NASBS Career Development Award
Rationale:
To promote research, scholarly activity, and career advancement and successful transitioning of NASBS members to independent NIH funding. Applicants may have applied or be in the process of applying for K award, R01, R03, R21, U01 or similar NIH funding mechanism. The goal of this award mechanism is to provide funding to obtain preliminary data in order to be successful in the awardees NIH grant submission.
Amount:
Up to $20,000
Applicant Criteria:
- NASBS members
- Have submitted or be in the process of submitting a K award, R01, R03, R21, U01, or similar NIH funding mechanism
- Applicants have not previously successfully obtained a higher level NIH award as a Principal Investigator (ie prior R01 awardees are ineligible to apply for the NASBS Career Development award for R03, R21, or K award submission)
- Applicants should submit prior unsuccessful grant submission, score, and reviewer feedback as part of the NASBS career development award application (if applicable).
Selection criteria:
Projects will be selected in accord with the current scoring criteria for Research Grants with the following additional criteria:
- Strength of the grant submission
- Likelihood of successful NIH grant funding with additional preliminary data from NASBS career development grant award
- NASBS career development award recipients must submit their NIH grant application within 1 year of completion of the grant
- Grant selection will promote considerations of diversity, equity, and inclusion
- If no meritorious grant applications are submitted under this mechanism, a grant may not be awarded under this mechanism each year
If an individual receives an award through this special category and does not adhere to the above criteria, NASBS has the right to investigate and take appropriate action. This may lead to the individual and/or their co-investigators forfeiting the grant award and future opportunities to apply to the research grant process for a period of 5 years.
Required Materials:
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- Application proposal according to instructions on Research Grant Application
- Applicant NIH biosketch
- Proposed budget