1. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Doctoral & Masters Student Grant Submission Process
February 15 - Deadline for Grant Application submissions
February 28 – Grant Proposals submitted to RC Chair & Vice Chair (VC) for review
Mechanical review of Grant Proposals (completed within 1 week of receiving grants)
VC for student grants performs mechanical review to ensure Grant Proposal is formatted properly & contain required information
Grant Proposals not formatted properly or missing essential information are automatically rejected & are not reviewed
March 7 - VC for student grants selects three reviewers from the Research Committee
The primary reviewer is in charge of collecting Grant Proposal scores & feedback from other reviewers to present at a Research Committee meeting
Doctoral & Masters Student Grant Submission Process continues

2. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Doctoral & Masters Student Grant Submission Process
March 14 - Grant review materials received by reviewers
April 20 – VC receives RC members’ preliminary Grant Proposal scores
April 25 – RC Chair and NATA Foundation receive preliminary rankings of Grant Proposals from VC
Grant Review Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for Grant Proposal reviews to be held around April 25
VC for Grants reviews basic process of presenting Grant Proposals with RC
Identify study title & research team
Provide overview of study aims & hypotheses
Discuss how well the researcher developed a solid rationale
Grant Review Process continues

3. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for grant reviews to be held around April 25 (continued)
VC for grants reviews basic process of presenting grants with RC (continued)
Provide overview of experimental procedures
Subjects
Independent variables
Dependent variables
Experimental design & testing procedures
Data analysis procedures
Discuss strengths & weaknesses of different aspects of proposal
Motion to do one of the following
Do Not Fund
Fund with or without revision
Second the motion
Discuss
Hold RC vote
Primary reviewer provides final scores for student Grant Proposals
Final scores should be reflective of the scores after reviewing the Grant Proposal, and considering RC group discussion
Grant Review Process continues

4. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Grant Review Process
VC for student grants presents preliminary Grant Proposals scores to RC members
RC member conflicts of interest are identified (refer to conflict of interest policy statement)
RC members are recused from all discussions of Grant Proposals for which there is a conflict of interest
Identify and discuss Grant Proposals with scores of < 70
If Grant Proposals score is not > 70 after group discussion then a decision of do not fund (DNF) is made
Identify and discuss Grant Proposals with scores >70
Student Grant Proposals recommended for funding are typically above 75
Once all student Grant Proposals are reviewed, those Grant Proposals that are recommended for funding are again discussed for final scoring & ranking
Any RC member with a conflict of interest with these grants is recused from these discussions
Final Grant Proposal scores & rankings are based on scored criteria below
Post Grant Review Process

5. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Post Grant Review Meeting Process
VC s doctoral grant review summary form to all RC members two weeks after Research Committee meeting
There are no grant summaries provided for Masters student grants
VC for student grants receives grant review summaries from primary reviewers and s the grant ranking results & voting outcome for Doctoral and Masters grants to RC Chair & NATA Foundation Staff (2 weeks after RC meeting)
VC for student grants reviews all Doctoral grant review summaries and s final Doctoral grant summaries to RC Chair & NATA Foundation staff (3 weeks from date received)
Grants in which RC Chair has an identified conflict(s) – VC for Student grants sends the identified grant summaries directly to the NATA Foundation staff
Grants in which RC VC for student grants has an identified conflict(s) – grant summaries are ed by the primary reviewer directly to the RC Chair & NATA Foundation staff
Post Grant Review Process continues

6. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Post Grant Review Meeting Process
After RC chair review of Doctoral grant review summaries they are sent to NATA Foundation staff (2 weeks from data received)
RC Chair presents Doctoral & Masters grants recommended for funding to NATA Foundation Board of Directors at meeting in June
Based on consideration of research grant funding available in NATA Foundation budget, NATA Foundation Board of Directors decides which of the Doctoral & Masters grants funded
Respective Doctoral grant summaries and Doctoral & Masters student grant decision letters are sent to investigators by first week in July
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7. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
Review Critique
Score Criteria
Weight
Abstract: Stand alone- includes aims, hypotheses, concise description of research design, methods analyses 5%
Purpose and Rationale: Critically evaluates existing knowledge, includes own prelim work, purpose, hypotheses, specific aims, importance to athletic training
30%
Experimental Methods: Clearly presents methods, independent and dependent variables, validity and reliability, statistical analysis and power calculations, protocols and timetables
35%
Anticipated Outcomes: Describes outcomes that can be expected from this work if hypotheses are supported

8. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
NATA Foundation Scoring Rubric (comparison to NIH as a reference)
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
NATA Research & Education Foundation
Overall Impact or Criterion Strength
Score
Descriptor
Impact on Athletic Training
Scientific Content
High 1
Exceptional
90+
Revolutionary impact
Cutting edge 2
Outstanding 85 3
Excellent 80
Important impact
Innovative
Medium 4
Very Good 75 5
Good 70
Useful impact
Current & appropriate 6
Satisfactory 65
Low 7
Fair 60
Minimally useful impact
Minimally acceptable 8
Marginal 50
Marginal impact if any
Unacceptable but correctable 9
Poor
<50
Unimportant
Fatally flawed

9. NATA Foundation Student Grants Process
NATA Foundation timeline of grant submission, review & decision process
Grant Submission Process
# Weeks
Cumulative weeks
February 15 for grants to be received by NATA Foundation to be eligible for review
Grants received by NATA Foundation, processed, and sent to RC Chair and VC 1
Mechanical review of grants completed by VC 3
VC chair reviews for content, identifies reviewers on RC, and review teams are assigned 2 5
Grant review materials sent to reviewers 6
Grant reviews completed and sent to RC chair and VC for student grants 4 10
RC members send preliminary grant scores to VC for student grants
5 days
10.7
Post- Grant Review Meeting Process
VC for student grant s Doctoral grant review summary form and due dates for Doctoral grant summaries to RC members
VC for student grants receives Doctoral grant review summaries and s the grant ranking results and voting outcomes to RC Chair and NATA Foundation Staff
VC for student grants reviews all Doctoral grant review summaries and s final Doctoral grant summaries to RC Chair and NATA Foundation staff
RC Chair presents Doctoral and Masters grants recommended for funding to NATA Foundation BOD at the June meeting. Final decisions for funding are made by NATA Foundation BOD. Notifications are sent to investigators in early July. 9