You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements (FOAs):
Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program, which offers three funding opportunities based on career level that are designed to increase the research competitiveness of faculty at minority-serving institutions and institutions with a historical mission of training students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research
- SC1 Research Advancement Award
(PAR-14-019)
Purpose: Conduct high-quality research and increase research competitiveness by progressively enhancing the pace and productivity of projects
Career level: Advanced formative stage
- SC2 Pilot Project Award
(PAR-14-017)
Purpose: Test a new idea or gather preliminary data to establish a new line of research
Career level: Early academic career
- SC3 Research Continuance Award
(PAR-14-018)
Purpose: Continue engaging in meritorious biomedical or behavioral research projects of limited scope in a given biomedical or behavioral area within the NIH mission
Career level: Intermediate stage
Application due dates: January 25, 2014; May 25, 2014; January 25, 2015; May 25, 2015; January 25, 2016; May 25, 2016
NIGMS contact: Hinda Zlotnik, 301-594-3900
Modeling the Scientific Workforce (U01)
(RFA-GM-14-011)
Purpose: Develop computational models and systems approaches to better understand the underlying dynamics that produce successful scientists, to examine strategies for increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce, to identify factors that influence participation in scientific training and questions in need of research, and to guide the collection and analysis of data used to develop these models
Letter of intent due date: January 4, 2014
Application due date: February 4, 2014
NIGMS contact: Michael Sesma, 301-594-3900
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (P20)
(PAR-14-035)
Purpose: Establish a thematic, multidisciplinary center in an IDeA-eligible state and enhance the ability of investigators to compete independently for NIH or other external peer-reviewed support
Application due dates: February 26, 2014; January 28, 2015; January 28, 2016
NIGMS contact: Yanping Liu, 301-594-3900
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Re: Modeling the Scientific Workforce (U01)
(RFA-GM-14-011), note that the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research has joined the reissuance of this RFA. The NIGMS intends to commit $1 million to support applications that will be selected as a result of this announcement. The OBSSR intends to commit funds to support one award (approximately $375,000 per year for the project period, up to four years).