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| Data Disposal Day: Wednesday, Oct. 23 | Southern California Shredding will be on campus to shred both paper and electronic data devices. Learn more.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 8 a.m. to noon, or until truck hits full capacity
Location: Parking Lot 12A near the Natural Sciences buildings |
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| School of Medicine Applications for Bridge Funding Due October 25 | |
Please note that the next UCI Office of Research deadline for Bridge Funding is Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Complete applications must include a signed letter of support by your department chair showing financial commitment. Bridge Funding applications are due to the School of Medicine Office of Research by Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. |
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| Reminder: New NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications | When resubmitting your NIH application, any changes made should only be outlined in the Introduction attachment. NIH recently released a guide notice to clarify that any type of markups should not be used to identify changes. Read more.
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| Physician Scientist Collective Network Hosts Charles C. Miller, PhD |
Developing Translational Investigators: Lessons Learned in Multiple Contexts, by Charles C. Miller, PhD, Professor of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
- Coffee & Refreshments – 3:30 to 4 p.m.
- Presentation – 4 to 5 p.m.
During coffee and refreshments, you can meet Dr. Miller and your colleagues. The School of Medicine Research Development staff will host office hours to address research-related questions.
Monday, Oct. 28, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| Research Development Unit Office Hours: Monday, Oct. 28, 3–4 p.m. | The UCI School of Medicine Research Development Unit (RDU) will host office hours on Monday, Oct. 28, to address any research-related questions. This is an excellent opportunity for School of Medicine researchers to receive guidance on funding opportunities and grant proposal support and learn about our other services. We will be providing coffee and desserts. Registration is not required but will help us prepare to meet with you. To schedule a specific consultation, please contact somrd@hs.uci.edu.
Monday, Oct. 28, 3 to 4 p.m.
Location: Sprague Hall, Conference Room 105
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| Introduction to the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), presented by McAllister & Quinn | Interested in applying for funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) but not quite sure where to start? Join McAllister & Quinn staff as they lead this session designed to prepare investigators to successfully navigate this agency and craft competitive proposals. This virtual meeting will be informative for faculty looking to build their foundational knowledge of the “ARPA” agencies (i.e., agencies who fund high-risk, high-reward, milestone driven research), with a focus on the funding programs and portfolios of ARPA-H. Learn more on flyer (PDF).
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10 to 11 a.m.
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| Accepting Applications for the UCI School of Medicine Clinical Trialist Training Program — Due Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 | The School of Medicine’s Office of Research is pleased to offer the Clinical Trialist Training Program (CTTP). The goal is to increase the number of School of Medicine faculty who can be principal investigators on externally funded clinical trials through a 2-year partnership program with a senior investigator already running clinical trials. In addition, the trainees will be provided with educational resources to provide the foundational knowledge required for clinical trial administration.
Eligibility:
- Interest in serving as a principal investigator on clinical trials
- Any faculty appointment in the School of Medicine with an active clinical practice
- Commitment from department chair or division chief to dedicate 10% FTE to clinical trial activities.
- Commitment from a senior investigator already engaged in clinical trials to serve as a mentor and support the mentee in developing an independent clinical trial portfolio (incentive will be provided to the senior investigator for their commitment)
To learn more about the CTTP and apply, please visit the School of Medicine’s Physician Scientist Resources.
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| Register Now! Master Your Proposal: Strategies for Success | Unlock the secrets to crafting a winning proposal with this two-part informational seminar series via Zoom.
Speaker: Caron Miller, Director of Contracts & Grants, UCI School of Medicine
Why You Should Attend: Gain vital insights for your next successful proposal submission and learn directly from an expert in grant submissions.
Who Should Attend: All researchers at the School of Medicine looking to boost their proposal success rate.
Part 1: Best Practices for Building Strong and Convincing Budgets | Tuesday, Nov. 19, Noon to 1 p.m.
Part 2: What Can Strengthen or Weaken Your Proposal Submission? | Wednesday, Dec. 4, Noon to 1 p.m.
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| Christy Hom, PhD (Psychiatry & Human Behavior), along with MPIs Sigan Hartly, Benjamin Handen and Lauren Ptomey, received an NICHD U01 titled, Metabolic Health, Lifestyle, and Risk of Co-Occurring Health Conditions in Down Syndrome (MET-DS). The MET-DS study is a five-year, longitudinal deep-phenotyping study of factors driving the risk and severity of co-occurring conditions in children, adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome, funded by the NIH INCLUDE Project (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE). Have you or someone on your research team received research funding or an award? The School of Medicine Office of Research would like to know! Please fill out this short New Research Funding or Award Survey form. |
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| Find funding opportunities for trainees, postdocs and early career faculty, and all faculty.
For more funding opportunities and resources to help in your funding search, visit the Funding Opportunities page.
For a curated, searchable and filterable list of funding opportunities announced by NIH in their weekly NIH guide listserv, check out the School of Medicine Funding Search Tool.
Considering applying for a Limited Funding Opportunity? Typically, you submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Research via UCI Review. If the opportunity is not listed, email the Research Development Unit (RDU). |
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| Postdocs & Early Career Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Limited: Brain Research Foundation 2025 Seed Grant Program | The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) has invited UCI to nominate one (1) faculty member to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the 2025 Seed Grant Program. To be eligible, the PI must be a full-time assistant or associate professor working in the field of neuroscience, neurobiology, physiology, psychiatry, psychology, or related disciplines, proposing scientific projects with a focus on brain health and disease, including cancer. The objective of the BRF Seed Grant Program is to support new and innovative projects, especially those of junior faculty, who are working in new research directions.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a preliminary application to the Office of Research via UCI Review.
Deadline: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 |
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| A.P. Giannini Foundation Fellowship | The A.P. Giannini Foundation invites physician-scientists and junior researchers with 3 to 36 months of postdoctoral research experience to apply to the 2025 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship & Leadership Award. Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply to the 2025 program if they have completed no less than three months and no more than three years in their mentor’s laboratory as of Dec. 31, 2024.
The Fellowship and Leadership Award supports innovative research in the basic sciences and applied fields and trains fellows to become established investigators and to pursue scientific leadership positions in academia, industry, public and non-traditional career pathways. Research projects should advance the translation of biomedical science into preventions, treatments and cures for human diseases.
For questions about the application process, reach out to Dr. Leslie Thompson.
Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, 3 p.m. |
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| Microgrants available for community outreach, public policy and curriculum development | 2024–25 Civic Engagement Microgrant Program: Microgrants of up to $4,000 will be awarded, on a rolling basis, to STEM groups led by master’s, PhD, postdoc, or professional students to design and execute projects that create dialogue with public officials, local community leaders and the public around issues of common concern. Read more.
Public Engagement Training Content Microgrant Program: Stipends of $5,000 each will fund open access curriculum development in science communication and other public engagement skills. Research!America welcomes novel ideas to develop and test public engagement training content for those in STEMM fields. Read more.
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 |
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| All Faculty Funding Opportunities |
| Newly released ARPA-H funding announcements | The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) accelerates better health outcomes by supporting high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research that cannot be readily accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity. ARPA-H awardees are developing entirely new ways to tackle the hardest challenges in health. The FY24–26 Strategic Plan provides a blueprint detailing the agency's approach. Review past and active ARPA-H funding programs to get a sense of this agency’s research interests. Active programs:
If you are considering applying, please email somrd@hs.uci.edu. |
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| UC END DISPARITIES Pilot Funding Opportunity | UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations: Applications are being accepted for one-year Pilot-Project Awards of up to $40,000 for the project period commencing in 2025.
Applicants are required to have a doctoral faculty, doctoral research, or post-doctoral position at UCLA, UCI, or at another academic institution/organization in Los Angeles or Orange County at the time of application and throughout the funding period. Researchers from the UCLA CTSI and UCI ICTS affiliated sites, e.g., CDU, and the UCLA CTSI and UCI ICTS ecosystem, such as Los Angeles County DHS, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County are also encouraged to apply. If applicants do not have a UCLA or UCI academic appointment, their projects must have a UCLA or UCI co-PI. Apply here.
Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 |
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| 2024 DataWorks! Prize | The DataWorks! Prize recognizes the impactful role of data reuse on human health. Through the 2024 Prize, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will recognize and reward research teams who propose and execute innovative secondary analysis and data reuse to generate novel scientific findings and create a valuable set of case studies and examples that can be used by the broader research community.
Participants will participate in a two-phase challenge. In the first phase, research teams will submit a proposal for a secondary analysis research project that can be completed within a 6-month period and incorporates data from one or more generalist repositories participating in the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI); data from other repositories can be combined. In the second phase, selected teams will complete their reuse/secondary analysis research projects and share their findings publicly. Read more.
Phase 1 Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
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| FY 2025 NIH Loan Repayment Program Cycle Is Open | The NIH Loan Repayment Program offers applicants the opportunity to receive up to $100,000 towards qualified educational debt in exchange for agreeing to perform NIH mission-relevant research. Applications for FY 2025 LRP awards are open now through Nov. 21, 2024. Read more.
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| NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-25-080) | The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high-quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating institutes and centers. Read the NOFO.
Earliest available deadline: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024
Expiration date: Sept. 8, 2027 |
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| Biomedical Research Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PAR-25-061) | This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications from eligible academic and research institutions to apply for funding to modernize existing or construct new biomedical research facilities. The goal of this NOFO is to modernize biomedical research infrastructure to strengthen biomedical research programs. Each project is expected to produce substantial long-term improvements to the institutional research infrastructure. Intended projects are the construction or modernization of core facilities and the development of other shared research infrastructure serving an institution-wide research community with broad impact on biomedical research. If interested, notify the School of Medicine Research Development Unit by Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Read the NOFO.
Deadline: Jan. 27, 2025 |
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| Upcoming Seminars & Events |
| Department of Biological Chemistry BC Seminar Series |
Long Telomeres — from structural mechanisms to disease implications, by Feng Qiao, PhD, Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry, UCI School of Medicine
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m. to noon
Location: Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall
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| CHOC Research Seminar: Early Life Adversity and the Co-Morbidity between Metabolic and Psychiatric Disease | Speaker: Patricia Pelufo Silveira, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University
Wednesday, Oct. 16, Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| NIH Grants Policy Updates: FY2025 Edition | As fall approaches, it’s essential to stay updated on the latest changes in NIH programs and policies. Join for an informative session where experts from the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) will share key policy updates and discuss how these changes could impact your institution's compliance and system policies.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 10 to 11 a.m.
Virtual Event
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| Second Annual Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship — Featuring Edith Heard, PhD | Life with Two X Chromosomes, by Edith Heard, PhD, FRS, Director General, The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Professor and Chair of Epigenetics and Cellular Memory, Collège de France. The Paolo Sassone-Corsi Lectureship is presented and organized by the Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism and the Department of Biological Chemistry in honor of Paolo Sassone-Corsi's legacy in epigenetics and metabolism.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 5 to 7 p.m.
Location: UCI Beall Applied Innovation
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| Center for Epigenetics & Metabolism 2024 Symposium | The Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism's 2024 Symposium will feature scientific talks and poster presentations from leading researchers and trainees in the fields of epigenetics, metabolism, disease-mechanisms and more. Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: UCI Beall Applied Innovation
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| Center for Translational Vision Research (CTVR) Distinguished Speaker Series | A biologically plausible hierarchical convolutional energy model explains V4 responses during natural vision, by Jack Gallant, PhD, Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Co-Director of the Brain Imaging Center (BIC), University of California, Berkeley. Learn more.
Friday, Oct. 18, 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: Hybrid event at The Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences, Sue Gross Auditorium, or via Zoom
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| UCI Conte Center and UCI Brain Seminar Series |
The Social Neuroscience Behind Face-to-Face Diplomacy, by Marcus Holmes, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Government; Director, Political Psychology and International Relations Lab (PPIR); Co-Director, Social Science Research Methods Center (SSRMC), William & Mary
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 4 to 5 p.m. PT
Location: Hybrid event at Herklotz Conference Room at the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 300 Qureshey Research Lab, Irvine, CA, and via Zoom
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| Behind the Scenes at ARPA-H: Careers, Funding and Future Breakthroughs | Are you wondering how to become a program manager? Or are you wondering what research proposals the agency is looking to fund? Since its inception in 2022, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has been dedicated to biomedical breakthroughs and constantly seeking new talent. Join this fireside chat with Blake Bextine, PhD, senior advisor to the ARPA-H director, where he will explain best practices, agency priorities and ideal candidates for ARPA-H.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m.
Via Zoom
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| Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences Fall 2024 Dean's Distinguished Lecture |
Defining the Mechanistic Basis of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathy: A 35-Year Genetic Odyssey, by Albert La Spada, MD, PhD, Associate Dean, Office of Research Development; Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Biological Chemistry, Neurology, and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 4 to 6 p.m.
Location: Crystal Cove Auditorium — UCI Student Center
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| Nurturing your Academic Success: The Power of Committee Engagement | This session will explore the key role that active committee involvement plays in developing your academic career. Panelists in leadership positions across the School of Medicine will share effective strategies for maximizing the benefits of committee work and taking purposeful steps toward a successful career in academia. Register below to join us and gain valuable insights and practical advice on committee engagement. Panelists include Mohammad Helmy, MD, Megan Osborn, MD, MHPE, Deepti Pandita, MD, and Sunil Verma, MD, MBA. Hosted by the HS Clinical Faculty Mentoring Committee.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| ICTS Workshop: Responsible Conduct of Research | Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is increasingly viewed as an essential component of training, regardless of a researcher's source of funding. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) require certain categories of researchers to receive RCR training. RCR is the practice of scientific investigation with integrity and involves the awareness and application of established professional norms and ethical principles in the performance of all activities related to scientific research. NIH requires RCR training (at least eight contact hours between participants and faculty). Instruction must be undertaken at least once during each career stage and at a frequency of no less than once every four years. To meet the NIH requirement, the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science and the Office of Research will be hosting a full workshop.
Friday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Medical Education Building, Room 4020
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| Perspectives on Political Violence: Free Registration for Virtual Neuropolitics Symposium | The UCI Center for Neuropolitics' 2024 Symposium will address political violence in all its complexities. The symposium will use the tools of neuroscience, political science, history and psychology to comprehensively analyze the disturbing development and potential emergence in American life. The symposium includes the 2024 Jerrold Post Lecture on Neuropolitics, to be given by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, PhD, professor of history and Italian Studies at New York University. Friday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PT
Via Zoom
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| Experimental Pathology Research Conferences | What do reactive astrocytes (really) do?, by Shane Liddelow, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Neuroscience & Physiology and Ophthalmology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Monday, Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to noon PT
Location: Hybrid event at Plumwood House / Showa Denko Lecture Hall and via Zoom
Meeting ID: 945 0485 6334/ Passcode: 690300
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| EpiCenter Seminar Series | SCN2A related autism and epilepsy: from mouse and hiPSC models to genetic medicine, by Yang Yang, PhD, Jack & Barbara McCoy Associate Professor, Borch Department of Medical Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Purdue University. This seminar series is hosted by the UCI Epilepsy Research Center (EpiCenter) and the Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology. Tuesday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m.
Location: Plumwood House, Room 166 |
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| NIH Career Development Grant Writing Workshop K-Club | The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has coordinated a K-Club grant writing series intended for early-career faculty and postdoctoral scholars preparing to submit applications for NIH Mentored Career Development awards (i.e., K grants). These awards are designed to promote the career development of scholars looking to transition to research independence.
Workshop Schedule: Thursdays, Oct. 31, Nov. 4, Nov. 14 and Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: UCI Campus, Hewitt Hall, Large Conference Room, Room 1042
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| Genetics, Biomedical Computing & Genomics Seminar Series | Harnessing alternative polyadenylation and tandem repeat to understand the genetic basis of human diseases, by Ya (Allen) Cui, PhD, research assistant in the Wei Li Lab, UCI School of Medicine
Seminar hosted by the Genomics Research and Technology Hub (GRT Hub).
Friday, Nov. 1, 10 to 11 a.m.
Via Zoom. This seminar will note be recorded.
Meeting ID: 968 5667 2363
Passcode: 569014 |
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| Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Scientific Retreat | This invitation is open to members of the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, clinicians, DOT leaders, shared resource teams, CHOC partners, community equity board members, established community partners, MET trainees, staff, postdoctoral trainees, graduate students and undergraduate students in cancer-related research labs.
Friday, Nov. 8, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel, Huntington Beach, Calif.
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| Doing Business with ARPA-H Industry Day | Join ARPA-H for an industry day aimed at providing tips, tricks and lessons learned about how to successfully locate and apply for research and development funding opportunities. Participants will have the chance to attend various sessions, ask questions and engage in informal conversations with staff from across the agency, and will be provided with in-depth information about the ARPA-H business model. Learn more.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Virtual Event
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| NIH Announces a Two-Part Virtual Event, NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award | Understanding the structure of NIH, the application process, policies, tools and systems, and knowing where to find valuable resources are key components to create a strong NIH application. The NIH is hosting a two-part event that will provide participants with the basics to help you in your role working with the NIH grants process from application preparation to award.
In Part One: An Overview of the Pre-Award Process, NIH experts will introduce participants to the NIH as an organization, key components of finding the right funding opportunity, the NIH team, application and more.
In Part Two: An Interactive Experience, participants will have the opportunity to view demos and engage during this next-level look at tools and systems used during the application process.
Nov. 13 & 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Via Zoom
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| I Want To Learn How to Apply for NIH Research Funding. Where Should I Begin? | Start your orientation on the New to NIH page of our Grants and Funding website. It provides overviews to help you understand the world of NIH grants, including links to allow you to take a deeper dive on topics of interest. Read more.
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| NIH Grant Coming to an End? Complete Closeout Correctly! | Closing out an NIH grant involves both administrative and financial responsibilities to ensure compliance with NIH policies. Learn all about these requirements directly from NIH experts in the recording of our recent Navigating the NIH Grant Closeout Process webinar. Read more.
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| Five Takeaways from the September Webinar on the NIH Fellowship Changes | Changes to the fellowship application and review process are coming for applications due on or after Jan. 25, 2025. With the changes just around the corner, many of the questions we heard dealt with the application changes and how candidates could start to prepare now. Read more.
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| NIH All About Grants Podcast – Keeping Your Eye on the Prize … Competition | Challenges and prize competitions are an innovative and nimble way NIH supports biomedical research, along with broader engagement from the community. Dr. Taylor Gilliland, NIH’s Challenge Manager, stops by this episode of the NIH All About Grants podcast to discuss this open innovation approach. Read more.
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