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Gilead will consider extenuating circumstances for reasons why you may fall outside of the stated eligibility criteria. Examples include having taken time out for parental leave, for bereavement or for military service.
In order to receive funding for the award, it is a requirement that you be a citizen or permanent resident in one of the eligible countries. If your visa status is pending at the time of application, you may submit your application, however, if selected for funding, it would be required that you provide proof of a valid visa or citizenship for the duration of the two year award period, prior to the award disbursement date.
Please note any current or pending funding on the relevant form and indicate any applicable overlap between such funding and your RSP submission. Assuming you fulfill all other eligibility components, the only funding type which would render you ineligible for the RSP award would be current funding (as a PI) on R01, P01, or U01 awards. For additional information a list of NIH grants that a PI can hold and still be considered an Early Stage Investigator (and thus eligible for the program) can be found at: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/list-smaller-grants.htm
This would be considered pending funding and should be noted on the relevant form. Please indicate the pending status and check the appropriate boxes for scientific/budgetary overlap where applicable. If the Scientific Review Committee has any questions around any pending (or current) funding, you will be contacted directly by the RSP Coordinator.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is only required at the time of award disbursement. However a copy of the submission to the IRB must be submitted prior to the award.
No, as long as all budget requirements have been adhered to, you may present your itemized budget in any manner you see fit.
This is an optional upload field. As such it is not required that you upload anything here, however, this is an opportunity for applicants to detail any co-mentorship arrangements, how your team will support the proposed research, or other support mechanisms which may not be covered in the proposal or mentor letter.
Please log in to the application portal to adjust your submitted application, selecting the 'edit' button. If you are having any difficulty in the application portal, please email the RSP Coordinator directly at gileadsciencesrsp@bcdme.com, with specific information on which file you wish to replace and the new attachment.
Unfortunately, once the program deadline has passed, unless the RSP Coordinator contacts you regarding a submission error, it is not possible to amend your submission.
Yes please upload a biosketch for your co-mentor into the application. Please outline through a letter of collaboration how your mentors will work together to ensure the best outcomes for your research proposal.
