Limited Submission Opportunity: Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education

NIH Blueprint Program for Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences (BP-ENDURE) (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

 

URL: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-20-015.html

OBJECTIVES:

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.  The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research

To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:

  • Research Experiences
  • Mentoring Activities
  • Courses for Skills Development

The fully integrated educational activities should prepare undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral sciences to enter Ph.D. degree programs in the neurosciences. To accomplish this goal, this initiative will provide institutional awards to develop neuroscience research education programs comprised of collaborative partnerships integrated across different educational institution types.

Each partnership must include:

  1. a) one or more institutions that either:

1) have a historical and current mission to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation NSF, see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/) (i.e., African Americans or Blacks, Hispanic or Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, U.S. Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities) or

2) have a documented track record of recruiting, training and/or educating, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF (see above), which has resulted in an historically documented contribution by the institution to the national pool of graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue biomedical research careers;

  1. b) a research-intensive institution that has an established neuroscience or neuroscience-related program;
  2. c) integrated curriculum/academic enhancement and research experience activities designed to increase participants’ preparation to enter doctoral programs in the neurosciences; and
  3. d) well-described plans to provide early communication and interaction between participating students and graduate neuroscience programs across the country.

 

FUNDING INFORMATION: $300,000 estimated

 

ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:

The NIH will not accept duplicate or highly overlapping applications under review at the same time. This means that the NIH will not accept

While not strictly a limited submission opportunity, applications will be collected internally to ensure scientific distinctness

 

INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:

Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 12/20/19

  • Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
  • A letter of recommendation from the appropriate department chair or dean
  • A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing the proposed project including clear statements of the target audience, proposed benchmarks for the program, and a proposed list of program faculty;
  • A brief budget outline for the proposed research
  • Up-to-date CV or biosketch.

 

A faculty committee will review internal proposals and select nominees.

 

DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Friday, December 20, 2019
Sponsor Deadline:

LOI: Sunday, January 19, 2020

Application: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 5:00pm EST