MOMI Seeds open for applications!

Applications will be judged competitively based on the likelihood that the proposed research plan and scope of work will result in robust preliminary data to support strong proposals for extramural funding. Other important considerations include scientific merit, relevance to human milk and lactation research and the annual Research Priority Areas, innovation, overall feasibility of the proposed plan, the track record of success of the research team, and the potential for future extramural funding.

A review committee, composed of faculty members representing a wide range of expertise, will review the applications and provide a ranked list to the Center Director. Feedback for each proposal may be provided in a timely manner after final funding decisions have been made.

Reporting Requirements

Awardees will be required to submit a final report to MOMI CORE within 90 days following the completion of the award period. The final report includes:

• Summary of project aims
  
• Accomplishments towards meeting those aims
  
• List of significant results
  
• List of presentations and publications that include data generated from the grant
  
• Disclosure of any inventions resulting in whole or in part from the grant
  
• List of applications submitted to other granting agencies or commercial entities to continue work on this project, including the outcome of those applications
  
• Financial summary outlining the use of funds (template will be provided)
  
• In addition, the Primary Investigator will be asked to respond to MOMI CORE's periodic requests to aid in documenting the center's effectiveness in funding research in human milk and lactation.
  

• to implement the proposed project immediately (if regulatory approvals, e.g. IRB, IACUC, are required, submission to regulatory bodies must be completed within 30 days of the beginning of the award period);
  
• to comply with the agreement terms of the endowment;
  
• that the funds will be used solely to conduct the proposed research project and in accordance with the submitted research budget;
  
• that funds cannot be applied to indirect or overhead costs;
  
• that graduate students can only be supported if they are not paid more than UC San Diego Postdoctoral Fellows and if they have a tuition remission salary;
  
• to return any unused funds to MOMI CORE at the end of the award period (carry-forward of unused funds beyond the 1-year grant period is not automatic and must be requested in writing a minimum of 30 days before the end of the award period);
  
• to submit a final report to MOMI CORE within 90 days following the completion of the award period;
  
• make reasonable attempts to publish the results of this study and to obtain extramural funding to support continuation of this research; and
  
• acknowledge support provided by the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence in reports, publications and presentations resulting from this project.
  
• Please email us to request a copy of the Funding Acknowledgement Letter and the Informed Participant Letter.
  

Presentations and Publications

Awardees are expected to publish their findings in scholarly peer-reviewed journals and present their research at professional meetings. All publications, grants, and presentations resulting from research funded by MOMI Seeds must cite MOMI CORE as a contributing source of support. Publications shall include the following wording: "The project was funded [in part] by a Seed grant made available through the UC San Diego Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Mother-Milk-Infant Center of Research Excellence. The support of the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation is gratefully acknowledged."