The overall goal of the NIH Research Career Development program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. More information about Career programs may be found at the NIH Extramural Training Mechanisms website.
The objective of the International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) is to prepare qualified individuals for research careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups). The IRSDA will provide salary and research support for a sustained period of “protected time” (three to five years) for intensive research career development, under the guidance of U.S.-based and LMIC-based mentors, in the biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, biostatistical, social and behavioral sciences leading to research independence. Awardees must spend a minimum of 50% of the total grant period (and at least three months per year) physically in-country conducting research at the LMIC institution or at research sites in the LMIC. The expectation is that through this sustained period of research career development, awardees will launch independent global health research careers, continue to collaborate with LMIC scientists on research that addresses the health needs of their countries, and become competitive for new research project grant (e.g., R01) funding. The IRSDA is part of the FIC strategy (http://www.fic.nih.gov/about/pages/strategic-plan.aspx) to expand the number of overseas research experiences available for early-career U.S. scientists in order to encourage them to pursue research careers in global health.
The FIC invites K01 applications from advanced postdoctoral research scientists (at least two years beyond conferral of doctoral degree, including PhD, MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS, DMD, DVM, ScD, DNS, PharmD or equivalent doctoral degrees) in biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, biostatistical, social and behavioral sciences who are pursuing research careers in global health.
Application Due Date(s)
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March 4, 2013; March 4, 2014; March 4, 2015, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
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