NLM Individual Fellowship for Informationist Training (F37)

The summary for the NLM Individual Fellowship for Informationist Training (F37) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

NLM Individual Fellowship for Informationist Training (F37): The National Library of Medicine (NLM) awards informationist fellowships to those wish to become informationists. Informationists are information specialists who work in domain settings of healthcare, public health and biomedical research as peers, in teams with scientists and health professionals. The phrase in-context information specialist is also used to describe this role. These fellowships are intended for health sciences librarians, scientists, health professionals and others who wish to broaden their existing scientific background by acquiring the additional disciplinary knowledge and experience to function as an informationist. The number of awards and total amount of funding will depend on the scientific merit of applications received, responsiveness to program priorities, and the availability of funds. Because the nature and scope of the applicant s background and training plan will vary, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. This fellowship uses the NIH F37 grant mechanism. Renewals are not permitted. Eligible organizations include domestic non-profit organizations; public or private institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories; units of state and local government; eligible agencies of the federal government including NIH intramural labs; Faith-based or community-based organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized), Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized), and Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations. Eligible applicants must have a Master s or doctoral degree. Priority fields include but are not limited to library and information sciences, health professions, biomedical and behavioral sciences, public health, engineering and computer science. Applicant fellows must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence and have in their possession an Alien Registration Receipt Card (I-151 or I-551), or other legal verification of such status at the time of award. Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States, i.e. American Samoa and Swains Island. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Individuals may apply for the F32 award in advance of admission to the United States as a Permanent Resident recognizing that no award will be made until legal verification of Permanent Resident status is provided. An individual may not have two or more competing NIH fellowship applications pending review concurrently. In addition, the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will not accept for review any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. This does not preclude the submission of a substantial revision of an application already reviewed, but such application must include an Introduction addressing the critique of the previous application. Applicants submitting revised applications must follow the instructions for Revised Applications, PHS 416-1 (Rev.10/05). Up to two revised applications may be submitted.