Research Supplements to Promote Diversity
in Health-Related Research for
Graduate Research Assistants  This supplement enables principal investigators with
eligible NHLBI research grants to include graduate students
in their projects. Priority is given to applications requesting
support for students with disabilities and/or from underrepresented
racial and ethnic groups.
The research activity proposed for the student must be part
of the approved research for the parent grant or a logical
extension. The student must be given opportunities to interact
with other individuals on the grant and to contribute intellectually
to the study.
Who is eligible? All principal investigators
at U.S. institutions with eligible NHLBI research grants who
wish to offer research experiences to students with disabilities
and/or students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
who are pursuing a masters or doctoral degree in one of the
biomedical or behavioral sciences or enrolled in a master's
degree program in nursing.
The opportunities? Research training
Duration of support? Summer, during the
academic year, or a combination of summer and academic year
Where? At the principal investigator's institution
Applications due? Any time, but no later
than 3 months before the last 2 years remaining on the NHLBI
research grant
- The program is announced annually in the NIH Guide
to Grants and Contracts available by subscription or
by accessing the NIH
Website. Previous announcements can be used to
prepare draft applications since the program requirements
and receipt dates do not change significantly from year
to year.
The
most recent announcement can be found at the following
URL:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html
For additional information specific to the NHLBI, please
see the Research Supplements
to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research —
NHLBI Guidelines for the Applicant.
The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under
the category Request for
Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements
through the application receipt date.
Please note that the links indicated above are for
two different websites. To return to the NHLBI Research
Training and Career Development website, use the Internet
navigation "Back" button.
Stipend: Salary including fringe benefits
up to a maximum of $26,000 per year. Maximum of $4,000 a year
for supplies, travel (up to $1,000 for travel to scientific
meetings), and other. The salary must be consistent with the
level of effort.
How to apply: Principal investigators should
contact the NHLBI program administrator who administers the
parent grant or:
- Helena O. Mishoe, PhD, MPH
Office of Minority Health Affairs, NHLBI
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 8188
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7913
Phone: (301) 451-5081
FAX: (301) 480-0862
Email: mishoeh@nhlbi.nih.gov
Revised November 2005
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