AALAS GLAS Application Forms are available on this site on December 1, starting at 12:00 am Central Time. If you are submitting multiple grant applications, please create a submission for each application.
Please note that applications must be complete when due on February 1, 11:59 PM Central Time. At that time, the submission process will automatically close.
GUIDELINES Small grants are for one-year research grants in laboratory animal science for an award up to $7,500. Small grants are awarded for research proposals that:
- answer a compelling scientific question but require only a small scale study;
- provide pilot data for future funding proposals;
- are proof-of-principle studies; or
- generate data that will likely guide management or technical practices within the animal facility.
- Highly innovative proposals are encouraged.
Every aspect of the budget requires justification. Small Grants do not cover costs for salaries or travel. Consulting fees, e.g., for statisticians are acceptable. Major equipment purchases are discouraged. The principal investigator (PIs) must be an AALAS member, but co-investigators need not be members. PIs are strongly encouraged to include collaboration with a research scientist in their proposals. Examples of research interest are as follows: environmental conditions; housing and enrichment; pain and distress; health and welfare; euthanasia; refinement research; and advancements in animal care and use.
Application review criteria are:
- Relevance to and consistency with respect to the GLAS mission to enhance scientific knowledge in laboratory animal health and welfare through research;
- Potential for impact on the laboratory animal science field;
- Validity of the hypothesis or study goal(s);
- Validity of methodology and analysis;
- Feasibility - qualifications of the research team and available resources.
The GLAS Application Tutorial will help develop a successful application.
To submit your application, please download a Small GLAS application template. Please do not adjust the document margins (1 inch all around) or the page size (8.5 x 11 inches). You may submit either a Word file or a PDF (if printed to PDF). Applications scanned to PDF will not be accepted. Upload the completed file at the bottom of this form.
Submittable will send you an email when you submit your application. If not, please check your spam folder.
If you have issues in your application submission, please contact: glas@aalas.org
GUIDELINES
Use this page to submit a Standard GLAS application. Standard grants are for one-year research grants in laboratory animal science for an award up to $50,000.
Standard Grants are awarded for research proposals based on solid preliminary data.
Application review criteria are:
- Relevance to and consistency with respect to the GLAS mission to enhance scientific knowledge in laboratory animal health and welfare through research;
- Impact on the laboratory animal science field;
- Validity of the hypothesis;
- Validity of methodology and analysis;
- Feasibility and capability to complete the project, i.e., collective investigator experience, equipment access, and budget.
Every aspect of the budget requires justification. No more than $1,000 may be budgeted for travel to the AALAS National Meeting to present study results. In general, the GLAS program discourages salary support, so a request for salary support requires detailed justification. Salaries for full-time faculty and staff are discouraged. Consulting fees, e.g., for statisticians are acceptable. Although studies are expected to be completed in one year, grant renewals will be considered. Grant renewal submissions follow these same guidelines.
The principal investigator (PIs) must be an AALAS member, but co-investigators need not be members. PIs are strongly encouraged to include collaboration with a research scientist in their proposals. Examples of research interest are as follows: environmental conditions; housing and enrichment; pain and distress; health and welfare; euthanasia; and advancements in animal care and use.
The GLAS Application Tutorial will help develop a successful application.
To submit your application, please download a Standard GLAS application template. Please do not adjust the document margins (1 inch all around) or the page size (8.5 x 11 inches). You may submit either a Word file or a PDF (if printed to PDF). Applications scanned to PDF will not be accepted. Upload the completed file at the bottom of this form.
Submittable will send you an email when you submit your application. If not, please check your spam folder.
If you have issues in your application submission, please contact: glas@aalas.org