Grants are made to institutions on behalf of the named award recipients. The institutions are responsible for disbursing the funds and for maintaining adequate supporting records and receipts of expenditures. Indirect costs may not be charged against the grants.
Award recipients must provide BWF with an annual progress report, and institutions must provide an annual financial report, using forms provided by BWF. Continued funding will depend on both the timely submission of these reports and their favorable review by BWF and its program advisory committee.
Award recipients may obtain funds from other sources for research in the same or similar areas as that conducted under these grants, so long as there is no conflict with meeting the terms of BWF’s award. Award recipients may not hold concurrent BWF awards.
No more than $30,000 of the award may be used annually for the primary investigator's and/or any co-investigator's salary support, including fringe benefits. An institution may supplement the grantee's salary to a level consistent with its salary scale. There is no limit on use of the award for salary support for other laboratory or clinical personnel working with the grantee. Student tuition and fees are not allowed.
Support allocated for research is under the control of the award recipient and may be used flexibly for such items as equipment, consumable supplies, travel to scientific meetings, and laboratory personnel working with the award recipient. Prior approval by BWF is required when, within an award year, purchases of equipment exceed $20,000 or travel costs exceed $8,000.
During the award period, unused research funds may be carried over to the succeeding year. Any unused funds (greater than $500) held by institutions when grants expire or are terminated must be returned to BWF, unless the Fund has granted prior permission to retain the funds. Award recipients may receive a no-cost extension of up to 24 months; requests explaining why an extension is needed must be submitted in writing at least four months prior to the end of the award.
Awards may be transferred to another institution only with the written approval of BWF. Requests explaining why a transfer is needed must be submitted by the grantee in writing at least three months prior to the transfer date.
Scientific publications or presentations that result from these awards must acknowledge the award recipient’s receipt of a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation in Regulatory Science Award. Copies of journal articles and other publications should be sent to BWF along with the annual progress report.
BWF will not retain any rights to published results, intellectual property, or patents that result from the research. Award recipients should follow their institutions’ patent, copyright, and intellectual property policies regarding discoveries that result from research conducted under these awards.
Award recipients are expected to adhere to all federal, state, and local regulations regarding the participation of human subjects, and the use of animals, radioactive and hazardous materials, and recombinant DNA in their research projects. BWF expects that appropriate federal, state, and local guidelines with regard to scientific misconduct are in place and enforced at all institutions with which BWF award recipients are affiliated.
Award recipients should share scientific findings in a timely manner via the standard means of scientific communication, including publications and/or presentations in scientific forums. BWF encourages, but does not require, that awardees publish in open access journals.
Grants will provide up to $500,000 over a five-year period and are expected to begin in early fall, 2014.