Virtual Training Series: NIH Funding Strategies for Minority Serving Institutions - In-Person Session

Friday, October 22, 2021-Friday, November 19, 2021
03:00 PM-04:30 PM(EST)
Virtual
45 Center Dr,
Bethesda, MD - 20892
Max.Capacity: 500 No Participants

Special Rules:
Fridays, Oct 22, Oct 29, Nov 5, Nov 12, and Nov 19 - 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Agenda:

The seminars are geared towards a range of potential applicants: those with no or some experience/familiarity with NIH funding opportunities and processes. Examples of topics covered, from introduction to real-time demonstrations, include but are not limited to:

  • Effective and efficient communication strategies to use with NIH Program Officials, Grants Management Specialists, and Scientific Review Officer.
  • How to interpret funding opportunity announcements (FOA). 
  • How to find who to talk to about your ideas and which Institutes and Centers (ICs) to approach, as well as which study sections to submit to (Agency Contacts; Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements, and Staff Contacts; RePORTER; MatchMaker; Assisted Referral Tool). 
  • Overview of programs/initiatives from several different Institutes and Centers.  Here are some examples (FOA # included so you can take a look now!):
    • F31, PA-21-052 (Ph.D., students): Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
    • K99, PAR-21-271 (postdoctoral scholars): MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity 
    • R15, PAR-21-155, PAR-18-714 (faculty): Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate Focused  Institutions, Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools
    • R16, PAR-21-169, PAR-21-173, PAR-21-227 (faculty): Support for Research Excellence 
    • R21, PAR-21-313 (faculty): Small Grants for New Investigators to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
    • R01 RFA-HG-21-041 (faculty): New Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity in Genomics, Bioinformatics, or Bioengineering and Biomedical Imaging Research 
    • Institutional Training Grants: for example, MARC/U-RISE, PAR-21-1467 and PAR-21-146
    • Loan Repayment Program                              



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