If relevant, briefly describe the subjects  (people) you intend to study and how you will find and recruit them; the manner in which you will handle your observations to decide if your work succeeded in what it set out to do; and pay particular attention to ethical issues, including appropriate institutional review if necessary.

Background information

On a separate sheet, give your date of birth; highest educational and/or professional qualification; major current professional (academic or research) position, if applicable, and relevance to the proposed research; and bibliographic references to not more than two or three of your own publications and/or public presentations (if available).

Applications for funding that permits components to be added to existing  projects can be considered. The budget justification must address any overlap with other funding, describing how  new funding will enable activities that are not already supported.

Form of application

Applicants should submit not more than a maximum of 1500 words (approximately 4 double-spaced pages) in English. Three copies of the text should be sent to:

Mapi Institute
27 rue de la Villette
69003 Lyon
FRANCE

On the lower left corner of the envelope please write "CPA".

An award of up to a maximum of $10,000 will be made every year. The final date for applications in 2009 September 30 2009.

The successful applicant will be required to write up a summary of 300-400 words at the beginning, at mid-term and at the end of the project. These narratives  will be published in the Patient Reported Outcomes Newsletter (PRONL).

If you have questions, please contact Tatiana Gauchon at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or by mail.