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Graduate School Professional Development Series: NIH Funding Denise Perry Simmons, Ph.D.

Graduate School Professional Development Series: NIH Funding Denise Perry Simmons, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President UNT Research Development Office of Research and Economic Development March 6, 2014. Overview. What is the NIH? What types of funding are available to Graduate Students?

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Graduate School Professional Development Series: NIH Funding Denise Perry Simmons, Ph.D.

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  1. Graduate School Professional Development Series: NIH Funding Denise Perry Simmons, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President UNT Research Development Office of Research and Economic Development March 6, 2014

  2. Overview • What is the NIH? • What types of funding are available to Graduate Students? • What steps are necessary to prepare to be competitive for funding? • Where is information found for NIH funding? • Where are on-campus services for help with applying for NIH funding? • NIH Fogarty International Center • Q & A

  3. What is the NIH? • The National Institutes of Health is made up of 27 institutes, centers and offices http://www.nih.gov/icd/. • Funding: Intramural and Extramural • Campus Locations • Main campus: Bethesda MD • Administrative Offices: Rockville, MD • Core Facility Services: Gaithersburg, MD • Translational : Fort Dietrich, MD • NIDA: Baltimore, MD

  4. What is the NIH? MISSION • Mission: seek fundamental knowledge about nature and behavior of living systems AND the application of that knowledge to • enhance health • lengthen life • reduce illness • reduce disability • http://www.nih.gov/about/mission.htm

  5. What is the NIH? RESEARCH SUPPORTED • Improve Health of Nation by supporting research in • causes, diagnosis, prevention and cure of human diseases • processes of human growth and development • biological effects of environmental contaminants • understanding of mental, addictive and physical disorders • directing program for collection, dissemination and exchange of information in medicine and health (e.g. development and support of medical libraries, training of medical librarians and other health information specialists • http://www.nih.gov/about/mission.htm

  6. What types of funding are available to Graduate Students? • Individual fellowships • Institutional training grants • Faculty research grants • Doctoral candidates as Co-PI on research grants

  7. What types of funding are available to Graduate Students? • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) • http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm • Individual fellowships • NRSA Fellowships – F31 • Institutional training grants • NRSA Training Grant – T32

  8. What types of funding are available to Graduate Students? • The F- kiosk • Individual fellowships : NRSA Fellowships – F31 • NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Pre-doctoral Fellows (Parent F31)(PA-11-111) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-111.html • NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity) (PA-11-112) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-111.html

  9. What types of funding are available to Graduate Students? • The T-kiosk • Institutional Research Training Grants: NRSA– T32 • NIH:Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) (see (PA-14-015 and -016) • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-016.html • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-015.html

  10. What steps are necessary to prepare to be competitive? • Mentor(s) must have strong record as researcher • recent publications in area of proposed research • successful competition for research funding • track record of training researchers • successful former trainees • expertise and in areas of proposed research • Student: • knowledge base about already funded ideas • research concept written with specific aims • preliminary data to indicate feasibility • well-written research proposal draft • referees in place who know your work and capabilities • Resources: must have demonstrated availability and access to

  11. Where on NIH site is information for NIH funding? • Types of Grant Programs Site: • https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm • Research Grants (R series) • Research Training and Fellowships ( T and F series) • Extramural Training Site: https://grants.nih.gov/training/extramural.htm

  12. Where are on-campus services for help with NIH ? • Office of Research and Economic Development – Research Development • Dr. Simmons : internships, funding, grant writing, general information • denise.simmons@unt.edu • Faculty mentor with NIH funding • Graduate School • Dr. Joseph Oppong: Graduate Research Fellowship Program Joseph.oppong@unt.edu • Office of Nationally Competitive Internships • Dr. James Duban : Internships and grant writing • james.duban@unt.edu

  13. NIH Fogarty International Center? • The International component of the NIH • Mission: support and facilitate global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators…training next generation of scientists to address global health needs http://www.fic.nih.gov/About/Pages/default.aspx • Fogarty Funding: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/Pages/Fogarty-Funding-Opps.aspx • Travel Support Predoctoral: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/NonNIH/Pages/predoctoral-graduate.aspx • Graduate Students: http://www.fic.nih.gov/Funding/NonNIH/Pages/predoctoral-graduate.aspx • Fogarty Fellows and Scholars Program: • http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/default.aspx

  14. Homework You Need to Next • Plan strategically, think creatively. • Review the databases of already funded concepts. • Discuss your idea with Mentor and selected institute Program Director. • View any webinar links. • Perform a thorough literature review. • Select a right topic – emphasize novelty, paradigm change. • Prepare your “trajectory” for graduation– timeline, milestones to include research project.

  15. Funded Concepts Databases • DOD-CDMRP http://cdmrp.army.mil/search.aspx • DOD – SBIR/STTR http://www.dodsbir.net/awards/default.asp • DOE (Energy) http://science.energy.gov/ber/funding-opportunities/award-search/ • DOEd(Education) http://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/award/grntawd.html • DOEd (ED- FIPSE) http://fipsedatabase.ed.gov/fipse/ • EPA http://yosemite.epa.gov/oarm/igms_egf.nsf/Homepage?ReadForm • NEA http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/ • NIH http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm • NSF https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a6/A6Start.htm

  16. Q & A

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