Deadline: 25 July 2017
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its “Research Education Program Grants for CryoEM Curriculum Development (R25)” to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
This initiative is funded through the NIH Common Fund, which supports cross-cutting programs that are expected to have exceptionally high impact. All Common Fund initiatives invite investigators to develop bold, innovative, and often risky approaches to address problems that may seem intractable or to seize new opportunities that offer the potential for rapid progress.
Program Goals
The over-arching goals of the NIH R25 program are to:
- 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
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $600,000
- Award Ceiling: $115,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants must be:
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
- Independent school districts
- City or township governments
- Small businesses
- State governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
- Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.