Office of Training, Career Development and Workforce Diversity

  F31 – Individual NRSA for Diversity PhD Students

• Application due dates: April 13, August 13, and December 13
  
  Provides up to five years of support for research training leading to the PhD or equivalent research degree, the combined MD/PhD degree, or another formally combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical sciences.

  K01 – NINDS Faculty Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research

• Application due dates: February 12, June 12, and October 12
  
  Provides support and protected time (three years) for promising junior investigators (≤ 3 years in faculty position) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, or behavioral sciences leading to research independence.

  K22 – NINDS Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research

• Application due dates: February 12, June 12, and October 12
  
  Provides support for neuroscience researchers with a Ph.D., Ph.D./M.D. or equivalent, who have between 2 and 5 years of postdoctoral research training and who are not in a tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position. This is a two-phase award that provides a maximum of 5 years of support: up to 3 years of support may be obtained during the advanced postdoctoral training period and up to 3 years of support may be obtained during a subsequent first faculty position.

  Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

• Provides supplements to existing NIH-funded active grants (see full announcement for specific mechanisms) to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorate, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented.

Institutional Programs

  NINDS Diversity Research Education Grants In Neuroscience (R25)

• Support applications for Diversity Research Education grants whose goals are to support the development and/or implementation of programs to: (1) increase the number of Ph.D.-level research scientists from diverse backgrounds including graduate, post-doctoral and/or junior-faculty career levels; and (2) advance the careers of the participants to the next step in their education. Funding support for the R25 Diversity Research Education Programs should lead to increased recruitment, mentoring, education and retention of researchers from diverse backgrounds in the neuroscience scientific workforce.

  NIH Blueprint initiative “Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (ENDURE)”

• Aims to raise interest and opportunities in neuroscience research for individuals who are typically underrepresented in the field at the undergraduate level, so that they are prepared to enter and successfully complete neuroscience Ph.D. programs.

  Support to Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1)

• Fosters the development of faculty at minority serving institutions (MSIs) in order to increase their research competitiveness and promote their transition to non-SCORE external sources of funding.

• Participation of Additional NIH Institutes and Centers in PA-11-111 “ Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31)”(NOT-OD-13-033)
  February, 2013
• NRSA Fiscal Year 2012 Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels (NOT-OD-12-033)
  January, 2012
• New Policy on Post-Submission Information on Sponsor's Research Funding (NOT-OD-12-022)
  December, 2011
• Revised Instructions to Require Educational Information in Applicant Biographical Sketch (NOT-OD-11-062)
  April, 2011
• Modification of the Fellowship Biographical Sketch to Permit a Description of Factors that may have Resulted in a Hiatus in Training or Reduced Productivity (NOT-OD-11-050)
  March, 2011
• Change in Policy on the Submission of Letters of Reference Eliminating the Five Day Grace Period (NOT-OD-11-047)
  February, 2011
• Updated Requirement for the Inclusion of Diversity Eligibility Letter (NOT-OD-11-046)
  February, 2011

• Changes in Salary Caps for the K02, K08, and K23 Career Development Awards (NOT-NS-12-018)
  May 2012
• Expiration Date for NINDS K01 Award Extended (NOT-NS-12-001)
  November 2011
• Change in Policy on the Submission of Letters of Reference (NOT-OD-11-079)
  June, 2011
• Change in Policy on the Submission of Letters of Reference Eliminating the Five Day Grace Period (NOT-OD-11-047)
  February, 2011
• New Page Limits for Individual Career Development (K) Awards (NOT-OD-11-027)
  December, 2010
• Important New Priorities for the NINDS K24 (NOT-OD-09-016)
  August, 2009

• NRSA Fiscal Year 2012 Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels (NOT-OD-12-033)
  January, 2012
• Revised Instructions for Inclusion of Appendix Materials in Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (Parent T32)(NOT-OD-11-100)
  July, 2011
• New Page Limits for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Description (NOT-OD-11-039>
  February, 2011
• Revised T32 Data Tables
  December, 2010

• Time Limit on NIH Resubmission Applications
  August, 2012