Mentored Fellow Research Award

Program Aim

The CHNC Mentored Fellow Research Award provides project funding for neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows, supported by the CHNC. This program is designed for neonatal-perinatal fellows who are interested in pursuing scholarly work utilizing multi-site CHNC data. In alignment with the organization’s mission, “CHNC is dedicated to improving care and outcomes for infants in Children’s Hospital NICUs through sharing of data, information. and ideas for benchmarking, research, and development of safety and quality improvement initiatives'', this grant provides the opportunity for fellows to engage in research during training that has the potential to impact the care and/or outcomes of neonates who are cared for in level IV NICUs across the US and Canada.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be enrolled in neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at a participating CHNC site
Applicants must have an additional two years commitment (including research and clinical training) in an accredited neonatal-perinatal fellowship program from the award start date (July 1, 2022)

Award Benefits

CHNC statistical support for the trainee’s designed research proposal (up to 30 hours)
CHNC mentorship (including content experts, data registry experts)
Registration and travel funds (if applicable for in-person conference) for awardee at the CHNC Annual Symposium

Award Expectations

Work presented at CHNC Symposium
Submission of scholarly work product for publication

Application Timeline

(*dates vary and will be announced annually)

February

Informational Webinar with Q&A Session

March

Letter of Intent Deadline

Late May

Full Application and Research Proposal Deadline

July

Applicants will be Notified

Previous Recipients:

Pavika Varma

Children’s Hospital Colorado (2021)

Prevalence, Predictors, and Inter-Center Variability of Nasogastric Tube versus Gastrostomy Tube Feeding at Hospital Discharge among Preterm Infants

Yo Nishihara

MBBS