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The NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) F99/K00 award opportunity provides late-stage graduate students from diverse backgrounds with strong training in neuroscience with the resources and tools that will help facilitate a transition to a productive postdoctoral research position and will provide career development opportunities relevant to their long-term career goal of becoming independent neuroscience researchers. The award is intended for PhD students from diverse backgrounds with 1-2 years left in a research doctoral degree program who are performing neuroscience research within the BRAIN Initiative or Neuroscience Blueprint missions at a U.S. domestic institution. Individuals may receive up to 6 years combined support for both phases, which includes up to 2 years in the F99 fellowship phase and up to 4 years in the K00 career development phase.
D-SPAN applicants should present a complete, consistent, and compelling story of how the proposed research and training plans over the next 5-6 years will build on past accomplishments to achieve the applicant’s career goals. The challenge for this application is articulating your vision of four years of postdoctoral training without knowing where or with whom that training will be conducted. The proposal must be synergistic—all components working together to foster a successful transition to a postdoctoral position and ultimately an independent research position in neuroscience.
Before You Start Your Application
The Application
F99/K00 applications are reviewed on five criteria: Fellowship Applicant; Sponsors, Collaborators, and Consultants; Research Training Plan; Training Potential/Development Plan; and Institutional Environment & Commitment to Training. Visit the FOA to make sure you address the required review criteria for each section (see "Section V. Application Review Information" of the FOA).
Tips for each section are below:
Fellowship Applicant
Sponsors, Collaborators, and Consultants
Research Training Plan
Training Potential/Development Plan
Institutional Environment & Commitment to Training
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