Funding News - Fogarty International Research Collaboration

NINDS invites applications for the Fogarty International Research Collaboration Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) Research Award program.  This announcement is made together with 11 other NIH components.

The FIRCA-BB program supports collaborative basic biomedical research between NIH-supported scientists and investigators in low- to middle-income countries.All non-AIDS-related biomedical research topics that are supported by NINDS (including basic, clinical, and applied research) are eligible for this program.  AIDS-related projects are funded by separate programs.

Potential applicants should contact Dr. Yuan Liu, chief, Office of International Activities, NINDS; telephone:  301-496-0012; email:  yl5o@nih.gov.  For more information visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-222.html.