Requirements

Lead investigator and proposed study must be at an accredited U.S.-based medical institution.

Applicants must also have:

	MD, PhD, or DO degree(s) with junior faculty or assistant professor appointment (or equivalent) at the time the award is given
	A strong commitment to research and women’s health
	Basic clinical or epidemiologic background of study and/or experience
	Institutional agreement to accept the FWW grant without institutional overhead costs
	Non-overlapping financial support
	Existing or pending financial support necessary to complete research if FWW awards partial or supplemental funds
	The ability to communicate the study’s relevance in lay language including potential new and/or clarifying information study may provide to given topic. Topic should be specific to women’s health and/or illuminate gender disparities if benefiting knowledge about women’s health.