The Health Effects Institute Funding Opportunities

Request for (Preliminary) Applications
Follow the links below to find the current and past RFAs and RFPAs, application forms, and instructions on how to fill out the forms.

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HEI Fall 2007 Research Agenda (New)
The Fall Research Agenda contains RFA 07-1, Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award:

• Request for Applications 07-1: Walter A. Rosenblith New Investigator Award  
  The purpose of this award is to bring new, creative investigators into active research on the health effects of air pollution. It provides three years of funding for a small project relevant to HEI’s research interests to a new investigator with outstanding promise at the Assistant Professor or equivalent level. For eligibility criteria please click here. The deadline for submitting a Letter of Intent is February 5, 2008; the deadline for submitting an application is March 5, 2008.
  Click here to download the RFA booklet (pdf, 450 KB).
  
• Request for Preliminary Applications: Health Effects of Air Pollution  
  Please note that owing to a high volume of competetively selected research getting under way this year, HEI is not issuing a Request for Preliminary Applications at this time. HEI will not be accepting any preliminary applications until the RFPA has been reissued (in late 2008 or early 2009). Please check this page for future deadlines.
  
• Request for Short Applications: Pilot Studies for Junior Investigators on the Health Effects of Air Pollution  
  Please note that owing to a high volume of competetively selected research getting under way this year, HEI is not issuing a Request for Short Applications at this time. HEI will not be accepting any short applications until further notice.
  

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Project Negotiations and Investigator Commitments
Read about the scientific negotiation of project plans, the research agreement (contract), quality assurance program, progress reports, site visits, annual conference, final report and publications. 

Policy on follow-on applications.

Application forms for full applications. Application forms are available in PDF or RTF format.
Instructions to fill out the application.

RFA archive:  Past RFAs and RFPAs, 1996-2006.

HEI Strategic Plan 2005–2010

Investigators' Guide ( 180 KB)
For HEI Investigators who are getting ready to write the Final Report for their study.