NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08)

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	Federal Grant Title:	NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08)
	CFDA Number:	93.84793.848
	CFDA Description:	Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research 93.848 Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DK-06-015
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Oct 05, 2006
	Creation Date:	Feb 22, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 26, 2008 Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to Full Announcement for details.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Dec 27, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$260,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	93.849 -- Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Environment: The applicant institution must have a well-established record of research career development activities and qualified research faculty to serve as mentors. The institution must demonstrate a commitment to the development of the candidate as a productive, independent investigator and allow the protected time needed by the applicant. The candidate, mentor, and institution must describe a career development program with an emphasis on laboratory or clinically-based research that maximizes the use of relevant research, and educational resources, and qualified faculty as mentors in basic research. See announcement for full details.
Grant Description: -The Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research is a three year career development award made to clinician scientists from diverse backgrounds including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. This award provides an opportunity for specialized study in NIDDK-relevant research areas for clinician scientists committed to a career in laboratory or clinical research. -NIDDK recognizes the need to promote diversity in the health-related workforce by increasing the number of highly trained clinical researchers from diverse backgrounds with the cultural competence and sensitivity to conduct laboratory or clinical research in health disparities and who possess the ability to successfully recruit and retain a diversity of subjects into clinical research. -Eligibility is limited to principal investigators from underrepresented racial/ethnic or disadvantaged backgrounds who have a health professional doctoral degree such as the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. , O.D., or equivalent degree AND a recently acquired ( less than 3 years) Master of Science in Clinical Research or Master of Public Health in a clinically relevant area. Detailed eligibility criteria are described in the full announcement (see Section III 1.B.)
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-015.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-015.html
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