Henry Khachaturian, Ph.D. Extramural Program Policy Officer NIH Office of Extramural Research [email protected]
June 2014
Advice for Mapping Your Career With NIH
• Review Institute/Center (IC) priorities and goals. Each IC has a research training and career development program. • Learn the NIH application and review process • Identify the grant programs offered by each IC • Make early contact with program officers • Find innovative, well-respected mentors and collaborators • Study successful grant applications- talk to your mentor • Propose your best and most creative ideas • Apply (and then Persevere): “It's not that I'm so smart, it's just
that I stay with problems longer.” ~Albert Einstein
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Career Path for a Ph.D. (or equivalent)
Graduatestudent
IndependentPIPh.D. Faculty
Position
T32 F31F32orT32
K22 R01 R37K02
T32-‐ Institutional training grant (NRSA)-‐has pre-‐& postdoc slotsF30 and F31-‐ Individual predoc fellowship (NRSA) (some ICs only support Diversity F30/31s)F32-‐ Individual postdoc fellowship (NRSA)F33-‐ Sr. postdoc fellowship (NRSA)R03-‐ Small GrantR21-‐ Exploratory/Developmental Research GrantR01-‐ Research grant
F33R21R03
Diversity Supplements
K99/R00
PsUs
K02-‐ Independent Scientist AwardK22-‐ Research Scholar Development AwardK99/R00-‐ Pathway to Independence AwardR37-‐ Merit awardP01-‐ Program Project GrantU01-‐ Cooperative Agreement
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Advice for Mapping Your Career With NIH
• Review Institute/Center (IC) priorities and goals. Each IC has a research training and career development program.
• Learn the NIH application and review process
• Identify the grant programs offered by each IC
• Make early contact with program officers
• Find innovative, well-respected mentors and collaborators
• Study successful grant applications- talk to your mentor
• Propose your best and most creative ideas
Don’t Forget the Review Criteria!
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
Overview: The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.
NRSA Opportunities: § Training grants (Ts): Multi-slot
awards that are used to support research training activities for several individuals.
§ Fellowships (Fs): Awards for
graduate students working on a doctoral degree and researchers who have just earned their doctorates (postdocs).
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Training Grants Overview: § Training programs to prepare qualified
individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.
§ Awarded to domestic institutions.
§ Trainees work in mentors’ labs.
§ Available for Predoctoral and/or Postdoctoral researchers.
§ Support basic and/or clinical researchers.
T-Kiosk: http://grants.nih.gov/training/T_Table.htm
Core Review Criteria: 1. Training Program and Environment 2. Training Program Director(s)/
Principal Investigator(s) 3. Preceptors/Mentors 4. Trainees 5. Training Record Additional Review Considerations: 1. Recruitment and Retention Plan to
Enhance Diversity 2. Training in the Responsible
Conduct of Research
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Fellowships Overview: § Awarded to Predoctoral or
Postdoctoral fellows who are working with mentors.
§ Training can be at domestic or foreign institutions.
§ Opportunities in basic and/or clinical research.
§ Open to any scientific area within the NIH scientific mission.
§ PhDs and MD/PhDs receive most of the awards.
F-Kiosk: http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm
Core Review Criteria: 1. Fellowship Applicant – Academic
record and training, publications, etc.
2. Sponsors, Collaborators, and Consultants
3. Research Training Plan 4. Training Potential 5. Institutional Environment &
Commitment to Training Additional Review Consideration: 1. Training in the Responsible
Conduct of Research
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F30 and F31 Predoctoral Fellowships Overview: § Support Predoctoral Fellows during
graduate (possibly medical) training.
§ F30 (MD/PhD) may support up to 6 years of training.
§ F31 is limited to 5 years total.
§ Promising doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research.
§ Some Institutes and Centers only support Diversity F31s.
§ Fellows may not change the scope, move fellowship, or change mentor without prior NIH approval!
Program Features: Ø Stipend:
q FY 2014: $22,476
Ø Tuition/Fees: q 60% of requested tuition,
capped at $16,000 ($21,000 for MD/PhD programs)
Ø Institutional Allowance:
q $4,200 q Includes health insurance
Ø Travel Allowance: q Part of IA
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F32 Postdoctoral Fellowships Overview: § Support Postdoctoral research
training.
§ Promising fellows with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of NIH Institutes & Centers.
§ NRSA support for up to 3 years total. Awardees incur two years of payback.
v Repay the 1st year by staying in research a 2nd year
§ Fellows may not change the scope, move fellowship, or switch mentor without prior NIH approval!
Program Features: Ø Stipends:
q FY 2014: $42,000 (Level-0) to $55,272 (Level-7)
Ø Tuition/Fees:
q 60% of requested tuition, capped at $4,500 ($16,000 for those seeking another doctoral degree)
Ø Institutional Allowance:
q $7,850 q Includes health insurance
Ø Travel Allowance: q Up to $1,000
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Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships Pre- and Post-Doctoral full-time training positions awarded
Kirschstein-NRSA institutional research training grants Applications, awards, and success rates
Kirschstein-NRSA pre-doctoral fellowships (F31s) Applications, awards, and success rates
Kirschstein-NRSA post-doctoral fellowships (F32s) Applications, awards, and success rates
Career Development Awards Overview: § Individual and Institutional Awards.
§ Opportunities for basic and clinical investigators.
§ Mix of mentored and independent mechanisms.
§ Some designed as awards for faculty investigators.
§ Newer programs (K22 and K99/R00) are transition awards for MDs and PhDs.
K-Kiosk: http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
Core Review Criteria: 1. Candidate 2. Career Development Plan/Career
Goals & Objectives (or Plan to Provide Mentoring*)
3. Research Plan 4. Mentor(s), Consultants(s) and
Collaborator(s) 5. Environment and Institutional
Commitment to the Candidate Additional Review Consideration: 1. Training in the Responsible
Conduct of Research * For Independent K awards
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