CANDIDATE'S ABSTRACT UPLOAD
Please format the abstract according to the following specifications:
  • No more than one page in length
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Single-spaced
  • One-inch/2.54 centimeter margins
  • No headers, footers, or page numbers
The abstract must be in PDF format. To upload the abstract, please click the Browse button to locate the file. Select the file and click the Open button. Then, click the Upload button to submit the file.

   Upload Abstract
 

To complete this nomination, please send a nomination letter, due by March 15, 2010, to the March of Dimes by post, facsimile or e-mail. If submitted by e-mail, it must include the file containing the Letter of Nomination as an attachment and be sent to BOCNominations@marchofdimes.com.

To send the nomination letter through the postal service, the nominator must sign the back seal of the envelope. Send the nomination letter to:

Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605

To FAX the nomination, address the coversheet to Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs and FAX to: (914) 997-4560.

Please select the manner by which nomination letter will be submitted.  

Please review all of the above information before clicking on the Submit button.

Submit Nomination