Primary Care Strategies for the Promotion of Early Literacy and School Readiness YIA

If you are interested in applying for APA Reach Out and Read Young Investigator Award, please click here for further instructions, and ensure you submit all materials specific to your selected funding path.

Eligibility

For each proposal, the young investigator and his/her/their chosen mentor(s) must be members of the Academic Pediatric Association.

Proposals are welcome from those who are:

• Faculty members no more than 5 years out from completion of all training (fellowship or post-doc)
• Fellows
• Post-doctoral trainees
• Other individuals involved in research aligned with the APA's mission who are within 5 years of completion of training

Exceptions:

• Extended family leave
• Job sharing
• Military service and deployment
• Graduates of APA Scholars Programs that include a focus on research may be granted an additional 3 years beyond completion of the APA Scholars Programs, provided their academic rank is at an Instructor or Assistant Professor-level, or the equivalent.

Applicants requesting extended eligibility should include the following items with their proposal submission:

• An additional statement of 3 sentences or less describing their situation and rationale for this request. This statement should be provided on a separate document and does NOT count toward the application page limit.
• The primary mentor's letter should also support this request for extended eligibility and attest to the applicant's commitment to research.

Receipt of applications is encouraged from individuals who are members of an underrepresented minority (UIM), disabled, or from a socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged background.

Previous RAPID Scholars and YIA recipients are not eligible to apply.

Proposals

Young Investigator Awards will be given with the understanding that the project is initiated and completed within 1 year. Projects kick off at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting and are expected to close by the following PAS Meeting.

Preference will be given to proposals in which:

• Findings are likely to lead to development of large-scale projects related to the ROR research agenda
• The principal investigator articulates long term career goals related to the research agenda, and provides evidence for how receipt of the award will facilitate those goals
• There is strong evidence of a dedicated mentorship
• Collaborations with educational settings or other community partners may be included as part of the proposals, but are not required