Application Requirements

Study Proposal Applications should include the following sections and meet page limit restrictions:

• Pilot Study Checklist for Submission (cover page)
• Specific Aims (1 page)
• Research Plan (3 pages; please also see the Study Proposal Review Criteria below)
  • Significance
  • Innovation
  • Approach
  • Plans for dissemination and future research
• Budget Request and Justification, Staffing Plan (1 page)
• Study Timeline (0.5 page)
• References (no page limit)
• Biosketch and Curriculum Vitae/Resume of Principal Investigator(s) (no page limit)

Study Proposal Review Criteria

The CIIS review panel, composed of Boston University faculty, will review and score all applications using a structured review process. Applicants that submitted a successful Intent to Submit form will receive detailed information about review criteria.

Applications will be scored based on the following criteria:

• Completion of application requirements (specific aim, research plan, budget request and justification, study timeline, references, key personnel and staffing plan, curriculum vitae/resume and brief biosketch of principal investigators)
• Identification of a relevant quality/care gap
• Addressing use of an evidence-based or evidence-informed practice
• Use of an appropriate conceptual model/framework
• Consideration of stakeholder priorities and engagement
• Consideration of study setting’s readiness for change
• Selection and justification of implementation strategies
• Appropriateness of team experience
• Feasibility of proposed study design, analytic methods
• Appropriateness of process/outcome measures
• Relevance and potential impact on safety net health system environments