Updated August 25, 2008

John H. Rippey Grant for Laboratory Quality Assurance Sponsored by: CAP Foundation

Award Amount: $10,000

Purpose: To support innovative projects related to quality assurance, quality improvement in pathology, or patient safety resulting in improved patient care.

Time Commitment: Project must be completed within the time frame described in the proposal.

Eligibility: All CAP members may apply.

Selection Process:  

• Scientific merit within the definition and scope



• Degree of Innovation



• Transferability to the practice of pathology



• Qualifications of the applicant(s) in the subject of the proposal



• Availability of resources



• Likelihood of completion within the time specified in the proposal (not to exceed two (2) years



• Compatibility to the Rippey Grant definition and scope

Reporting Requirements: Recipients of this grant are required to prepare a series of reports:

1. An interim report is due six (6) months after project initiation.



2. After one (1) year, a final report is due and must be in a form suitable for submission to the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. If the paper is rejected by Archives, the author is free to submit to other journals.



3. The CAP Foundation Board may also communicate the results of the project to the CAP Membership. Copies of these communications will be given to the author(s).