Deadline: 6-May-22
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for the International Bioethics Research Training Program to support the mentored training of a sustainable critical mass of bioethics scholars in low and middle-income country (LMIC) research intensive institutions with the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual ethics research that addresses challenging issues in health research and research policy in these countries as well as provide research ethics leadership to their institutions, governments and international research organizations.
Fogarty International Center (FIC) will support LMIC-U.S. collaborative institutional bioethics doctoral and postdoctoral research training programs that incorporate mentored research, advanced theoretical didactic courses and ethics career skills training components to prepare multiple individuals for positions of ethics scholarship and leadership in health research institutions in LMICs.
The International Bioethics Research Training program supports mentored doctoral and long-term postdoctoral research training for ethics experts from low and middle income countries (LMICs) that complements other global health research and research training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers.
The overall goal of this initiative is to support the training of a sustainable critical mass of bioethics scholars in LMIC research intensive institutions with the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual ethics research that addresses challenging issues in health research and research policy in these countries. Collaborative programs should be designed to recruit, select and rigorously train LMIC individuals with the potential to become independent bioethics scholars, teach bioethics courses, and provide expert consultation to their institutions, governments and international research organizations. Awards will support innovative U.S. – LMIC collaborative institutional bioethics training programs that incorporate mentored research, advanced didactic theoretical and ethics career skill training elements to prepare a number of individuals for leadership positions in LMICs.
Goals
This announcement supports collaborations between U.S. and LMIC institutions to provide bioethics research training for multiple individuals with ethics expertise from LMIC research intensive institutions. The primary objective of proposed programs should be to provide LMIC trainees with advanced capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual research on critical ethical issues in health research in their countries. The proposed collaborative U.S.-LMIC institutional doctoral and/or long-term postdoctoral training program should:
- Provide a strong foundation in research design, methods, and analytic techniques appropriate for the trainee’s proposed bioethics research area;
- Enhance trainees’ ability to conceptualize, analyze and resolve bioethics research problems with increasing independence;
- Support mentored bioethics research by trainees using state-of-the-art methods as well as presenting and publishing their research findings;
- Furnish trainee opportunities to interact with the international bioethics academic community at appropriate conferences and workshops; and
- Significantly expand trainees’ understanding of the bioethics theory and ethical practice related to global health research.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request up to $230,000 direct costs per year.
- The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
- Hispanic-serving Institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
- Other
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions)
- Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
- Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research training program as the Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
- Only individuals from LMICs that meet the Country Eligibility are eligible for training under this FOA. Individuals who also have citizenship or permanent residency in the US, other high-income countries, or countries not eligible under the Country Eligibility are not eligible for support under this FOA.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338655
