Eligible Grant Recipients

The following factors are considered by the IIS Committee when determining whether a grant requestor is qualified to receive an IIS research grant:

• Appropriate credentials, education and reputation (including valid medical license, lack of FDA debarment/disqualification and disciplinary action by a professional licensing body)
• Demonstrable relevant experience, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and prior research
• Clinical or research background, training and knowledge of disease or therapeutic area in which the research will be conducted
• Ability and potential to successfully conduct the research for which the funds are requested (including staffing and site resources)
• Ability to provide scientifically compelling and/or novel research to ViroPharma

Ineligible Grant Recipients include, but are not limited to

• FDA debarred /disqualified or federally excluded individuals and organizations or individuals or organizations with disciplinary action by any professional licensing body
• Institutions who have been previously awarded IIS grants but who have not fulfilled their contractual obligations to ViroPharma