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1. Start early. Do not wait until the last minute to begin working on your proposal.
2. In the narrative description, clearly state the title of your research, the objective(s), rationale, methods and the significance of your research proposal. Use subheadings to delineate each part of the narrative description.
3. Specifically in the significance aspect of the narrative description, overtly state how your study contributes to skin of color research.
4. For tips on how to prepare a proposal, please see this NIH page.  
5. In your mentor’s letter of support, the mentor should mention you by name. They should also mention how they will be mentoring you and providing you support for your research project. If they have mentored other SOCS award recipients or been mentors for NIH K award recipients (or equivalents), that should also be noted in their letter of support. They should also mention that you will be provided the necessary time (and space if needed) to complete your research.
6. Complete the budget breakdown using the provided budget template. Please note the grant funding cannot be used for indirect departmental costs or departmental costs including salaries, salary support, travel expenses, overhead costs, IRB fees or to purchase capital equipment such as computers, cellular phones, tablets, appliances, machinery, camera equipment, sensors, etc.
7. Read through your proposal prior to submission. Don’t just use spellcheck -- read through your proposal out loud to look for syntax errors, spelling errors and homonyms.
8. Consider having someone in medicine, not familiar with your research topic, read your proposal prior to submission. If the proposal is difficult for him or her to understand, it will likely be difficult for the Research Committee to understand as well.
9. Make sure your application is complete prior to submission (use the Application Checklist as your guide). Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

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The Skin of Color Society (SOCS) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) are pleased to announce the 2017 winners:

• Nada Elbuluk, MD, MS (Mentee)
• Lynn McKinley-Grant, MD (Mentor)
• Pooja Sodha, MD (Mentee)
• Susan C. Taylor, MD (Mentor)

Congratulations to all the winners and a sincere thank you for all applicants! 

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TIMELINE

Application Deadline: March 31 Application Review Period: March 31 - April 8 Award Recipients Announced:  April 15

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P&G Science Behind Symposium Program:  Arrive late afternoon May 2 and depart late afternoon May 4

Over the past 16 years, Procter & Gamble has hosted more than 200 prominent dermatologists in Cincinnati, OH for a two-day summit called The P&G Science Behind Symposium (a.k.a. Dermatology Technology Symposium). P&G partnered with the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) bring and identify Mentor/Mentee pairs to attend the symposium, enabling idea sharing and relationship building between well-established and up-and-coming dermatologists. Through this valued partnership, P&G and SOCS will bring together top health professionals with leading industry scientists, researchers and marketers to inspire collaboration, innovation, and scientific exchange. The meeting’s ultimate goal is to spur discussion about products with meaningful, measurable and noticeable benefits to consumers and patients. The primary objectives of this program are to:

• Learn more about cutting edge techniques and technologies being used industry-wide to advance skincare products and research
• Foster collaboration and learning with leaders in the dermatology community
• Gain insight into the science behind top skincare products to help guide patient recommendations
• Network with colleagues and renowned scientists and discuss how new skincare technologies can better serve their patients

Physicians in attendance are guided through the science behind P&G products as well as the latest in skin research coming out of state of the art labs– from anti-aging to sensitivity and everything in between.

Applicant Criteria

• Mentor applicants must be an experienced dermatologist (in practice 10 years or more).
• Mentee applicants must be a resident or young physician (out of residency 10 years or less).
• All applicants must be a member of the Skin of Color Society (SOCS) in good standing.
• The award recipients must be able to travel for 3 days during the selected timeframe.
• The award recipients must be willing to sign a legal confidentiality contract and photo consent form prepared and executed by Procter & Gamble.

Mentor/Mentee Pairing

It is anticipated that Mentor/Mentee pairing will represent current or existing relationships, areas of expertise, and research focus. We encourage existing mentors and mentees to jointly apply for this program to better ensure effective collaboration. Our goal is to foster information exchange, ideation, and research sharing via organic, authentic, and at times nurturing relationships.

Application Deadline:  March 31

• Mentorship Experiences