with specific biomedical application. The grant should cover the following: 1. Significance of the idea: what gap does this research fill? 2. Innovation: how is this idea new or exciting? 3. Approach: how and what experiments are required to complete the research? 4. Impact: what will the impact of this research be? When writing the paper, be sure to cover relevant background, including what is currently done in the area and any other pertinent research. The paper should be 12 pages long, inclusive of figures (which are encouraged), but exclusive of references and the abstract. Font is to be Arial 11 with 0.5" margins. Layout of the mock grant should be as follows: 1. Abstract (250 words) - This should be on its own page. a. Describe problem/challenge b. Your approach c. Advantages of your approach over current strategies d. Experimental approach (aims) e. Anticipate results f. Impact 2. Introduction and Background (1 page) 3. Specific Aims (2 page) a. Hypothesis/rationale b. Strategy 4. Significance and Innovation (2 page) 5. Scientific Plan (2 pages) a. General strategy (schematic) b. Experimental strategy (aims) 6. Pitfalls and Alternative Strategies (2 page) 7. Future Directions and Impact (2 page) - 8. References (No page limit) — References should include authors list, title, journal name, year, volume number and page numbers.