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Requirements: Doctoral degree Program Description: The Health Disparities LRP is a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in health disparities research. In exchange for a two-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified repayable educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that may result from these payments. The scope of research qualified for this program includes basic research, clinical research or behavioral research directly related to health disparity populations and the medically underserved. A group is defined as a health disparity population "if there is a significant disparity in the overall rate of disease incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality, or survival rates in the population as compared to the health status of the general population." [Public Law 106-525] To participate, you must be a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national or permanent resident) and have a M.D., Ph.D., Pharm. D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., Psy.D., D.C., D.V.M., N.D., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution. You must conduct health disparities research 50% of your time (at least 20 hours weekly based on a 40 hour week) for two years and it must be funded by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. Government (Federal, state or local) entity. Also, the research must not be prohibited by Federal law or NIH policy. Website: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-healthdisp.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program Description: This program provides awards to build the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as a means to broaden participation in the Nation's STEM workforce. Support is available for Implementation Projects, Planning Grants, Education Research Projects, and Targeted Infusion Projects. Eligibility: Organization Limit: Historically Black Colleges and Universities that are accredited and that currently offer associate or baccalaureate degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. PI Eligibility Limit: The Principal Investigator for HBCU-UP Implementation Projects and Planning Grant proposals should be the chief academic officer of the institution or other senior academic official. Potential Co-Principal Investigators include the key personnel that will be involved in the implementation of the project activities. The Principal Investigator for Targeted Infusion Projects should be a STEM departmental head. Potential Co-Principal Investigators include the key personnel that will be involved in the implementation of the project activities. The Principal Investigator for Education Research Projects should be the individual who will perform the research project. Potential Co-Principal Investigators include all collaborators on the research project. Limit on Number of Proposals: Eligible institutions can submit either an Implementation Project proposal or a Planning Grant proposal in any year. Please note that an eligible institution can only have one active Implementation Project or Planning Grant. Eligible institutions can submit one Targeted Infusion Project proposal in each biannual competition. This is in addition to either an Implementation Project or Planning Grant proposal if applicable. There is no limit to the number of Education Research Project proposals that can be submitted from an eligible institution. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06508/nsf06508.htm
Requirements: American Indian and Alaska Native and Clinical Psychology: Ph.D. Level only Program Description: The Health Professions Scholarship Program provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native (Federally recognized only) students only enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs. For this program, there are service obligations and payback requirements that the recipient incurs upon acceptance of the scholarship funding. Priority is given to Graduate Students, and Junior and Senior Level Students, unless otherwise specified. Applicants for a Health Professions scholarship support must submit a signed Indian Health Scholarship Program Contract (form IHS–818) as part of the application, agreeing to accept payment of scholarship funds if they are selected for the award and to enter into a service obligation with the IHS to provide health services upon completion of their health education program in the full-time professional practice of their health profession. Applicants must: 1. be an American Indian or Alaska Native (Federally recognized only and applicant must be a member of his/her tribe); 2. be a high school graduate or equivalent; and 3. be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a full or part-time study program leading to a degree in a health related professions school within the United States for one of the health career priority categories listed above. 4. Documentation must be received from part-time applicants that their school and course curriculum allows less than full-time status. Website: http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/SP/sp104.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
Website: http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/DHPS/index.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Doctorate The Instructional Materials Development (IMD) program includes four components: * Learning Progressions -- supports the creation of instructional frameworks centered on learning progressions in science and technology education and the development of associated teacher resources and models for professional development. * Instructional Materials for Students -- supports the creation and substantial revision of comprehensive curricula and supplemental instructional materials that are research-based; enhance classroom instruction, preK-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organizations. * Assessment -- supports the creation of tools for assessing student learning that are tied to nationally developed standards and reflect the most current thinking on how students learn mathematics and science. Projects can also focus on developing resources that provide technical assistance to schools and districts in implementing new assessments. * Applied Research -- supports the research for development of the IMD program and projects; provides evidence for the effectiveness of materials and feedback for strengthening the portfolio; and identifies possible new directions in instructional materials and assessment. Proposals may be submitted for projects in any field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) education typically supported by NSF. Eligibility: Organization Limit: None Specified. PI Eligibility Limit: An individual may serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) for no more than one proposal per round of competition; any exceptions must obtain prior approval, in writing, from the IMD Section Head. Limit on Number of Proposals: None Specified. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05612/nsf05612.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Bachelors Program Description:The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program seeks to train PhD scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background and the technical, professional and personal skills needed to address the global questions of the future. Through the use of innovative curricula and internships, and by focusing on problem-centered training, these programs give their graduates the edge needed to become leaders in their chosen fields. To learn more about IGERT PhD programs located at universities across the country, and to find a program that's right for you, click here. The mission of the IGERT National Recruitment Program is to help students find the IGERT program that is right for them, and help IGERT faculty and PIs find the students that are right for their programs. As part of this mission, we seek to increase the participation of underrepresented groups, including women and minorities, in doctorate programs in the engineering, science and mathematics fields, by helping Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and their constituencies tap into a bountiful resource opportunity. Eligibility: * Wants to be a scientist for the future-- more flexible, more collaborative, more adept at linking issues in the life, earth, and social sciences, and more able to solve the global issues that face us today. * Has demonstrated strong interest and motivation in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. * Has completed a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. * Is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Website: http://www.igert.org ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: none specified The Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI) is a collaborative effort jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education (see http://www.ed.gov/programs/edresearch/applicant.html), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the National Institutes of Health (see http://www.nichd.nih.gov/funding/funding-opps.htm). In FY 2004 the IERI grant competition will be managed separately by each agency. The National Science Foundation invites proposals for research projects that will investigate the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve student learning and achievement in pre K-12 science and/or pre K-12 mathematics with an emphasis on middle and high school. Technology should be a part of the intervention or used in an essential manner in the analysis of the intervention. The goal of IERI-supported jointly by the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation (represented by REC), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-is to support scientific research that investigates the effectiveness of educational interventions in reading, mathematics, and the sciences as they are implemented in varied school settings with diverse student populations. Organization Limit: None Specified. PI Eligibility Limit: None Specified. Limit on Number of Proposals: None Specified. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04553/nsf04553.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Undergraduate, Post-Baccalaureate (within two years), or Graduate Student Program Description:The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest component of the National Institutes of Heath (NIH), is the nation's premier biomedical research facility and a world leader in cancer research. NCI recognizes the importance of identifying, training, and mentoring talented researchers from populations underrepresented in science and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Toward this end, the NCI has designed the Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC) Program. The ICRC Program sponsors highly-qualified students on an all expense paid, two-day visit to the NCI located in Bethesda, Maryland. ICRC participants will have the opportunity to tour the facilities of the NCI and the NIH, listen to and network with research fellows, and potentially interview for an internship with NCI Investigators. This program provides participants with the opportunity to experience the NCI first-hand and personally interact with the world's leading cancer researchers. Successful candidates for the ICRC Program will have a strong academic record, demonstrated research experience, and a commitment to a career in biomedical, behavioral, or population science research. Eligibility: * Undergraduate, Post-Baccalaureate (within two years), or Graduate Student of an accredited U.S. college or university * GPA of 3.2 or higher and good academic standing * Demonstrated research experience * Available in 2006 for a full-time summer OR post-baccalaureate internship * United States citizen or permanent resident (green card), or a I-551 stamp in your passport * Must be at least 18 years of age or older by February 15, 2006 * Member of an underrepresented population OR financially disadvantaged background Website: http://icrc.nci.nih.gov ................................................................................................................................................................................
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Requirements: Doctorate The Contraception and Infertility Research LRP is a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in contraception and infertility research. In exchange for a two-year commitment to your research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified repayable educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that may result from these payments. Infertility research is defined as research whose long-range objective is to evaluate, treat or ameliorate conditions which result in the failure of couples to either conceive or bear young. Contraception research is defined as research whose ultimate goal is to provide new or improved methods of preventing pregnancy. To be eligible you must also be a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national or permanent resident) and a physician, Ph.D.-level scientist, veterinarian, nurse, physician's assistant, graduate student, or postgraduate research fellow training in the health professions. You must commit to conduct contraception and infertility research for 50% of your time (at least 20 hours weekly based on a 40 hour week) for two years and it must be funded by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. Government (Federal, state or local) entity. Also, the research must not be prohibited by Federal law or NIH policy. Website: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-contra.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Doctorate Program Description: The Directorate for Education and Human Resources through the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) announces the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Cohort III supplemental activity, “Bridge to the Doctorate (BD)," beginning in FY 2005. The goal of these supplements is to fund the initial two years of graduate study at Phase III LSAMP Alliance institutions. This activity will broaden participation through the attraction of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Additionally, this activity seeks to remove minority students' hesitancy about entering graduate school, and the fear of creating additional financial indebtedness associated with initial graduate education. Approximately 24,000 baccalaureate degree recipients are produced annually at LSAMP institutions. In order to ensure the matriculation of a larger number of these well trained and educated underrepresented minority students to graduate school, two-year supplemental funding on a competitive basis will be available to Phase III LSAMP Alliances. Eligibility: Each Phase III LSAMP Alliance may designate one graduate institutional site in their Alliance for this activity. The Alliance's lead institution must submit the proposal. All STEM disciplines qualify for support. However, sites are encouraged to support STEM disciplines that are sparsely represented nationally by minority groups. Examples of such fields include: chemistry, physics, mathematics, geosciences, environmental, atmospheric and polar research fields, etc. Applications focused on a single STEM field will be returned without review. Website: http://www.nsf.gov//pubs/2005/nsf05585/nsf05585.jsp ................................................................................................................................................................................
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Requirements: Doctoral degree Program Description:The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) offer Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and related supporting activities in an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the U.S. These fellowships support training and research at the postdoctoral level in a host institution in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences supported by NSF. Supporting activities are travel grants to graduate students to visit prospective sponsors, starter research grants for Fellows, and an annual meeting of Fellows and their mentors Organization Limit: NSF postdoctoral fellowships and graduate student travel awards are awards to individuals, and applications are submitted directly by the applicant to the NSF. Fellows must affiliate with institutions (e.g., colleges and universities, government and national laboratories and facilities, and privately-sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums, and, under special conditions, for-profit organizations). Organizations may apply for research starter grants. PI Eligibility Limit: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or legally admitted permanent resident aliens of the United States; have earned the doctoral degree in an appropriate scientific field no more than four years before the deadline date of the application or plan to earn this degree no more than one year after the deadline date; have completed no more than two years of postdoctoral support prior to the deadline for this fellowship application; and propose a research and training plan that falls within the program areas of BIO or SBE and explains how the fellowship award will broaden the participation of underrepresented minorities at the postdoctoral level in the US. The Fellowships are designed to permit Fellows to choose the research and training environment most beneficial to their scientific development. This requires a change from the doctoral institution or a justification if this change is not proposed. Limit on Number of Proposals: Applicants may submit only one fellowship application per year. There is no limit on the number of applicants that an institution may host. Travel awards and starter research grants are one-time awards. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13454&org=NSF&from=fund ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Predominantly minority institutions Program Description: The program provides grants to effect long-range improvement in science education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into science and engineering careers. Eligible applicants include public and private, nonprofit accredited institutions of higher education (IHEs) with minority enrollments that exceed 50 percent of the total enrollment; professional scientific societies; nonprofit science-oriented organizations; and nonprofit 4-year accredited colleges and universities that provide needed services to a group of eligible minority institutions or that provide special training for project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority institutions. Additionally, eligible applicants include 2-year public or private non-profit IHEs that award associate degrees and are minority institutions that have curricula that include science and engineering subjects and enter into a partnership with a 4-year minority IHE. A minority institution is defined in the regulations at 34 CFR 637.4(b). This program does not support scholarships for students. Website: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iduesmsi/index.html ................................................................................................................................................................................
Website: http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/join_us/lrp.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Bachelors Program Description: The NIH Academy is a postbaccalaureate program that provides opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical investigation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The mission of the Academy is to enhance research dedicated to the elimination of domestic health disparities through the development of a diverse cadre of biomedical researchers. Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States. To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have graduated from an accredited U.S. college or university. You must also be a recent college graduate (meaning that the Academy start date, at the end of August, is less than a year after your graduation from college with your first Bachelor's degree). Website: http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbacAcademy.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
Website: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/extramural/index.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
This initiative will develop and implement a new Pathway to Independence Award Program (PI) designed to facilitate receiving an R01 award earlier in an investigator’s research career. The primary, long-term goal of the PI Award Program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported independent investigators. The Pathway to Independence Award will provide up to five years of support consisting of two phases. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising, postdoctoral research scientists. This phase will be followed by up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an independent research position. Award recipients will be expected to compete successfully for independent R01 support from the NIH during the career transition award period. The PI Award is limited to postdoctoral trainees who propose research relevant to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Eligibility Website: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-133.html ................................................................................................................................................................................
Website: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/committees/outreach_committee/PDAtoc ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Institutions with graduate and postgraduate research training Program Description: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals, selected by the institution, who are training for careers in specified areas of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research. The purpose of the NRSA program is to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation"s biomedical and behavioral research agenda. Accordingly, the NRSA program supports predoctoral, postdoctoral, and short-term research training experiences. The NIH institutes and centers may have special policies and requirements for their Institutional Research Training Grants (T32). Therefore, in the early stages of application preparation, applicants should contact the prospective NIH awarding component listed at the end of this announcement to discuss their specific policies. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS Only domestic, non-profit, private or public institutions may apply for grants to support research training programs. The applicant institution must have a strong research program in the area(s) proposed for research training and must have the requisite staff and facilities to carry out the proposed program. ELIGIBLE TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTORS Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to organize and implement a high quality research training program is invited to work with their institution as the director of the research training program in order to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. The research training program director at the institution will be responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees to the NRSA research training grant and for the overall direction, management, and administration of the program. TRAINEE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Trainees appointed to the training program must have the opportunity to carry out supervised biomedical or behavioral research with the primary objective of developing or extending their research skills and knowledge in preparation for a research career. A trainee must be a citizen or non-citizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or some other legal verification of such status). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-109.html ................................................................................................................................................................................
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Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5472&org=NSF ................................................................................................................................................................................
Website: http://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/homepage.html
Requirements: Advanced graduate and post-doctoral students Approximately 6 to 8 awards will be made yearly to U.S. research institutions or professional societies for the purpose of organizing a PASI. The Principal Investigator (PI) shall be the designated contact person for the Institute and is expected to provide leadership in fully coordinating and integrating its activities. The PI is responsible for (a) the preparation of the scientific and/or engineering program, (b) the selection of lecturers and students, (c) the administration of the meeting, and (d) the publication of lectures and proceedings from the meeting. Institutes in the physical, mathematical, or biological science disciplines and/or engineering may be supported with some exceptions. Institutes in the biological sciences should place a special emphasis on using modern tools in genomics and bioinformatics to explore themes in biology. Proposals for Institutes that focus on the etiology, diagnosis or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or animals, will not be reviewed. Institutes developed around animal models of such conditions or the development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their treatment also are not eligible for support. Institutes in bioengineering, with diagnosis or treatment-related goals, however, that relate engineering principles to problems in biology and medicine while advancing engineering knowledge are eligible for support. Institutes that focus on research advances that could aid persons with disabilities also are eligible. The PI should be assisted by a small Organizing Committee composed normally of three to four lecturers from at least two other countries of the Americas and, if appropriate, from different research sectors. A local scientist or engineer from the host country should be a member of the Organizing Committee. Brief professional background summaries and descriptions of the role to be played by each member of the Organizing Committee should be provided. The rationale for the choice of topics and location should be clearly spelled out. Proposals that are of an applied nature, and especially where relevance to industry is claimed, should include a noted industrial scientist or engineer on the Organizing Committee. The Institute will be aimed at the post-doctoral level, but may include advanced graduate students, and relevant senior scientists and engineers. PASIs should involve 8 to 12 lecturers and 30 to 50 students from the different countries in the Americas with at least half from the United States. In order to preserve balance, PASI students from any single Western Hemisphere country other than the United States should not exceed 25% of the total number. PASI students from non-Western Hemisphere countries may be accepted under special circumstances but in no case should their number exceed 15% of the total number. Non-Western Hemisphere students may not receive financial support from the PASI grant. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5327&org=NSF&from=fund ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Doctoral-level pediatric researchers Program Description: The Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program is designed to attract health professionals to pediatric research. Pediatric Research is directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children. Qualified health professionals who contractually agree to conduct qualified pediatric research for 50 percent of time, or not less than 20 hours per week based on a 40 hour week, for a two-year consecutive period are eligible to apply for this program. Participants in this program can receive educational loan repayment up to $35,000 annually, depending on total educational loan debt (click here to estimate how much can be repaid depending on debt). In addition, payments equal to 39 percent of total loan repayments are credited to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of program participants to offset Federal tax liabilities incurred. The Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program is authorized by the Children's Health Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-310), which introduced Section 487F of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 288-6). Program eligibility: doctoral-level pediatric researchers with a domestic nonprofit or U.S government (Federal, state or local) funding. To participate, you must be a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national or permanent resident) and have a M.D., Ph.D., Psy.D., Pharm. D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., D.V.M., or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited institution. You must conduct pediatric research for 50% of your time (at least 20 hours weekly based on a 40 hour week) for two years and it must be funded by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. Government (Federal, state, or local) entity. Also, the research must not be prohibited by federal law or NIH policy. Website: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-pediatric.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Bachelors Program Description: The Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) program and the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) provide opportunities for recent college graduates to spend a year engaged in biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Trainees work side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Fellowships are available in the more than 1250 intramural laboratories of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which are located on the main NIH campus in Bethesda, MD as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD; Research Triangle Park, NC; Phoenix, AZ; Hamilton, MT; and Detroit, MI. To be eligible to apply for this program, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, must have graduated from an accredited U.S. college or university with a bachelor's degree, and must begin training within two years of receipt of the undergraduate degree. In addition, during their tenure in the program Postbaccalaureate IRTAs are expected to initiate the application process for graduate or medical school. (The program is also open to individuals who have been accepted into graduate or medical degree programs and who have written permission from the school to defer matriculation for up to one year.) The duration of the program is normally one year; it can be extended for one additional year depending on satisfactory trainee performance and continued availability of funds. Website: http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbac.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Postdoctoral The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) offers Postdoctoral Fellowships in Polar Regions Research to highly qualified individuals in U.S. host organizations to support training and research on any aspect of scientific study of the Antarctic and/or the Arctic. The fellowship program develops and trains new investigators in polar regions research with concomitant goals to: * Support innovative research in emerging areas; * Encourage interdisciplinary research; * Foster activities that create broader impacts for science and society; and * Increase the participation of underrepresented groups in polar regions research. Fellowships promote human resource development in conjunction with advancing scientific knowledge and understanding and attracting new technologies and expertise to polar regions research. In collaboration with sponsoring scientists, fellowship candidates are encouraged to propose research and training plans that outline opportunities relevant to their career goals, such as developing novel conceptual approaches, enhancing technical skills, gaining field or teaching experience, participating in education and outreach activities, or forming industry partnerships. It is not expected that each fellowship candidate will propose a research and training plan that meets all of the fellowship program goals; rather, candidates should identify activities that contribute their knowledge and skills to the scientific study of polar regions, that foster their research interests and talents, that promote the development of skills and competencies appropriate to their career goals, and that address the merit review criteria identified in this solicitation. An individual is eligible to apply for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Polar Regions Research and an (optional) associated travel grant if all of the following criteria are met: * The candidate is a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident alien in the United States. * The candidate has earned the doctoral degree in an appropriate scientific field or will complete a doctoral degree no more than 1 year after the proposal deadline date. * The candidate has not participated in postdoctoral training for a combined full-time-equivalent duration of more than three years or provides a statement that justifies further postdoctoral training. * The candidate proposes a sponsoring U.S. organization that differs from the doctoral-granting institution or provides a statement that justifies continuing at his or her doctoral-granting institution. * The candidate proposes a research and training plan that falls within the program areas supported by OPP (described in Antarctic Research and Arctic Research Opportunities). * The candidate has not previously held a Federal research grant, with the exception of graduate fellowships and other sources of individual student support. * The candidate submits a research plan that has not been submitted in another proposal to any Federal agency. Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04566/nsf04566.htm ................................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Postdoctoral Program Description: The Postdoctoral Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) is available to promising researchers who are interested in pursuing full-time, semi-independent research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. Post-doctoral fellows in this program select laboratories that are compatible with their academic interests and career plans. An important aspect of the postdoctoral training experience at NHGRI is the intensive mentoring that the fellow receives from an NHGRI investigator, including career counseling. Trainees also receive extensive support from the NHGRI Intramural Training Office, which serves as a focal point for training and career development and whose goal is to improve the overall training experience at NHGRI. All fellows are encouraged to participate in post-doctoral seminar series, activities offered through the NHGRI Fellows Committee, and other NHGRI- and National Institutes of Health (NIH)- sponsored career development programs. IRTAs are initially awarded for one to two years. These awards may be extended to a maximum of five years, depending on the annual review of the trainee's research accomplishments and the availability of institutional resources. To be eligible: Postdoctoral candidates must be United States citizens or permanent residents with a doctoral degree and less than five years of relevant post-doctoral experience. Postdoctoral candidates from non-United States countries are welcome to apply for a Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowship. Candidates must be interested in pursuing full-time, semi-independent research in National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) laboratories. Website: http://www.genome.gov/14514637 ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Non-U.S. citizen and postdoctorate Program Description: Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships provide the opportunity for recent doctoral degree recipients to enhance their research skills in the resource-rich National Institutes of Health (NIH) environment, which consists of more than 1200 laboratories located on the main campus in Bethesda, MD as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD, Research Triangle Park, NC, Phoenix, AZ, and Hamilton, MT devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Trainees pursue both basic and clinical research free from the demands of obtaining grants and teaching, although opportunities to do both are available. Awards are granted for an initial 12-month period and may be renewed for up to five years, based on satisfactory performance and the continued availability of funds. To be eligible to apply for this program, candidates must hold a doctoral degree and have no more than five years of relevant research experience since receipt of their most recent doctoral degree. Citizens of all non-U.S. countries are welcome to apply. Website: http://www.training.nih.gov/postdoctoral/vf.asp ................................................................................................................................................................................
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Requirements: Minority student and doctoral students. Program Description: The National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority Students will provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree; the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree; or other combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in the biomedical, behavioral sciences, or health services research. These fellowships are designed to enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, and health services research labor force in the United States. Accordingly, academic institutions are encouraged to identify and recruit students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who can apply for this fellowship. Support is NOT available for individuals enrolled in medical or other professional schools UNLESS they are also enrolled in a combined professional doctorate/Ph.D. degree program in biomedical, behavioral, or health services research. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Citizenship. By the time of award, individuals must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Noncitizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Underrepresentation. The applicant must be from ethnic/racial groups that have been determined by the applicant's graduate institution to be underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research. The NIH particularly encourages institutions to identify individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research nationally. These groups include African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders. Degree Requirements. An applicant must currently be enrolled in a Ph.D. or equivalent research degree program, a combined M.D./Ph.D. program, or other combined professional doctorate/research Ph.D. graduate program in the biomedical or behavioral sciences, or have been accepted by and agreed to enroll in such a graduate program in the academic year for which funds are sought. Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-069.html ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Requirements: Person with disabilities and doctoral student Program Description: This program announcement from the National Institutes of Health is for National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowships for Students with Disabilities. It is a trans-NIH announcement that applies to all NIH funding components listed under INQUIRIES at the end of this announcement. The NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship for Students with Disabilities will provide up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. (or equivalent research degree), or the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree (or other combined professional research doctoral degrees) in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. The intent of this Predoctoral Fellowship Program is to encourage students with disabilities to seek graduate degrees and thus further the goal of increasing the number of scientists with disabilities who are prepared to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral research. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Citizenship. By the time of award, individuals must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Noncitizen nationals are persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Definition of Disability. For the purpose of this announcement, the definition of persons with disabilities from the Americans with Disabilities Act will be used. An individual with a disability is one who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or who is regarded as having such an impairment." Qualified students with disabilities are those who, with reasonable accommodation for their disability, are capable of pursuing a research career after appropriate education, training, and experience. A list of disabilities that might confer eligibility for awards under this program includes, but is not limited to, the following: total deafness in both ears, visual acuity less than 20/200 with corrective lenses, speech impairment, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, convulsive disorders, mental or emotional illness, learning disabilities, kidney dialysis, and severe distortion of limbs and/or spine. In all cases, individuals supported under this program must, with reasonable assistance, be able to complete the requirements for the degree program in which they are enrolled. Degree Requirements. An applicant must currently be enrolled in a Ph.D. or equivalent research degree program, a combined M.D./Ph.D. program, or other combined professional doctorate/research Ph.D. graduate program in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences. Or, the applicant must have been accepted by and agreed to enroll in such a graduate program in the academic year for which funds are sought. Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-068.html .............................................................................................................................................................................. Requirements: Undergraduate or graduate students. Program Description: Students wishing to become K-12 teachers who are either majoring in any branch of science, math, engineering or technology or are education majors are encouraged to apply. Students in a post-graduate program preparing for a teaching certificate are also eligible. This program places students in paid internships in Science, Math, and Technology at any of several different locations (see Choosing a Lab). The participants in the program have decided on a teaching career in one of these disciplines. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories' research programs. They also have the mentorship of a Master Teacher who is currently working in K-12 education as a teacher and is familiar with the research environment of a specific National Laboratory. The different laboratories each offer different research opportunities (see Choosing a Lab). To be eligible, applicants: 1. Must be currently enrolled as a student in an undergraduate or graduate program at an accredited college or university. 2. Must intend to become a K-12 teacher in science, mathematics, or technology. 3. Must be 18 years or older at the start of the program. 4. Must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident Alien. 5. Must have earned a high school diploma or GED. 6. Can participate in a maximum one PST internship. 7. Must have coverage under a health insurance plan. It is the responsibility of each participant to secure insurance coverage before arriving at the appointment site. 8. Must have completed at least one year of college, including a minimum of two math classes above college algebra OR at least two laboratory science classes. Website: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/PST/about.htm |
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