Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Individuals in Postdoctoral Training

The research proposed for the individual must be a logical extension of the parent grant. The individual must be given opportunities to interact with other researchers on the grant, to contribute intellectually to the study, and to enhance his or her research skills and knowledge.

Funds may be requested to make changes or adjustments in the laboratory setting that will enable the investigator with disabilities to perform the essential functions associated with his or her research project. Accommodation requests must be reasonable in relationship to the direct costs of the parent grant.

The individual may be affiliated with the principal investigator's institution or another institution. Normally, funding will not be provided for postdoctoral individuals to work with their former predoctoral mentors. If the postdoctoral mentor is the individual's predoctoral mentor, a justification for continued mentorship must be provided.

Supplements are available for long-term research support for individuals with a postdoctoral degree. A minimum of two years and a maximum of four years full-time research effort (at least 40 hours a week) is required. Cumulative Postdoctoral research experience must not exceed 6 years (i.e., individual with 3 years prior postdoctoral research training on another training support mechanism may request up to 3 years of supplement support). Individuals with 3 years postdoctoral research experience must justify the need for the additional training. The length of the supplement award depends on the amount of time remaining on the grant.

Only one postdoctoral supplement will be awarded per grant. is received.

Who is eligible? All principal investigators at U.S. institutions with eligible NHLBI research grants.

The opportunities? Research training

Duration of support? Requires a 2 year commitment. A maximum of 4 years of support can be awarded.

Where? At the principal investigator's institution

Applications due? There is no application receipt date. However, awards are generally made four times per year (December, March, June, and September). Principal Investigators are encouraged to synchronize the supplement requested start date with the parent grant budget period start date.

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 for Underrepresented Minorities—Guidance to the Applicant.

The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the category Request for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements with 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.

Salary: Up to $40,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits plus up to $10,000 per year for supplies, travel, and other.

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
Main Phone : (301) 451-5081
Fax : (301) 480-0862
Email: mishoeh@nhlbi.nih.gov

Revised May 2005