Deadline: 25 May 2018
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is seeking applications from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE)” with an aim to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce.
Goals
- Complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs;
- Enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce;
- Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences;
- Foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
Funding Information
- Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
- The maximum project period is five years.
Focus Areas
- Research Experiences: For example, for undergraduate students: to provide hands-on exposure to research, to reinforce their intent to graduate with a science degree, and/or to prepare them for graduate school admissions and/or careers in research; for graduate students: to provide research experiences and related training.
- Courses for Skills Development: For example, advanced courses in a specific discipline or research area, clinical procedures for research, or specialized research techniques.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- 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.
- Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
- Applicant institutions must be located in the United States of America or its territories including Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
- The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
- Institutions with existing Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (e.g., T32) or other Federally funded training programs may apply for a research education grant provided that the proposed educational experiences are distinct from those training programs receiving federal support. In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed research education program will complement ongoing research training occurring at the applicant institution.
This funding opportunity announcement is open to all institutions of higher learning that:
- Award science degrees to undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate students (M.S./Ph.D.);
- Have a historical mission statement that explicitly states that the institution was founded to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation NSF, see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/) (i.e., African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, U.S. Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities); or
- Have a documented track record of recruiting, retaining, training, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF, which has resulted in the demonstrable outcome of increasing the institution’s contribution to the national pool of graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue biomedical research careers.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit their applications electronically via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.
