Deadline: 1/25/22
Amount: $10,000-$250,000
Website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-311.html
Description:
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke’s (NINDS) Research Education Grant Program supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the National Institute of Health’s Institutes and Centers.
The overarching goals of the NINDS Research Education Grant Program are to:
(1) complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs;
(2) encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research;
(3) help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; and
(4) foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
This funding opportunity will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Research Experiences: As the primary goal of the NINDS Research Education Grant Program is to provide participants with the skills, education, and experience needed to successfully compete for individual research funding, the following formal training components should be considered critical for this program: experimental design, statistical methodology that is specifically tailored to the applicant’s needs, grant writing and presentation skills. In addition, participants and faculty are expected to engage in regular discussions about ethical and successful scientific practices. Training in the responsible conduct of research is required. Other than for these specific purposes, or for those participating in a Ph.D.-granting program, it is expected that participants will engage in little or no coursework while participating in this research education program. Supported activities should be restricted to those that will directly aid the participant in developing a significant research project and the skills that will allow them to obtain individual research funding for the proposed project.
- Courses for Skills Development: It is expected that participants of the NINDS Research Education Grant Program will attend and participate in the annual workshop specific to this funding opportunity. This workshop will bring together the participants (typically neurologists, neurosurgeons, and neuropathologists) in this program to discuss the transition from residency and fellowship to successful competition for individual research career development and research awards. The workshop will feature presentations by both junior and established researchers, including some who have recently transitioned to career development awards. The meeting will also include sessions that are individualized for each specialty, small group breakout sessions, and many opportunities for networking and mentoring. All residents and fellows in attendance will also present a poster or oral presentation of their ongoing or planned research during the workshop and discuss their planned, next grant submission specific aims with designated mentors.
Eligible applicants:
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
PROGRAM CONTACT
Stephen Korn, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Training and Workforce Development
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS)