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Pilot and Seed Grants

Many of the SOM’s centers and institutes sponsor pilot and seed grant programs. Each of these programs has different deadlines; and these vary from year to year. Contact the individuals listed below for current information:

 

 

The Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Penn CFAR Pilot Grant Program in HIV/AIDS

The major goal of the Developmental Core is the promotion of AIDS- and HIV-related research at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and The Wistar Institute by providing a source of funding for pilot projects. The Developmental Core supports short-term (one year) projects in emerging areas of HIV research, including new research related to the recruitment of new investigators, research by established investigators who are turning their attention to AIDS, and research by AIDS/HIV investigators who are undertaking studies that represent a significant departure from their previous work.

Stay tuned for the 2013 RFA!

Nonhuman Primate Core Research Projects Pilot Project Grant Program 2009

To facilitate opportunities for Penn CFAR investigators to utilize the nonhuman primate model of AIDS, our Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Core includes animals and animal support for Penn CFAR developmental studies. The goal of this program is to allow an investigator to accumulate sufficient data and expertise to apply for an independent NIH grant.  

Funds are available for the procurement and care of animals, including appropriate animal laboratory studies (collection of body fluids, biopsies, surgeries, necropsies and basic or SIV-specific laboratory studies). This will permit funding for 1 or 2 projects each year, depending on the number of animals requested and the length of the project. Laboratory studies performed at Penn will be the responsibility of the investigator.

All Penn CFAR investigators are eligible for these pilot funds. If interested, it is strongly recommended that you contact one of the investigators from the Tulane National Primate Research Center (TNPRC) as early as possible to discuss potential studies, study design, etc.

TNPRC Investigators: Dr. Andrew A. Lackner, alackner@tulane.edu; Dr. Preston Marx, pmarxj@tulane.edu; Dr. Ron Veazey, rveazey@tulane.edu

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Abramson Cancer Center Pilot Projects Program

The Program is currently closed to submissions. Please check back in the Fall of 2012.

The Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania will provide seed money grants up to $50,000 to University faculty members at any faculty level for innovative cancer research projects that have the potential for national peer-reviewed grant funding. Investigators who have already received peer-reviewed funding for their proposed projects will not be eligible for this award.  However, investigators with new grants submitted to the NCI requiring a second submission (A1) are encouraged to apply for a pilot award. Investigators whose projects use Abramson Cancer Center Cores, involve significant new collaborations, and/or relate to the strategic priorities of the ACC are also encouraged to apply. 

The Scientific Strategic Priorities are:

• Identification of factors in the tumor microenvironment that promote carcinogenesis and tumor growth

• Identification and characterization of cancer stem cells in solid tumors, and/or of understanding their interactions with the tumor microenvironment

• Evaluation of novel compounds that target pathways required for tumor maintenance in investigator-initiated human trials that validate target effects

• Identification of host genetic signatures and gene-environment interactions that predict cancer susceptibility and cancer outcomes

• Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying key behavioral cancer risk factors (e.g. obesity, tobacco, and physical inactivity) and/or development of novel interventions to modify these factors and prevent cancer

• Translation of evidence-based strategies for personalized risk assessment, prevention, and early detection into improved population health

Covered costs include faculty salaries, laboratory personnel costs, data management or research nursing support, laboratory supplies, animals, and small equipment; no travel or patient costs are allowed.  Projects must have all necessary human subject or animal certifications to be eligible.

 

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Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)

Periodically, generally in preparation for multi-disciplinary awards (PO-1’s, SCCORs, Roadmap initiatives), the Penn CVI leadership will issue Request for Proposals (RFPs) in order to generate strategically targeted preliminary studies required prior to, or in preparation for, an institutional application or award.

Any Penn faculty member working in the strategically-targeted area, or a closely related area, is encouraged to apply for this funding. These funds are not restricted to investigators with a track record of cardiovascular investigation. Applications from research scientists who have not historically focused their studies in cardiovascular science are encouraged to apply for funding.

The amount of available funding will vary depending upon the RFP, but generally range from $25,000 per year to $200,000 per year. The application process has been streamlined to encourage faculty members to apply for funding.

For more information, please visit the Penn CVI Business Office at http://www.med.upenn.edu/cvi/fiscal_admin.shtml

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Clinical and Translational Science Award/Clinical Translational Research Center

 

JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR PILOT GRANT PROGRAM

(JIPGP)


JIPGP Applications are due FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012, AT 5 PM.

PURPOSE:

The primary goal of the Clinical Translational Research Center (CTRC) Junior Investigator Preliminary/Feasibility Grant Program (JIPGP) is to encourage junior investigators to develop clinical research projects that will ultimately lead to extramural NIH funding. The CTRC's at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN) and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) are programs under The Clinical & Translational Science Award (CTSA) funded by the NIH National Center for Research Resources. The JIPGP awards are designed to allow junior faculty members, clinical fellows and both M.D. and Ph.D. post-doctoral trainees with appropriate mentors to obtain funds for pilot/ preliminary data projects that are investigator-initiated, human-based, CTRC studies that will enable an applicant to obtain preliminary data for an NIH K or R grant submission. Projects should address CTSA themes of multidisciplinary research, translational research and research across the age groups. It is anticipated that the award will lead to a competitive extramural grant application and to a career in Clinical Translational Research Center-focused clinical investigation.

The grants will be available at each institution effective July 1, 2012.

FUNDING SOURCE:

AWARD AMOUNTS:

Funds up to $20,000 for UPENN based investigators and up to $40,000 for CHOP based investigators may be requested for the initial year of funding. CHOP investigators can request support for a 2-year project at up to $40,000 each year, but funding for Year 2 will be dependent on study progress during Year 1.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants are required to:

  1. Be a full time faculty member or postgraduate fellow (for fellow applicants, preference will be given to those with an offer for a faculty position involving clinical research) at PENN or CHOP.
  2. Hold a doctoral degree from an accredited institution.
  3. Have a rank equal to or less than Assistant Professor, including Post Doctoral Fellows, unless the project is a clear change in emphasis or direction of research (especially from bench to translational research).
  4. Be within five (5) years of completion of their clinical training, or be in an approved fellowship-training program.
  5. Have an interest in patient-oriented research.
  6. Have no past or active K- or R-award NIH funding (e.g. K08, K23, RO3, R21) or higher level NIH funding prior to the start date of the JIPGP. An applicant may have current institutional K (such as a K12), foundation or industry support, but should not propose a JIPGP application that is similar to the existing protocol that is funded. (Applicants should provide NIH -formatted Other Support pages listing all current and pending research funding).

Proposal Submission: Submit the JIPGP application electronically utilizing ITMAT's PILOT GRANT SYSTEM which can be found at: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/my/pilotgrants . Both CHOP and PENN applicants will need a PennKey logon and password to access this system. Please note that PennKeys cannot be processed without social security numbers. Also, it takes a few days for the PennKeys to be activated. Please plan accordingly and request in advance to ensure that you can submit your proposal.

PENN Submissions: PENN Investigators must select the BA that signs off on their grants for approval. Grants will be received once the BA has approved them. PENN proposals are NOT routed through the institution’s electronic grant system.

CHOP Submissions: Please note that CHOP Investigators must select Robert DeNight, Tim Schailey, Berenice Saxon, or Michael Campbell as their BA in the ITMAT PILOT GRANT SYSTEM. Investigators are required to simultaneously submit the JIPGP application on the ITMAT site and CHOP’s Sponsored Projects electronic submission: eSPA. The eSPA grant submission will be an abbreviated application. For ease of submission to eSPA, you may merge all of the JIPGP documents into one PDF. Go to the eSPA login page to start the grant submission: Contact your Sponsored Project Officer for assistance.

Research Proposal: The research proposal shall be no longer than three single-spaced pages plus additional pages for scientific literature references only. The description of the project should include a brief background, hypothesis, subjects, methods, analysis and study feasibility and recruitment sections as well as a paragraph on how you plan to use the resources of the CTRC. CTRC resources can be found on the ITMAT website. Your proposal must clearly indicate which CTRC resources you wish to utilize. Please indicate the importance of this funding on the successful implementation of your research proposal, as well as the feasibility of completing this project within one to two years. Appendix material is not allowed. Please use 1 inch margins and a font of Arial 11.

Other Submission Requirements:

This financial support is in addition to standard CTRC support. A summary of PENN and CHOP CTRC services can be found at ITMAT or contact the appropriate institutional administrative manager for specific CTRC resource information (contact information listed below). Thus, the total resources available for the chosen projects may exceed the maximum monetary award of this grant.

Examples of JIPGP fund budget items include purchase of research supplies, assays, subject recruitment expenses, travel expenses to one scientific meeting to present study results, and salary support for awardee and/or study staff.

EVALUATION:

Applications will be reviewed by the CTRC JIPGP Review Committee and scored on the basis of:

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

The proposal should clearly delineate the proposed use of CTRC resources. If there is a delay in study initiation and or recruitment, a one-year, no-cost extension can be requested after the initial period of funding. Additionally, investigators receiving a one-year award are eligible to re-apply on a competitive basis for a second year of funds, based on progress achieved in the first year of funding. Both no-cost extension and second year funding requests will require a progress report and approval will be at the discretion of the review committee. JIPGP award arrangements will be made on a case-by-case basis with the CTRC Administrative Manager to finance the approved budgetary elements directly from the CTRC grant cost center. Any unused funds at the end of the project period revert to the CTRC.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Any resulting publications in peer-reviewed journals must acknowledge the support of the CTSA grant as follows: "The project described was supported by Grant Number UL1RR024134 from the National Center for Research Resources. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Center for Research Resources or the National Institutes of Health". In addition, if support is provided by other grants or centers that specific citation should be included (contact the relevant program for citation content). Copies of publications should be sent to the appropriate administrative manager as listed below.
JIPGP awardees are required to provide annual progress reports. Awardees will receive an automated notification from the ITMAT pilot grants system and Lorri Schieri, MBA (ITMAT Administrative Director). A progress report will also be required if a second year of funding is requested or if a one year no-cost extension is requested.
Applications must be submitted electronically by February 24, 2012 at 5:00 PM.

AWARD DATES:

• Application Receipt Deadline: Feb 24, 2012
• Notification of Award: April 5, 2012
• Funding Period: 7/1/2012 to 6/30/2013

For questions, contact your local CTRC Administrative Manager:

PENN: Lorri Schieri at schieril@upenn.edu or Jason Molli at molli@upenn.edu.
CHOP: Veronica Mazzaccaro at mazzaccaro@email.chop.edu. You may contact Ms. Mazzaccaro by telephone at (215) 590-2215.

 

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Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET)

To further stimulate research in the environmental health sciences and allow potential applicants to better plan for submissions, the Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET) has adopted a new model for the pilot project application process beginning April 01, 2012. There will be three competitions annually:

Deadline

Review of Applications

Award Date of Funded Applications

April 1

May

June 1

September 1

October

November 1

January 1

February

March 1

Each round we will accept new applications and revised applications in the following areas:

I. General Environmental Health Science Pilot Projects: Awarded to any member of the Standing or Research Faculty who wishes to perform research in any area of environmental health sciences

I. Mentored Scientist Transition Awards: For senior postdoctoral researchers or clinical fellows working in laboratories headed by CEET investigators who will conduct mentored research so that they will position themselves for a mentored transition award available from the NIEHS e.g. K99/00; or K03, K08 or other mechanism.

II. Specialized Areas of Interest such as:

For revised applications, applicants must address the critique of the previous submission. Only one amended application will be allowed.

Information about the application requirements can be found on the CEET web site.

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Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Disease

Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases


Request for Applications: Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program 2012 Competition


Purpose and Research Focus

The purpose of Penn’s Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases is to unite investigators with interests in digestive and liver physiology and disease and to stimulate others in the biomedical community to enter this area of research.  One of the most important aspects of this effort is the funding of Pilot/Feasibility Projects.

The Pilot/Feasibility Project should be related to the focus of the Center, which encompasses molecular studies on the biology or disease of the alimentary tract, pancreas, and liver.  Relevant investigations include those in developmental biology, nutrition, regulation of gene expression, growth, differentiation and carcinogenesis, the biology of stem cells, molecular genetics, gene therapy, and immunology, including growth factors and cytokines.

Eligibility

All faculty members of the University scientific community who meet the eligibility requirements below are invited to submit proposals.  Applicants must be a US. Citizen or have a permanent visa.

1. New investigators who have never held extramural support (R01, and P01).

2. Established investigators in other areas of biomedical research who wish to apply their expertise to a problem in digestive and liver disease.

3. Established digestive and liver investigators who wish to study an area that represents a significant departure from currently funded work.

4. Pilot project awardees are eligible for two years of funding; renewals are evaluated competitively.

Proposal Preparation

1. Submit a pdf via email to kimmeyer@mail.med.upenn.edu.  Complete proposals due by Friday, March 9, 2012 in the Gastroenterology Division, 600 CRB/6140.

2. Format

For additional information, please contact: Center for Molecular Studies in Digestive and Liver Diseases, tel:  573-4264, fax:  573-2024, email: kimmeyer@mail.med.upenn.edu.


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The Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research (CTER)

Request for Applications: Deadline February 29, 2012

The Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research (CTER) will fund several one-year pilot projects beginning in June, 2012 to support research designed to address the challenges of developing and testing interventions to improve therapeutic effectiveness and determining strategies to implement these methods in practice.

Pilot studies should consist of either the design of an intervention that would subsequently lead to a clinical trial or a pilot clinical trial that would lead to a larger scale intervention. Research questions must focus on therapeutics (including medications, devices, or vaccines) and be in one of four areas: 1) methods for performing clinical effectiveness trials, 2) adherence, 3) personalized medicine (e.g., pharmacogenetics), or 4) implementation strategies. Within these four areas, the following are particular topics of interest: patient adherence; choice, dosing or monitoring of medication; prescriber behavior; pharmacogenetics; transition of care interventions; and clinical trial methods development.

For more information go to http://www.med.upenn.edu/cter/pilot-study-requirements.shtml

For questions email sabarile@mail.med.upenn.edu

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Gene Therapy Program

GUIDELINES FOR PILOT & FEASIBILITY AWARD

This Pilot and Feasibility Program is funded by the Gene Therapy Program’s NIDDK P30 Molecular Therapy Core Center grant, which is designed to provide shared resources to support research to develop and test new molecular therapies for CF and other genetic diseases of interest to NIDDK.

A Pilot and Feasibility study provides modest research support for a limited time (one to two years) to enable eligible investigators to explore the feasibility of a concept related to the mission of the Center and generate sufficient data to pursue it through other funding mechanisms. The pilot and feasibility studies are intended to: (1) provide initial support for new investigators; (2) allow exploration of possible innovative new leads or new directions for established investigators in gene therapy and (3) stimulate investigators from other areas to lend their expertise to research in this area. Pilot and feasibility study support is not intended for large projects by established investigators which would otherwise be submitted as separate research grant applications. Pilot and feasibility funds are also not intended to support or supplement ongoing funded research of an established investigator.

A proposed pilot and feasibility study should present a testable hypothesis and clearly delineate the question being asked, detail the procedures to be followed, and discuss how the data will be analyzed. It must be on a topic related to the objectives of the Core Center. Projects should be focused, since funding for these studies is modest and is limited to two years or less. Any one investigator is eligible only once for this support, unless the additional proposed pilot and feasibility study constitutes a real departure from his/her ongoing research.

LETTERS OF INTENT

The Gene Therapy Program requires that investigators who seek support for Pilot & Feasibility Award applications submit, in advance, a BRIEF DESCRIPTION of the research topic. The deadline for submitting Letters of Intent (LOI) has now passed. Letters of Intent (LOI) must be submitted as one complete PDF via email to moniquek@mail.med.upenn.edu - by 5:00pm (EST) on Feb 3. The LOI guidelines can be found at http://www.med.upenn.edu/gtp/PilotApplicationGuidelines. Late submissions will not be accepted.All LOIs are reviewed electronically; therefore anything not submitted electronically will not be reviewed.

The LOI is a brief description of the research project (maximum of 2 pages, not including references) and should include:

Note: Pilot & Feasibility applications may receive funding of up to $50,000/year for up to two years (based on a successful competitive renewal).

LOIs should be typed in Arial 11. Please contact Monique Molloy at moniquek@mail.med.upenn.edu if you have any questions regarding the program.

FULL APPLICATION

Pilot applications should be completed on PHS 398 forms and typed in ARIAL 11 font. Each project should begin with an abstract and a detailed budget which should be followed by information requested in Sections 2, 3, 5 (see below) of the NIH research project application format and should be limited to five pages (to include all figures and references). Also required are your NIH biosketch, other support, and letters of collaboration, if appropriate.  Principal Investigators need to devote at least 5% effort to the project and equipment is not an allowable expense.  Photomicrographs and manuscripts may be submitted in a separate appendix. NIH forms to be used can be found on our website: http://www.med.upenn.edu/gtp/PilotInstructions2012.

2. Specific Aims

3. Research Strategy (Significance, Innovation and Approach)

5. Bibliography and References Cited/Progress Report Publication List

All of these pages should be combined into one PDF and emailed to: moniquek@mail.med.upenn.edu

DEADLINE:  Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 5pm (EST).

Forms:

Abstract

Biosketch

Continuation page

Detailed Budget

Other Support

Printable version of this information (PDF)

RFA (PDF)

 

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Penn Genome Frontiers Institute (PGFI)

The Penn Genome Frontiers Institute provides support to PENN researchers in several ways, including providing funding opportunities for faculty and graduate students.

PGFI has funded research in strategic areas of the genome sciences. These pilot grants provide the means to pursue innovative, and often risky, ideas to the point that the investigators are able to apply for conventional funding mechanisms. Typically grants are awarded for one to two years, for up to $120,000.

For more information, please visit the PGFI website.

 

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Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program

The Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders is once again accepting applications for its Pilot and Feasibility Grant Program. Submissions should be related to musculoskeletal tissue injury and repair which is the broad focus of the Center and Grants are only eligible for Full Members (if you are not a member but would like to become one, please visit: www.med.upenn.edu/pcmd/memberinfo.shtml for instructions on joining). Pilot grants will be due on March 30, 2012 with a planned start date of July 1, 2012 and we are expecting to award 3 new grants in this round.

Potential applicants are encouraged to send me a short e-mail, with your name, a rough title of your proposed project, a sentence or two (at most) describing the global hypothesis or objective, and a note as to which of the 4 Research Cores (Molecular Profiling, Biomechanics, Imaging, Histology) you would use (core use is required for pilot funding). For more information on our Cores and the Center in general, please see the web site at www.med.upenn.edu/pcmd.

Submissions should be related to musculoskeletal tissue injury and repair which is the broad focus of the Center and Grants are only eligible for Center members (if you are not a member but would like to become one, please contact pcmd@mail.med.upenn.edu).

For a list of currently funded Center pilot grants please click here.

For a list of past pilot grantees please click here.

Eligibility

Format

Applications should be formatted loosely in the style of an NIH R03 grant (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-064.html). The main body of the application (Specific Aims through Approach: sections 4-7 below) should be no more than 5 pages total. The application should be in a single pdf file. The format should be:

  1. Cover Page (not NIH face page) with grant title, PI name (and co-PI name if applicable), affiliation, contact information
  2. Budget and brief justification (note that equipment is not allowed)
  3. NIH Biosketch of PI (and co-PI if applicable)
  4. Specific Aims
  5. Significance
  6. Innovation
  7. Approach
  8. Brief Statement of Category of Investigator per guidelines above
  9. Brief Statement of How this Funding will lead to other Extramural Funding
  10. Human Subjects and/or Vertebrate Animal Subjects (if applicable)
  11. Consultants (if applicable)
  12. Literature Cited
  13. Certification of Patient Oriented Research (if applicable)

The completed application should be submitted as a single PDF file to pcmd@mail.med.upenn.edu by March 30, 2012 at 5pm.

Please contact Dr. Lou Soslowsky with any questions or comments.

Phone: 215-898-8653; Fax: 215-573-2133
E-mail: soslowsk@mail.med.upenn.edu

PCMD Funds Available

We would like to introduce you to a new funding mechanism within our Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders. In short, if you have a recent summary statement from an NIH grant (eligible NIH mechanisms include all “R” grants such as R03, R21 and R01 and “P” grants such as P20, P50, P60 on their first submission – please inquire regarding eligibility of other proposal mechanisms) which requires you to run additional experiments, gather additional data, provide feasibility for an approach, or similar, we can provide small funds ($1,000-$15,000) with a very short turn-around time in order to allow you to complete these experiments and resubmit your proposal with the best chance of success. Requests for funding will be evaluated on a rolling basis and priority will be given to Assistant Professors with encouraging initial review priority scores better than ~30-35%. The format of the “Summary Statement Driven Funding Request”, which is limited to one page, is as follows.

In addition to the one page proposal, the PDF of the complete summary statement must be provided. Funding through this mechanism is available by submitting the one page proposal and summary statement to pcmd@mail.med.upenn.edu. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us at pcmd@mail.med.upenn.edu.

 

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Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM)

The Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM) is pleased to announce a call for pilot project proposals in the areas of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. These proposals must focus on the pursuit of new ideas and technologies that would result in innovations transforming these fields. The IRM will fund at least four (4) applications beginning in April 1, 2012.

Applications in the NIH format should be no more than two (2) pages including references and figures but exclusive of NIH biosketches, a one-year budget of up to $50K (template attached), letters of collaborations and other support. Manuscripts may be submitted as a separate appendix. Faculty salary, tuition and student aid, renovations, equipment, and overhead/indirect costs are not allowed. The funding period is April 1, 2012 – March 31, 2013. Applications will be reviewed by members of the IRM Executive Committee and their content will be kept confidential. At least four applications will be funded. The $50K limit may be lifted with pre-approval, if the research involved dictates, and permission is granted following submission of justification to IRMed@pobox.upenn.edu.

Submit applications as a single PDF file inclusive of all documents by February 29, 2012 via email to IRMed@pobox.upenn.edu. Applications should reference “2012 Pilot Project Program” in the subject line.

For more details, please visit www.irm.upenn.edu/2012PilotProjects

For questions, please contact Terry Torres at torrest@mail.med.upenn.edu

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Skin Disease Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Studies (SDRC)

The Skin Disease Research Center (SDRC) is calling for preliminary proposals for the Pilot and Feasibility Studies funded by the SDRC.  The purpose of this program is to provide funds of approximately $20,000 to $50,000 per investigator for 1 year, with the possibility of a second year renewal, to work on projects related to our SDRC theme: Physiology and Pathophysiology of Epidermis.

Eligible applicants are:

The applications must include:

These preliminary applications will be reviewed and a smaller subset of applicants will be requested to submit complete applications. In this way we hope to improve chances for funding for those who fill out more complete final applications.  Directions for complete applications, which will have aims plus a narrative of those aims with a maximum of 5 pages for both, will be available when those applications are requested.

The final applications will be evaluated based on the following:

Preliminary Applications should be submitted by March 15, 2012 to:

Ms. Elle Choe
M8b Stellar Chance Laboratories
422 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

email: choee@mail.med.upenn.edu

Questions should be addressed to Ms. Elle Choe at choee@mail.med.upenn.edu or 215-898-0011.

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Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Pilot Program

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program at the University of Pennsylvania (RWJF H&SSP at Penn) has set aside a Competitive Research and Education Fund to promote interdisciplinary research and education in population health at Penn. These funds will be used to help Penn faculty develop pilot projects which will attract external support for larger-scale studies, as well as new and innovative didactic material.

Please visit www.upenn.edu/rwjhssp for more information and further details.

For additional information, please contact Melissa Kulynych, Program Coordinator by telephone at (215)746-7744, fax (215)746-0397 or email mkulynyc@wharton.upenn.edu

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