Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, March 29th, 2024, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: April 30, 2024
External Deadline: May 30, 2024
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications
Anticipated Award Amount: Application budgets must not exceed $250,000 per year in direct costs and should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Who May Serve as PI: The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program and submit all documents and reports as required.
Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-104.html
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The over-arching goal of this NIDCR UE5 program is to support educational activities that encourage early career investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences, to pursue careers in dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) research.
The NIH recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the NIH funded biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and social sciences’ workforce. Here and throughout the NOFO, diversity should be interpreted broadly to encompass multiple dimensions (e.g., educational background, geography, area of scientific interest). See Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity, NOT-OD-20-031.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Mentoring Activities The proposed program should establish national mentoring network(s). Within the context of the mentoring network, activities are expected to provide mentoring in scientific, technical, and professional research career development, and to develop grant writing skills leading to the successful submission of a NIH grant application. Proposed activities must address the development of mentor-mentee relationships and peer mentoring among the cohort of participants (mentees). Mentoring activities may provide other advice, insight and skills that advance the research career goals of the participants (mentees) and may include, but are not limited to: developing individual development plans (IDPs) that align with research needs and experiences of the participant, coaching scholarly writing, advising on the preparation and successful career transitions, managing work-life balance and academic/professional service, identifying potential collaborators, building professional relationships, and leadership development. Mentoring activities may be performed on an individual and cohort level. Activities of the program are expected to strengthen the cadre of mentors dedicated to developing the research careers of a diverse pool of early career investigators, including those from underrepresented groups, and to enhance the diversity of the DOC research workforce.
- Courses for Skills Development: Courses and workshop activities for participants (mentees) may include, but are not limited to, training or guidance on NIH grant writing and peer review, scientific writing and communication, negotiating a job offer, establishing and managing a lab and budget, hiring staff, achieving tenure and promotion, mentoring, developing team science skills and collaborations, and other activities that may contribute to the participants’ independent research career success.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.