Request for Proposal Headache in Special Populations

Objective: To advance the care of the medically-undeserved population and minorities with headache.

Background: The National Headache Foundation is the premier educational and informational resource for headache sufferers, their families, physicians, allied healthcare professionals and health policy decision makers. Medically-underserved and minority groups do not receive optimal health care in general, and headache care, in particular. Furthermore, migraine and other forms of headache disorders have higher prevalence rates among the underserved and minority populations. These facts mandate a proactive approach to better understanding and managing headache disorders in these populations. Consequently, the National Headache Foundation is accepting study proposals that focus on programs addressing headache disorders among minorities and medically-underserved United States residents. 

Eligibility criteria

• Applicants must be in health or biomedical sciences, healthcare administration, sociology, social work, health economics, or minority studies, in training or within 5 years post-completion of their terminal degree.
• Applicants who are applying prior to completing their terminal degree must be in good academic standing as evidenced in at least two reference letters from people who have worked with them.
• Applicants who have completed their terminal degree must provide at least two reference letters from people who have worked with them.
• Applicants must be willing to present the results of their study at the National Headache Foundation's Annual Research Summit, and any other scientific meeting of their choice.
• Applicants must be willing to provide the National Headache Foundation with an interim six month post-award report and a full report at the end of the award year.

Submission documents

• A two-page proposal outlining the planned study. Direct service projects, and original research designed to determine the specific headache care-related needs of these populations and the means by which those needs can be fulfilled, will be considered for the award. The synopsis should include a background, objectives, methods, planned analyses of results, and detailed budget. Also, the application should mention if additional funding is obtained or sought from other sources.
• A copy of the applicant’s curriculum vitae or resume.
• At least two letters of personal reference as outlined above.

Selection of application for funding
A subcommittee of the National Headache Foundation will award the best application on the basis of innovation, relevance to the target population, potential applicability of the project, and scientific merit. The funding cycle is for one year.

Award amount: $10,000

Contact information:

Robert Dalton

Executive Director
rdalton@headaches.org