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Are you or other principal investigators at your institution preparing a grant application for the NIH Research Enhancement Awards (R15) program? If so, please join our upcoming webinar to learn about the various NIH R15 programs, the one NIGMS participates in, and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions:
Thursday, January 30, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET
Zoom registration
Event webpage
We invite investigators to apply for funding through our biomedical technology optimization and dissemination (BTOD) program (PAR-23-110). This initiative supports the creation of BTOD centers dedicated to optimizing and broadly disseminating state-of-the-art, mission-relevant, late-stage technologies to both experts and nonexperts in biomedical research.
BTOD centers are built around three tightly integrated components (refer to diagram):
We’re hosting a virtual “office hour” on January 8 for potential applicants to our Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP).
PREP’s goal is to develop a well-trained pool of postbaccalaureates who will transition into and complete rigorous biomedical, research-focused doctoral degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.) in biomedical fields relevant to the NIGMS mission.
During the meeting, we’ll provide a brief overview of the PREP funding opportunity and answer your programmatic, budget, and scientific review questions. Those interested in joining the office hour are strongly encouraged to review the 2022 PREP prospective applicant webinar, companion slide deck [PDF], and NOT-GM-24-010 for recent budget guidance.
Continue reading “Virtual Meeting for Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) Applicants”We’re hosting an informational webinar for potential applicants to the Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program. ARC is part of the National Institutes of Health’s efforts to promote broad participation within the biomedical research workforce. It has two components: an individual predoctoral-to-postdoctoral career transition award (F99/K00; PAR-25-084) and an institutional research education cooperative agreement (UE5; PAR-23-221).
Webinar Information:
Tuesday, January 7, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Zoom link
Meeting ID: 160 701 7235
Passcode: NIGMS
We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Monday, January 13, 2025, for our basic biomedical and medical scientist T32 programs:
We’re accepting applications for administrative supplements through PA-20-272, Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional), and any subsequent reissuances. Requests must be within the scope of the approved grant award and must be in response to something that was unanticipated when the competing application was submitted. In addition, the award to be supplemented must be active and cannot be in a no-cost extension.
Continue reading “NIGMS Priority Areas for Administrative Supplements”We’ve reissued two notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for our Technology Development Programs:
Technology Development Research for Establishing Feasibility and Proof of Concept (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-25-202
This NOFO solicits R21 applications with innovative, high-risk concepts for developing new technologies or radically improving existing ones. It supports novel concepts that haven’t been tested for feasibility. Because inclusion of unpublished or preliminary data isn’t allowed under this NOFO, NIGMS expects the proposed projects to be high risk.
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Dr. Kenneth Gibbs. Credit: NIGMS.
I’m pleased to announce that Kenneth Gibbs has been selected as the new director of our Division of Training and Workforce Development (TWD). Kenny is an immunologist by training and is currently chief of the Cross-Disciplinary Pathways Program Branch in TWD. He also oversees the Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) program, research grants on the “science of science” in the biomedical research enterprise, and scientific conference grants. He has also managed research grants in the areas of stem cell biology for the NIGMS Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.
Continue reading “Kenneth Gibbs to Direct Division of Training and Workforce Development”UPDATE: The MIRA office hour on December 12 has reached its capacity and registration is closed. For additional sessions, visit the Navigating NIGMS Grants webpage.
We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Thursday, December 12, for Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) (R35) early stage investigator (ESI) applicants. This small group session is designed to help late-stage postdoctoral researchers and early career faculty plan their future applications. We’ll start with a brief presentation of key components of the ESI-MIRA application (research strategy, biosketch, budget, etc.) and spend the rest of the time in open discussion to answer your questions.
Continue reading “Virtual Office Hour for Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for Early Stage Investigator Applicants”We’re hosting a virtual question-and-answer “office hour” on Monday, December 16, for the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE; PAR-24-032) and Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD; PAR-24-031) T32 training programs.
The goals of these programs are to strengthen research training environments and promote broader participation of scientists earning Ph.D. degrees in the biomedical research workforce.
Next application due date: January 29, 2025
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