| Change text size: S M L |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
National Research Service AwardsSeveral different fellowship award mechanisms are available to individuals at various stages of their education and scientific career who desire further research training and career development in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. In addition, opportunities are available to institutions that wish to offer research traineeships to predoctoral and/or postdoctoral individuals. Information on these programs, including application forms and detailed instructions, are available from the NIDCD Research Training Officer, Dr. Daniel Sklare; telephone: (301) 496-1804. The NIH Office of Extramural Research has also developed an NIH Research Training page. A description of the following NIDCD research training grants include:
For specific NIDCD guidelines applicable to the fellowship programs above (F30, F31, F32, F33), see the following Notice:
NIDCD Dual-Degree Individual Predoctoral Fellowships for Training Physician-Scientists [F30]The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications for individual predoctoral National Research Service Award fellowships (F30) to train physician-scientists on a dual MD/PhD track to conduct biomedical and behavioral research on human communication. There is a critical need for physician-scientists who can apply both their medical and research training to investigate problems of disease in humans. This initiative is designed to increase the number of physician-scientists trained to conduct basic and clinical research in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The applications are reviewed by the Scientific Review Branch of the NIDCD using a fast-track process that is completed in 4-5 months from submission to award of meritorious applications. Owing to this expedited process, applications must strictly conform to NIH and NIDCD guidelines and late materials cannot be accepted. Eligibility and Requirements. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. The applicant must have a baccalaureate degree and show evidence of both high academic performance in the sciences and significant interest in research within the scientific mission areas of the NIDCD. The applicant must be enrolled in an MD program at an accredited medical school, accepted in a science PhD program, and supervised by a mentor in that scientific discipline at the time the application is submitted. The typical applicant will apply during the first two years of medical school; however, applications may be submitted at any stage of medical school. Scope of Support. Awards made under this program announcement will use the Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD Fellowship (F30) mechanism to provide combined medical school and predoctoral PhD support for a maximum of six years. In addition to stipend support, predoctoral Kirschstein NRSAs provide partial support of tuition and fees, health insurance, training-related expenses, and travel. Supplementation is allowed from nonfederal sources. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows [F31]This NIDCD/NRSA program provides support for dissertation-stage research training leading to the Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in the biomedical or behavioral communication sciences. The intent of this program is to promote the entry of qualified students into biomedical and behavioral research on human communication. The applications are reviewed by the Scientific Review Branch of the NIDCD using a fast-track process that is completed in 4-5 months from submission to award of meritorious applications. Owing to this expedited process, applications must strictly conform to NIH and NIDCD guidelines and late materials cannot be accepted. Eligibility and Requirements. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and must be doctoral candidates, or within three months of candidacy, pursuing dissertation research in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech or language. Activation of the award is contingent upon acceptance into candidacy for the doctoral degree. Scope of Support. The total period of predoctoral research
training support under the NRSA authorization is limited to an aggregate
of five years (including NRSA fellowships and traineeships). Kirschstein-NRSA
awards provide stipends to predoctoral fellows as a subsistence
allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training
experience. In addition to stipend support, predoctoral Kirschstein
NRSAs provide partial support of tuition and fees, health insurance,
training-related expenses, and travel. Supplementation is allowed
from nonfederal sources. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (Fellowships) [F32]The Kirschstein NRSA for individual postdoctoral fellows offers basic and clinical scientists the opportunity to receive full-time postdoctoral research training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences within the NIDCD mission by providing support for up to three years of aggregate NRSA support. These fellowships are not intended for study leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or equivalent, health professional degrees, nor do they support residency training. The applications are reviewed by the Scientific Review Branch of the NIDCD using a fast-track process that is completed in 4-5 months from submission to award of meritorious applications. Owing to this expedited process, applications must strictly conform to NIH and NIDCD guidelines and late materials cannot be accepted. Eligibility and Requirements. An applicant must have received a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or equivalent doctoral degree and have arranged for work with a particular sponsor affiliated with an appropriate institution providing adequate facilities and resources for the proposed training plan. Applicants must have U.S. citizenship, legal permanent residency or noncitizen national status in the United States. The major emphasis of the application must be the research training experience to be received and the scientific competence to be gained. Training can be pursued abroad if the foreign site provides opportunities that are not available in the United States. Scope of Support. The total period of postdoctoral research training support under the NRSA authorization is limited to an aggregate of three years (including NRSA fellowships and traineeships). Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends to predoctoral fellows as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. In addition to stipend support, postdoctoral Kirschstein NRSAs provide partial support of health insurance, training-related expenses, and travel. Supplementation is allowed from nonfederal sources. National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows [F33]The National Research Service Award (NSRA) for Senior Fellowships provide opportunities for experienced scientists to make major changes in the direction of their research careers, to broaden their scientific background, to acquire new research capabilities, or to enlarge their command of an allied research field. These awards are not intended for study leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., or equivalent health professional degrees, nor do they support residency or other nonresearch clinical training. The applications are reviewed by the Scientific Review Branch of the NIDCD using a fast-track process that is completed in 4-5 months from submission to award of meritorious applications. Owing to this expedited process, applications must strictly conform to NIH and NIDCD guidelines and late materials cannot be accepted. Eligibility and Requirements. To qualify, individuals must have a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S or similar doctoral level degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution and at least seven subsequent years of relevant research or professional experience by the beginning date of the proposed fellowship. The candidate must have U.S. citizenship, legal permanent residency or noncitizen national status. The proposed research study must be full time and include the conduct of research with supervision or other opportunity for guidance appropriate to the applicant's background and objectives. Before submitting an application, the applicant must arrange for acceptance by a sponsor affiliated with an institution that has the facilities and resources needed for the proposed training. Training can be undertaken abroad if the foreign site provides opportunities that are not available in the United States. Scope of Support. Senior fellowship support may be requested for a period of six months to two years. However, the total period of postdoctoral research training support under the NRSA authorization is limited to an aggregate of three years (including NRSA fellowships and traineeships). Exceptions to the three-year limit requires a waiver from the NIH awarding component. Kirschstein-NRSA awards provide stipends to senior fellows at the upper limit of the NRSA postdoctoral stipend scale as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. In addition to stipend support, postdoctoral Kirschstein NRSAs provide partial support of health insurance, training-related expenses, and travel. Supplementation is allowed from nonfederal sources. Institutional National Research Service Awards (Training Grants) [T32]Institutional National Research Service grants (training grants) are awarded to nonprofit, private or public institutions in the United States to provide support for a research training program for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees or solely to postdoctoral trainees in the basic and/or clinical communication sciences. The NRSA program provides support for up to five years and for up to three years for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, respectively. Trainees are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis. Eligibility and Requirements. Trainees must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residency at the time of appointment. Persons on temporary or student visas are ineligible. Support for predoctoral trainees may be requested, as well as postdoctoral trainee positions. The applicant institution must have the facilities and resources required for the proposed program. Institutional training grants may not support study leading to health professional degrees, nor may they support clinical residency training. Scope of Support. Institutional training grants may be made for five years and are renewable. Trainee appointments are made to eligible individuals selected by the training program. Stipend supplementation is allowed from nonfederal funds. The maximum training period under the NRSA program is up to three years for postdoctoral trainees and up to five years for predoctoral trainees
|
 |
|
|
   |