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NIH PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDS FOR MINORITY STUDENTS (F31)
Release Date: February 24, 2000
PA NUMBER: PA-00-069
National Institutes of Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt Dates: May 1 and November 15
PURPOSE
The National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellowship for Minority
Students will provide up to five years of support for research training
leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree; the combined M.D./Ph.D.
degree; or other combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in
the biomedical, behavioral sciences, or health services research. These
fellowships are designed to enhance the racial and ethnic diversity of the
biomedical, behavioral, and health services research labor force in the United
States. Accordingly, academic institutions are encouraged to identify and
recruit students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who can apply
for this fellowship. Support is NOT available for individuals enrolled in
medical or other professional schools UNLESS they are also enrolled in a
combined professional doctorate/Ph.D. degree program in biomedical,
behavioral, or health services research.
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion
and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000," a PHS led national
activity for setting priority areas. This Program Announcement (PA), Title of
PA, is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may
obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" at
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/hp2000.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Citizenship. By the time of award, individuals must be citizens or noncitizen
nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United
States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Alien
Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status).
Noncitizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of
the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on
temporary or student visas are not eligible.
Underrepresentation. The applicant must be from ethnic/racial groups that
have been determined by the applicant's graduate institution to be
underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research. The NIH particularly
encourages institutions to identify individuals from racial and ethnic groups
that have been shown to be underrepresented in health-related research
nationally. These groups include African Americans, Hispanics, Native
Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders.
Degree Requirements. An applicant must currently be enrolled in a Ph.D. or
equivalent research degree program, a combined M.D./Ph.D. program, or other
combined professional doctorate/research Ph.D. graduate program in the
biomedical or behavioral sciences, or have been accepted by and agreed to
enroll in such a graduate program in the academic year for which funds are
sought.
Sponsor. The applicant must identify an individual who will serve as a
sponsor or mentor and will supervise the training and research experience.
The applicant’s sponsor/mentor should be an active investigator in the area of
the proposed research who will directly supervise the candidate’s research.
The sponsor/mentor must also document the availability of staff, research
support, and facilities for high-quality research training. The applicant
must work with his/her sponsor/mentor in preparing the application.
Foreign Sponsorship. Applicants requesting foreign training must show in the
application that the foreign institution and sponsor offer unique
opportunities that are not currently available in the United States. Only if
there is a clear scientific advantage will foreign training be supported.
Institution. The sponsoring institution may be private (profit or non-profit)
or public.
MECHANISM OF SUPPORT
This program announcement for the individual Predoctoral Fellowship Award For
Minority Students (F31) is issued under the auspices of the NRSA Act (see
AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS). The period of fellowship support requested in
response to this PA may not exceed five years. Continuation of the fellowship
award for each subsequent year beyond the first award period is based upon
evidence of satisfactory progress in a graduate program. (Note: the total
period of predoctoral training support is limited to 5 years by statute, 42
USC 288, except in unusual circumstances.) The recipient of predoctoral
fellowship support must submit a written request to waive this limit on the
duration of support from the funding NIH institute or center.
Fellowship awards are administered as described in the NIH Grants Policy
Statement found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm and the NRSA
Guidelines for Individual Awards and Institutional Grants, available on the
NIH Website at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsaguidelines/nrsa_toc.htm.
The proposed NRSA training must be within the scope of biomedical, behavioral,
or clinical research and must offer an opportunity for individuals to broaden
their scientific background or to extend their potential for research in
health-related areas. Individuals are required to pursue their research
training on a full-time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week to the
training program.
ALLOWABLE COSTS
The fellowship award provides an annual stipend to help meet the fellow's
living expenses, an allowance for tuition and fees and health insurance in
accordance with NIH policy, and an annual institutional allowance.
Stipend. The stipend amount is updated from time-to-time and applicants are
advised to search the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts for the most current
rate or for the posting of the current stipend on the NIH website at
http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm. In FY 2000, the NRSA predoctoral
stipend is $15,060. The awarding NIH institute or center will adjust awards
as the stipend is changed.
Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance. The NIH will offset the combined cost of
tuition, fees and health insurance (either self-only or family as appropriate)
at the following rate: 100 percent of all costs up to $3,000 and 60 percent of
costs above $3,000. Costs associated with tuition and fees are allowable only
if they are required for specific courses in support of the research training
experience supported by the fellowship. A full description of the tuition
policy is contained within the NRSA Policy Guidelines on the NIH website at
http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsaguidelines/nrsa_toc.htm.
Institutional Allowance. An institutional allowance of $2,500 per 12-month
period will be awarded to non-Federal, non-profit sponsoring institutions to
help defray such awardee expenses as research supplies, equipment, travel to
scientific meetings, and related items. This allowance is intended to cover
training-related expenses for the individual awardee and is not available
until the fellow officially activates the award. If the fellow is not
enrolled or engaged in training for more than 6 months of the award year, only
one-half of that year’s allowance may be charged to the grant. The Notice of
Research Fellowship Award will be revised, and the balance must be refunded to
the NIH.
Other Training Costs. Additional funds may be requested by the institution if
the training of a fellow involves extraordinary costs for: (1) travel to
field sites remote from the sponsoring institution; or (2) accommodations for
fellows with disabilities, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The funds requested for these additional costs must be reasonable in
relationship to the total dollars awarded under the F31. Such additional
funds shall be provided only in exceptional circumstances that are fully
justified and explained by the institution.
Funds are not available to cover the cost of travel between the fellow's place
of residence and a training institution. However, in cases of extreme need or
hardship, a one-way travel allowance may be authorized by the awarding
component. Such travel must be paid from the institutional allowance.
Awards for training at a foreign site may include a single economy or coach
round-trip travel fare. No allowance is provided for dependents. U.S. flag
carriers must be used to the maximum extent possible when commercial air
transportation is available for travel between the United States and a foreign
country or between foreign countries.
Facilities and Administrative Costs. F&A; (indirect) costs are not allowed on
individual fellowship awards.
STIPEND SUPPLEMENTATION, COMPENSATION, AND OTHER INCOME
An institution is permitted to provide funds to a fellow in addition to the
stipend paid by the NIH. Such additional amounts may be in the form of
augmented stipends (supplementation) or compensation for services.
Supplementation. Supplementation or additional support to offset the cost of
living may be provided by the sponsoring institution, but must not require any
additional effort from the fellow. Federal funds may not be used for
supplementation unless specifically authorized under the terms of both the
program from which such supplemental funds are to be received and the program
whose funds are to be supplemented. Under no circumstances may PHS grant
funds be used for supplementation.
Compensation. An institution may provide additional funds to a fellow in the
form of compensation (as salary and/or tuition remission) for services, such
as teaching or research. Compensation for services is not considered stipend
supplementation. A fellow may receive compensation for services as a research
assistant or in some other capacity on a Federal research grant, including a
PHS research grant. However, compensated services must occur on a limited,
part-time basis apart from the normal training activities, which require a
minimum of 40 hours per week. In addition, compensation may not be paid from
a research grant supporting research that is part of the F31 research training
experience.
Under no circumstances may the conditions of stipend supplementation or the
services provided for compensation interfere with, detract from, or prolong
the fellow's approved NRSA training program. Additionally, compensation must
be in accordance with institutional policies applied consistently to both
federally and non-federally supported activities and supported by acceptable
accounting records determined by the employer-employee relationship agreement.
Educational Loans or G.I. Bill. An individual may make use of Federal
educational loan funds and assistance under the Veterans Readjustment Benefits
Act (G.I. Bill). Such funds are not considered supplementation or
compensation.
Concurrent Awards. An F31 may not be held concurrently with another Federally
sponsored fellowship or similar Federal award that provides a stipend or
otherwise duplicates provisions of the NRSA.
Tax Liability. The Internal Revenue Code, Section 117, applies to the tax
treatment of all scholarships and fellowships. Degree candidates may exclude
from gross income reported for tax purposes any amount used for tuition and
related expenses, such as fees, books, supplies, and equipment, required for
courses of instruction at a qualified educational organization.
The taxability of stipends, however, in no way alters the relationship between
NRSA fellows and institutions. NRSA stipends are not considered salaries.
NRSA fellows are not considered to be in an employee-employer relationship
with the NIH or with the institution at which they are pursuing their degree.
The interpretation and implementation of the tax laws are the domain of the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the courts. The NIH takes no position on
the status of a particular taxpayer, and it does not have the authority to
dispense tax advice. Individuals should consult their local IRS office about
the applicability of the law to their situation and for information on the
proper steps to be taken regarding their tax obligations.
The business office of the sponsoring institution is responsible for the
annual preparation and issuance of IRS Form 1099 (Statement of Miscellaneous
Income) for fellows paid through the institution. NIH will issue the form for
all fellows training at Federal or foreign laboratories and receiving a
stipend check from the U.S. Treasury.
PAYBACK
There are no payback requirements for predoctoral NRSA support.
LEAVE
Predoctoral fellows may continue to receive stipends during periods of
vacation and holidays available to individuals in comparable training
positions at the sponsoring institution. Also, predoctoral fellows may
continue to receive stipends for up to 15 calendar days of sick leave per
year. Sick leave may be used for the medical conditions related to pregnancy
and childbirth. Fellows may continue to receive stipends for up to 30
calendar days of parental leave per year for the adoption or the birth of a
child when those in comparable training positions at the grantee or sponsoring
institution have access to paid leave for this purpose and the use of parental
leave is approved by the sponsor. A period of terminal leave is not permitted
and payment may not be made from grant funds for leave not taken. Individuals
requiring extended periods of time away from their research training
experience must seek approval from the NIH awarding component for an unpaid
leave of absence.
INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and
their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and
behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and
compelling rationale and justification is provided that inclusion is
inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the
research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993
(Section 492B of Public Law 103-43).
All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the
"NIH Guidelines For Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical
Research," which have been published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994
(FR 59 14508-14513) and in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 23,
No. 11, March 18, 1994 available on the web at the following URL address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not94-100.html
INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
It is the policy of NIH that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21)
must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by the
NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them.
This policy applies to all initial (Type 1) applications submitted for receipt
dates after October 1, 1998.
All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the
"NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in
Research Involving Human Subjects" that was published in the NIH Guide for
Grants and Contracts, March 6, 1998, and is available at the following URL
address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html
Investigators also may obtain copies of these policies from the program staff
listed under INQUIRIES. Program staff may also provide additional relevant
information concerning the policy.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Individuals must submit the application form, PHS Individual National Research
Service Award (PHS 416-1, rev. 12/98), and include at least three letters of
reference. If the applicant has been lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence, the appropriate item should be checked on the Face
Page of the application. Applicants who have applied for and have not yet
been granted admission as a permanent resident should check the Permanent
Resident block on the Face Page of the PHS 416-1 application, and also write
in the word “pending”. A notarized statement documenting legal admission for
permanent residence must be submitted prior to the issuance of an award.
Potential applicants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to consult with one of the NIH
staff listed under INQUIRIES prior to submitting an application. Applicants
should consult with their identified faculty mentor/sponsor to help determine
the most appropriate NIH institute, and staff member to contact.
The applicant must follow all general instructions in the application kit AND
the specific instructions included in the APPENDIX to this program
announcement.
All fellowship applications submitted in response to this Program Announcement
must identify the number PA-00-XXX in Item 3.
The following MUST be included with the application at the time of submission.
Failure to include any of these items may delay review of the application:
o THREE reference letters in sealed envelopes must be affixed to the original
face page of the application. The sponsor cannot be used as a reference.
APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THREE REFERENCE LETTERS WILL BE RETURNED
WITHOUT REVIEW.
o a copy of the results of either the Graduate Record Examination or the
Medical College Admission Test (for M.D./Ph.D. applicants) must be included at
the end of the application;
o a clear and legible copy of the applicant's transcript(s) from all
undergraduate and graduate institutions in which the applicant is/has been
enrolled must be included at the end of the application;
o a description of the graduate or combined degree program in which the
applicant is either enrolled or has been admitted and agreed to enroll must
be included as Item 34 of the application.
o a description of plans to receive instruction in the responsible conduct of
research must be included in Item 34. No award will be made if an application
lacks this component.
APPLICATION MATERIALS
To obtain application kits with instructions and forms, please contact your
institutional office of sponsored research. Application kits also may be
downloaded from the NIH website at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm#training or they may be requested from
the:
Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6207
MSC 7910
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7910
Telephone: (301) 435-0714
FAX: (301) 480-0525
For faster service, send E-mail requests to grantsinfo@nih.gov . Please allow
2-4 weeks for U.S. mail requests.
Concurrent Applications. An individual may not have more then one individual
NRSA fellowship or comparable application pending review or award at the NIH
or other DHHS agencies at the same time.
Application Receipt Dates and Review Schedule. F31 applications undergo a
review process that takes between 5 and 8 months. The receipt dates and the
two annual review cycles are as follows:
Application Receipt Dates: May 1 Nov 15
Initial Review Dates: Jun/Jul Jan/Feb
Secondary Review Dates: Aug/Sep Apr/May
Earliest Possible Start Date: Sep 1 May 1
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.
SUBMISSION
Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application (including the
Checklist, Personal Data form, at least three sealed reference letters, and
all other required materials) and two (2) exact, clear, single-sided
photocopies of the signed application, in one package to:
CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, ROOM 1040
BETHESDA, MD 20892
BETHESDA, MD 20817 (express mail)
(a mailing label is included in the PHS 416-1 application kit)
REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS
Complete applications will be assigned to the appropriate participating
Institute and a suitable Scientific Review Group (SRG) in the Center for
Scientific Review (CSR). Applicants will be notified of their application's
Institute and SRG assignment.
Applications receive two sequential levels of review. The first level is an
assessment of the merit of the research training by an SRG, composed primarily
of non-government scientists selected for their competence in research and
research training in a particular scientific area. After the SRG meeting, the
Scientific Review Administrator (SRA), a designated Federal official who
coordinates the review of applications for the SRG, prepares a written summary
of the review of each application and forwards it to the appropriate NIH
Institute. A second level of review is provided by staff within the assigned
funding Institute or Center.
Review Criteria. The review criteria include:
o the quality of the academic record and the prior research experience of the
applicant as well as the potential for independent contributions to scientific
knowledge;
o the quality of the graduate program in which the applicant is enrolled or
has been accepted for enrollment;
o the qualifications and the research/research training experience of the
applicant's sponsor or research advisor;
o the match between the research interests of the student and the research
advisor/sponsor and the quality of the career development plan;
o the quality of the research training plan including the plan to receive
training in the responsible conduct of research; and
o for advanced graduate students, scientific significance, originality, and
feasibility of the proposed research; for beginning students, quality and
clarity of stated research interests.
Notification. Shortly after the SRG meeting, each applicant will be notified
of the SRG recommendation and the name and phone number of the Institute
program official responsible for the application. When the program official
representing the Institute receives the written summary of the review,
prepared by the SRA after the review meeting, a copy will be forwarded
automatically to the applicant.
Following the second-level review, the program official will notify each
applicant of the final disposition of his/her application. Any questions on
SRG recommendations and funding possibilities should be directed to the
appropriate Institute program official, not the Scientific Review
Administrator of the SRG.
AWARD CRITERIA
The staff of the NIH Institutes use the following criteria in making awards:
(1) eligibility of the applicant; (2) the SRG recommendation of the overall
merit of the application; (3) the relevance of the application to the
Institute's research priorities and program balance; and (4) the availability
of funds.
Activation. No funds may be disbursed until the fellow has started training
under the award and an Activation Notice (PHS 416-5) has been submitted to the
NIH.
An awardee has up to 6 months from the issue date on the Notice of Research
Fellowship Award to activate the award. Under unusual circumstances, an
Institute may grant an extension of the activation period upon receipt of a
specific request from the fellow.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUPPORT
Fellowships must be administered in accordance with the current NRSA
Guidelines for Individual Awards and Institutional Grants (found on the NIH
website at http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsaguidelines/nrsa_toc.htm ), the
current PHS Grants Policy Statement (see the NIH website at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm), and any terms and conditions
specified on the Notice of Research Fellowship Award.
Certification and Reporting Procedures. No application will be accepted
without the applicant signing the certification block on the face page.
Individuals admitted to the United States as permanent residents must submit
notarized evidence of legal admission prior to the award. When support ends,
the fellow must submit a Termination Notice (PHS 416-7) to the NIH. Forms will
be provided to the awardee by the NIH awarding component. Forms may also be
found on the NIH Website at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm#training.
Inventions and Publications. Fellowships made primarily for educational
purposes are exempted from the PHS invention requirements. F31 awards will
not contain any provision giving PHS rights to inventions made by the awardee.
Data Sharing. PHS Policy is to make available to the public the results and
accomplishments of the activities that it funds. Therefore, it is incumbent
upon fellows to make results and accomplishments of their F31 activities
available to the public. There should be no restrictions on the publication of
results in a timely manner.
Copyright. Except as otherwise provided in the terms and conditions of the
award, the recipient is free to arrange for copyright without approval when
publications, data, or other copyrightable works are developed in the course
of work under a PHS grant-supported project or activity. Any such copyrighted
or copyrightable works shall be subject to a royalty-free, nonexclusive, and
irrevocable license to the Government to reproduce, publish, or otherwise use
them, and to authorize others to do so for Federal Government purposes.
AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS
NRSAs are made under the authority of Section 487 of the Public Health Service
Act as amended (42 USC 288), and Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
Part 66. The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers are
applicable to these awards: 93.121, 93.172, 93.173, 93.233, 93.272, 93.278,
93.282, 93.306, 93.361, 93.398, 93.821, 93.837-93.839, 93.846-93.849, 93.853-
93.856, 93.859, 93.862-93.867, 93.880, 93.894, and 93.929.
This program is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of
Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review.
INQUIRIES
For additional information contact the appropriate individual listed below.
All individuals listed below can be reached via the Federal Information Relay
System, 1 (800) 877-8339.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Dr. Robin Barr
Telephone: (301) 496-9322
Email: rb42h@nih.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Dr. Ernestine Vanderveen
Telephone: (301) 443-1273
Email: tv9f@nih.gov
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Dr. Milton Hernandez
Telephone: (301) 496-3775 or (800) 380-3876
Email: mh35c@nih.gov
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Dr. Richard Lymn
Telephone: (301) 594-5128
Email: rl28b@nih.gov
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Dr. Lester Gorelic
Telephone: (301) 496-8580
E-mail: lg2h@nih.gov
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Dr. Steven Klein
Telephone: (301) 496-5541
Email: sk5d@nih.gov
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Dr. Daniel Sklare
Telephone: (301) 496-1804
Email: ds104i@nih.gov
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Dr. James Lipton
Telephone: (301) 594-2618
Email: jl46d@nih.gov
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Ronald Margolis
Telephone: (301) 594-8819
Email: rm76f@nih.gov
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
Dr. Judith Podskalny
Telephone: (301) 594-8876
Email: jp53s@nih.gov
Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases
Dr. Charles Rodgers
Telephone: (301) 594-7726
Email: cr36d@nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Division of Basic Research
Dr. Charles Sharp
Telephone: (301) 443-1887
Email: cs107m@nih.gov
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
Dr. Kathy Etz
Telephone: (301) 443-1514
Email: ke25p@nih.gov
Medications Development Division
Dr. Jamie Biswas
Telephone: (301) 443-5280
E-mail: jb168r@nih.gov
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Dr. Carol Shreffler
Telephone: (919) 541-1445
Email: cs63v@nih.gov
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Dr. Maria Giovanni
Telephone: (301) 496-0484
Email: mg37u@nih.gov
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Dr. Anthony A. Rene
Telephone: (301) 594-3833
Email: ra50h@nih.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NOTE: In addition to this program, the NIMH supports minority graduate
education through several other programs. For example, the NIMH also sponsors
an institutional predoctoral fellowship program for underrepresented minorities,
and in addition provides support for dissertation research grants for students
from underrepresented minority groups whose research relates to the scientific
interests of the NIMH. For information on these and other training programs,
please consult the NIMH Research Training and Career Development Website at:
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/grants/training.cfm (see: Programs for
Special Populations).
For additional information, contact:
Walter Goldschmidts, Ph.D.
Telephone: (301) 443-3563
Email: wgoldsch@mail.nih.gov
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Mrs. Ann Rothgeb
Telephone: (301) 435-0202
Email: ar31t@nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
David A. Jett, Ph.D.
Program Director, Office of Minority Health and Research
NSC, Suite 2149
Bethesda, MD 20892
Rockville, MD 20852 (For Express/Courier Service)
Telephone: (301) 496-3102
FAX: (301) 496-5929
Email: dj140o@nih.gov
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
The National Institute of Nursing Research has an ongoing Program Announcement
for NINR National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowships
(F31) that is also an appropriate funding opportunity for minority nursing
students. Information about this announcement and other aspects of our
research training program is found at http://www.nih.gov/ninr/. Inquiries
about this program should be directed to:
Dr. Nell Armstrong
Telephone: 301-594-5973
nell_armstrong@nih.gov
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Dr. Bettie Graham
Telephone: (301) 496-7531
Email: bg30t@nih.gov
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Dr. David Wilde
Telephone: (301) 435-0799
Email: dw171w@nih.gov
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Dr. Neal West
Telephone: (301) 402-5867
Email: nw20a@nih.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Further information on other research training initiatives in health services
research and other areas of interest to the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) can be found under Funding Opportunities at the Agency’s
Website at http://www.ahrq.gov/. The site also includes a Notice, announced in
the NIH Guide of May 9, 1997, that the Agency is developing a policy and
implementation plan on the inclusion of children in health services research.
For information call:
Dr. Karen Rudzinski
Telephone: (301) 594-3602
Email: training@AHRQ.GOV
Note: The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program of NIGMS has a
similar fellowship to support graduates of its various MARC Honors
Undergraduate Research Training (HURT) or MARC Undergraduate Student Training
in Academic Research (U*STAR) programs while they attend graduate school to
earn the research doctorate in the biomedically-relevant sciences. Graduates
of the MARC Program are encouraged to apply to the MARC Predoctoral Fellowship
Program. For further information contact the MARC Program Office, National
Institute of General Medical Sciences, Natcher Building, Room 2AS37, Bethesda,
MD 20892, telephone (301) 594-3900.
If you are not sure whom to contact about this program, call:
Walter T. Schaffer, Ph.D.
Research Training Officer
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 6184
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7911
Phone: 301-435-2687
FAX: 301-480-0146
EMail: ws11q@nih.gov
APPENDIX
Instructions for Completing the Application
A. To be completed by the student-applicant
(Form Page 1)
Item 1. ("Title of Research Training Proposal"). Type: MINORITY PREDOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Item 2. ("Level of Fellowship"). Type: Predoctoral.
Item 3. ("Program Announcement Number"). Type: PA-00-XXX
Items 4 - 8. Self-explanatory.
Item 4j ("Citizenship"). By the time of the award, individuals must be
citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully
admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., possess a
currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal
verification of such status). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons
born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa and
Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
If permanent resident status is still pending when the application is
submitted, place an X in the box for permanent resident and type “pending”.
(Items 9 - 14. Completed by sponsor).
Item 15. THE APPLICANT MUST SIGN THE APPLICATION.
(Form Page 2)
Items 16-18. Self-explanatory; if any do not apply to you, type N/A.
(Items 19, 20, and 21. Completed by sponsor)
Item 22. (Abstract of Proposed Research). If you have selected a thesis
topic, briefly describe, in abstract form, the question you are studying, how
you are approaching it, and the health relatedness of your project. If you
have not yet selected a thesis project, type "No thesis selected," and instead
give a brief description of the research area that interests you most, even if
your research interests are still very broad, and why.
(Form Page 3)
Fill in the appropriate page numbers in the spaces provided.
(Form Page 4)
Item 23. (Scholastic Performance). List all undergraduate and graduate
courses you have taken and the grades you received. In addition, you MUST
submit a LEGIBLE copy of a transcript from all undergraduate and graduate
institutions you have attended or are currently attending.
(Form Page 5)
Items 24-27. Self-explanatory
(Item 26. Complete only if the dissertation advisor is different from the
sponsor)
(Form Page 6)
Item 28. Research Experience
a. (Summary). Provide a thorough description of your relevant work and
research experiences, including time, place, research director, and your role
in the research.
b. (Doctoral Dissertation). Leave blank.
c. (Publications). Include a list of publications, abstracts, and poster
presentations. Three (3) collated sets of copies of publications may be
provided as part of Section 3 in the Appendix of the 416-1 application.
Item 29. (Revised Application). Complete ONLY if this application is a
revision of an application submitted earlier. Limit this to 1 page.
Item 30. (Research Training Plan)
a. (Activities Under Award). Explain your research training and long-range
career goals, and how the proposed course of study to be supported by this
fellowship will help you attain these goals. If appropriate, explain how
prior work and research experiences affected your choice of career goals.
b. and c. (Research Proposal and Respective Contributions). If you have
selected a research thesis topic, complete this section according to the
instructions. If you have not yet selected a thesis, give a description of
the research area that interests you most and why.
d. (Selection of a Sponsor and Institution). Explain why you chose to enroll
in this university/institution and in this graduate program. If you have
selected a research advisor, give the rationale for your choice. If you have
not selected an advisor, identify up to five individuals with whom you would
like to work, giving a rationale for your choices.
B. To be completed by the research advisor or sponsor
If the applicant HAS SELECTED A RESEARCH ADVISOR, the ADVISOR must complete
the items in this section. If the applicant HAS NOT YET SELECTED A RESEARCH
ADVISOR, the director of the graduate program should designate a sponsor to
complete these items. The director may choose to serve as the sponsor.
For Items 9-14 on Form Page 1, items 19-21 on Form Page 2, and items 30-38 on
Form Pages 6, 7, and 8 follow the instructions in the 416 kit.
In Item 34, in addition to the information requested in the application kit:
(1) provide a full description of the graduate or combined degree program in
which the applicant is (or is to be) enrolled. This description should give
both the normal course of study (both didactic and laboratory) for students
enrolled in the program AND the specific training plan for the applicant. A
description of opportunities to receive training in the responsible conduct of
research must also be included;
(2) for students ALREADY ENROLLED in the graduate program, describe the
applicant's course of study up to the time of submission of the application
and plans for further study; and
(3) provide the applicable tuition and fees for each year of support
requested. Such tuition and fees must be those charged to all similar
individuals regardless of source of support.
C. To be supplied by the university or institution
1. A signed statement from the institution certifying:
(a) the applicant is enrolled as a predoctoral student OR has been accepted
by and agreed to enroll in the graduate training program;
(b) the applicant is a citizen, non-citizen national or permanent resident
of the U.S. (see ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, at the beginning of this
Announcement);
(c) the applicant is from a racial/ethnic group underrepresented in
biomedical or behavioral research. (This certification MAY include an
identification of the applicant's ethnic/racial group).
2. By signing Item 38 (Form Page 8), the institution is also certifying the
accuracy of the information provided.
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