Scientific conference funding
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA will continue to partially support scientific conferences by awarding limited number of grants each fiscal year ranging from $1,000-$25,000 in direct costs per conference, FDA announces in June 6 Federal Register. Agency notes applications will be "reviewed and evaluated for their scientific and technical merit by an ad hoc review panel" that will consider content/subject matter of conference in relation to agency's mission, conference plan, experience of principal investigator/director. FDA requests plans address specific objectives of "Healthy People 2010"...