Basil G. Bibby Fellowship

2010 Deadline to be Announced

Basil G. Bibby The mission behind the Bibby Award is predicated on knowledge of the man in whom the name of this award is honored.

Basil Bibby strove to lead young people into productive and meaningful careers. He advocated pursuance of additional education and supported the post-graduate experience. Bibby encouraged young people to think and pursue research with the realization that research fostered focus and critical thinking. He also promoted research that could be put to a useful purpose – serving to benefit others.

It is with these precepts in mind that the enumerated criteria for the Bibby Award have been established as follows:

General Criteria Considerations

The proposed protocol should encompass:

A well-designed research study
A clear and stated rationale, hypothesis and objective
Completion in a 12-month time period or shortly thereafter
Clinical relevance with recognizable importance and significance
A final report must be submitted to the Chair of the Bibby Fellowship Award.
A six-month progress report will also be required

The research proposal should be a full-scale project conducted by the applicant under the supervision of a mentor willing to aid in the completion of the proposal.

The applicant should be responsible for:

design and execution of the study
analysis and interpretation of the data
writing the outcome of the research project

The mentor will:

supervise the applicant during the preparation and development of the research study, including interpretation of the data and statistical analysis
assist the applicant in writing the final report
encourage the applicant to write a paper or submit an abstract to a scientific meeting
submit a statement letter attesting full support and mentorship

Awards should be granted to encourage minds that express interest in, and plan to contribute to the academic and research arena and not solely restricted to a clinical practice contribution. The Bibby award is open to all dental residents, including those pursuing Master of Science or Master of Public Health degrees.

The award is not intended to supplement grant funds, for “start-up” purposes, or for purchase of excessively exorbitant equipment.

The award is not solely devised to add support to an ongoing research grant and is not to be used to supplement salary funded by another grant.

PhD candidates or post-docs are not eligible for this award.

Instructions for the Preparation of the Research Proposal

The organization of the proposal should include:

Aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, and research resign and methods
Citation of literature directly pertinent to the research proposal
Information on relevant use of Human Subjects and/or Vertebrate Animals
A budget and time-frame of the study should be included. Please follow the guidelines for an NIH-type small grant application
The research plan should not exceed ten pages. Graphs, diagrams, tables, charts and photographs must be included in the body of the research plan. Avoid use of appendices; the only appendices acceptable for the proposal are those pertaining to the use of Human Subjects and/or Vertebrate Animals

Submission of the Research Proposal
Applications must be accompanied by a letter of support of the applicant’s research mentor affirming:

The probability of completion and compliance to award requisites
Participation during the preparation and development of the study
Assistance with interpretation and analysis of data and preparation of final report.
If applicable, a letter of support from the Clinical Training Program Director stating the weekly time to be allocated toward fulfillment and completion of the proposal

Applicants should also provide a statement of career goals and objectives, a CV, and a transcript of EDC/UR grades.

All required documents should be submitted to Director’s Office on the due date.

ALL PROPOSALS THAT FAIL TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER EVALUATION.

Review Process
After preliminary examination of the submissions to check that all the necessary elements are present and all the requirements are met, proposals are passed to the Chair of Basil G. Bibby Fellowship Award.

The Chair will distribute the copies of the proposals to the faculty appointed review committee. The usual number of reviewers is six.

The Chair reserves the right to add or replace reviewers in the following cases: i) conflict of interests; ii) seek the opinion of one or more external referees if it is necessary or desirable (e.g. an application that is out of the expertise of the Review Committee). The Chair will be responsible to make any necessary changes in the Review Committee to ensure fairness and transparency during the review process.

The review of the proposals is comprised of a two-step process.

Chair sends copies of the proposal to reviewers accompanied with a review form, which includes a request for written review and priority score.
Chair meets with review committee to discuss the review process and determine winner(s) of the Award.

Number of awards will be contingent on the availability of funds and be awarded at the discretion of the awards committee.

The Bibby awardee(s), as judged by the committee, will be submitted to the Department Chair, Dr. Cyril Meyerowitz, during the last week of May each year for final approval, announcement and presentation at a prescribed date and time.

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