NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (K12)
Please distribute this information to your faculty to determine if they have an interest in submitting a proposal to this program.
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (K12)
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including Agriculture, Engineering and TTI personnel.
WHY: NIH anticipates making awards with direct costs of $500,000 per year for a maximum of five years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of August 3, 2009.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
Details available below and online at http://researchpolicy.tamu.edu/limited-submission-proposals/
The funding agency, NIH, has limited the number of proposals to one per institution.
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (K12) Program will support mentored research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical and/or health services research relevant to women’s health or sex/gender factors. Applicants must propose an interdisciplinary career development program that will maximize the use of relevant research and educational resources to foster education, training, mentoring and professional development of scholars, including members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and candidates with disabilities in biomedical careers.
BIRCWH Scholars should be assigned at least two mentors for interdisciplinary research and career development. In addition, the BIRCWH Scholar position is a junior faculty appointment, not a fellowship. The Principal Investigator must be a senior faculty member such as a Dean, Department Chair or Director of a research center or interdisciplinary institute. Projects must involve biomedical and behavioral research and research training. Further, programs must ensure that research projects are interdisciplinary in nature and can include physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacologists, epidemiologists, biotechnologists, social scientists, chemists, physicists, bioengineers and geneticists. An application must request a minimum of four BIRCWH Scholar positions.
Four overarching themes of the program as they relate to research addressing women’s health are: lifespan; gender determinants; health disparities/differences and diversity; and interdisciplinary research. In addition, basic, clinical and translational research should be considered in addressing priority areas, such as: diseases and conditions that affect women; basic and clinical research methodology; quality of life; research collaborations and partnerships; and career development and advancement of girls and women in science.
NIH anticipates making awards with direct costs of $500,000 per year for a maximum of five years. The F&A rate is 8%. Non-allowable costs include: compensation for the PI or mentors; direct support of the mentors’ laboratories; compensation of administrative personnel normally paid from institutional overhead charges; administrative activities such as public relations or health and educational services; travel of the PI and research director, except for travel to the annual BIRCWH meeting held at NIH or mentors travel to scientific meetings; cost of clinical care; and alterations and renovations. Applicant institutions should show commitment to the program’s goals and provide assurances that the institution intends the program and the supported BIRCWH Scholars to be an integral part of its research endeavor. For example, applicant institutions must provide a guarantee of at least 75% protected time for the BIRCWH Scholars for research.
More information can be found at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-006.html
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
July 31, 2009: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent to osppc@tamu.edu
August 3, 2009: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Research Policy and Development Support Office for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
- An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NIH program announcement;
- Summary budget;
- Project and Management Plans (including team members)
The form for completing the internal proposal is here. This completed form should be submitted electronically to osppc@tamu.edu for review by the internal selection committee.
*Once your internal proposal has been received with all of the necessary signatures, you will receive an email indicating it will be reviewed by the internal selection committee. If you do not receive the confirmation email, please call 5-1812.*
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-006.html Selection of a proposal will be based on NIH guidelines. The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
August 14, 2009: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
August 19, 2009: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent to NIH.
September 18, 2009: Deadline for full proposal.
