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UPDATE: The video from this webinar is now available.
We were unable to get together in person for this year’s Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program meeting. Instead, we’re hosting a virtual meeting for NARCH investigators, project directors, and community leaders:
Friday, December 11, 1:30-5:45 p.m. ET
Continue reading “Join Our Virtual NARCH Program Meeting”UPDATE: The video from this webinar is now available.
Funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for the Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) (PAR-21-026) and the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (PAR-21-025) T32 programs have been issued. The FOAs continue the shared goal to develop a diverse pool of scientists earning Ph.D. degrees who have the skills necessary to transition successfully into careers in the biomedical research workforce.
The new G-RISE and IMSD FOAs have an application receipt date of February 26, 2021. The earliest start date for both programs is February 2022.
Continue reading “New G-RISE and IMSD Funding Announcements and Upcoming Webinar”In September, we hosted a virtual meeting for investigators and students supported by the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program to introduce them to strategic initiatives from NIH leaders in response to COVID-19, and to highlight scientific progress by IDeA researchers. We were pleased with the overwhelming response from the IDeA community—there were approximately 750 attendees and more than 180 abstracts submitted.
Continue reading “Thoughts on Our Virtual IDeA Program Meeting”UPDATE: The video from the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence webinar is now available.
If you’re planning to submit a Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) application in 2021 or 2022, it’s important that you attend our upcoming webinar:
Wednesday, November 18, 3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Continue reading “Webinar for COBRE Program Applicants”Our Northeast IDeA State Technology Transfer Accelerator Hub, which supports biomedical entrepreneurship, is hosting a workshop for research core directors, postdoctoral fellows, and others supported by NIGMS grants who are interested in learning more about the business side of academic research facility management:
Monday, October 5, 1:00-5:00 p.m. ET
The workshop will introduce helpful business skills to ease management and improve the top and bottom lines of IDeA research core facilities.
Registration for this free event is required by October 1. For more information, visit the meeting website.
UPDATE: The video and slides [PDF] from the Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) webinar are now available.
If you’re planning to submit an application for the NIGMS Institutional Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) program in the basic biomedical sciences (PAR-20-213) for receipt dates on or after September 25, don’t miss our upcoming webinar:
Friday, August 28, 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Continue reading “Webinar for NIGMS Institutional Predoctoral Training Grant Program Applicants”UPDATE: The slides [PDF] from the Bridges webinar are now available.
Are you preparing a grant application for the Bridges to the Baccalaureate or Bridges to the Doctorate institutional research training program? If so, please join our informational webinar to learn about the programs and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask questions:
Tuesday, August 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Continue reading “Webinar for Bridges to the Baccalaureate (T34) and Bridges to the Doctorate (T32) Program Applicants”We were unable to get together for this year’s National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence. In response to requests from the community, we’re hosting a virtual meeting for investigators and program leaders supported by the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program:
Tuesday, September 22, 2:00-5:30 p.m. ET
Continue reading “Join Our Virtual IDeA Program Meeting”UPDATE: The video and slides [PDF] from the MOSAIC webinar are now available.
Last summer, we shared with you our new Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). MOSAIC, which NIGMS oversees, is part of NIH’s efforts to enhance diversity within the academic biomedical research workforce. It’s designed to facilitate the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds into independent faculty careers at research-intensive institutions. The program has two components: a research education cooperative agreement (UE5) and a postdoctoral career transition award (K99/R00).
Continue reading “MOSAIC Announcements and Upcoming Webinar”UPDATE: The video and slides [PDF] from the MIRA webinar are now available.
We recently reissued the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (PAR-20-117). The first application due date is October 2, 2020.
We’re hosting a webinar to discuss this FOA and to answer your questions about the program on Thursday, August 6, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET. To access the webinar, visit the WebEx meeting page (link no longer available). We plan to post the archived webinar and slides on the MIRA webpage after the event.
Continue reading “Webinar and Other Resources for New MIRA ESI Funding Opportunity”