Your first mentored grant proposal The National Institutes

Your first mentored grant proposal: The National Institutes of Health F and K proposals, and Foundations Alison K. Hall, Ph. D. Case School of Medicine Office of Graduate Education

You are at a critical juncture in training productive self-reliant about to embark on independent careers becoming physician-scientists Often write a grant to seek financial support and recognition for research

Why do you want a mentored grant? 1. Makes the relationship with the PI explicit 2. Benefits associated with grant 3. Looks good on your resume 4. Great learning experience 5. The future inclues an R 01…

The Number of Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Research Training Positions on NIH Training Grants and Fellowships (NRSA) Fiscal Year 2005

Where do you start? Communicate your PI, potential mentors your chairperson the Office of Research/ Univ Review, compliance Are you ready? pilot data time to focus deadlines Do you qualify? appointment status US citizens, permanent residents

The Number of Research Training Positions on NIH Training Grants and Fellowships (NRSA) Fiscal Years 1996 - 2005

Number of Fellowship (F 31) Applications Reviewed and Awarded Fiscal Years 1990 – 2005

The F 30 National Research Service Award (NRSA) for individual Predoctoral MD/Ph. D fellows http: //grants. nih. gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05 -151. html set stipend scale and supplement

The F 32 NRSA Jan. 9, 2006 Stipends for Kirschstein-NRSA awards 2006 Postdoctoral Years of Experience: 0 $36, 996 1 $38, 976 2 $41, 796 3 $43, 428 4 $45, 048 5 $46, 992 6 $48, 852 7 or more $51, 036 Institutional Allowance $5, 500 Research supplies, health insurance, travel to mtgs Program announcements http: //grants. nih. gov/training/nrsa. htm

Components of Participating Organizations National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH), (http: //www. nia. nih. gov/) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA/NIH), (http: //www. niaaa. nih. gov) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD/NIH), (http: //www. nidcd. nih. gov) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA/NIH), (http: //www. nida. nih. gov) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH), (http: //www. niehs. nih. gov) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH), (http: //www. nimh. nih. gov) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS/NIH), (http: //www. ninds. nih. gov) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS/NIH), (http: //ods. od. nih. gov) April 5 August 5 December 5 Individual fellowships (F 31) for minority students or students with disabilities have special receipt dates

The F 31 NRSA There are some 25 Institutes at NIH that each have mission Look at CRISP database http: //crisp. cit. nih. gov/crisp_query. generate_screen As director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences from 1974 to 1993, Ruth Kirschstein MD was the first woman institute director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Throughout her career, she has worked as an administrator, fundraiser, and scientific researcher, investigating possible public health responses in the midst of crisis and conservatism.

Stipends 20, 772 (suppplement) Tuition and fees (formula) Health insurance Institutional Allowance 30 fellows receive an institutional allowance of $2, 750 per 12 month period to non-federal, or nonprofit sponsoring institutions to help defray such awardee expenses as research supplies, equipment, books, and travel to scientific meetings.

The F 32 NRSA is a reasonable goal: 2002 Number number total cost reviewed awarded success awarded 1000 s rate* MD PHD all 202 1, 336 1, 538 4, 602 20, 813 38. 6 25, 415 39. 5 91 516 607 45 http: //grants. nih. gov/grants/award/training/F 32 MDPHD 9502. HTM

Grant Number. PI Name. Project Title 5 F 32 GM 074554 -02 ARMBRUSTER, BLAINECreation of designer biogenic amine receptors 5 F 30 DC 007274 -02 BALU, RAMANIIntrinsic properties of olfactory bulb mitral cells 5 F 30 NS 050913 -02 COWAN, THOMASAssistive Device Control With Brain Surface Signals 1 F 31 NR 008984 -01 A 2 DIMARCO, MARGUERITEUtilization Dental Care by Homeless Children 5 F 30 ES 011931 -04 ETLING, MICHELEInitiation of Experimental Colitis by Commensal Flora 5 F 31 HD 049326 -02 JAGODNIK, KATHLEENUpper Extrem. Control Using Reinforcement Learning 5 F 31 MH 073296 -02 LERCH, JESSICAMolecular Genetics of the Serotonin System 5 F 31 NR 009344 -02 MURROCK, CAROLYNDance and Physical Activity in Afr. American Women 1 F 32 AA 015833 -01 PRITCHARD, MICHELEEgr-1 and Et. OH-induced hepatic leukocyte recruitment 5 F 31 HD 041926 -04 ROHDE, TREENAPREDOC FELLOWSH FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 5 F 31 MH 074241 -02 SAMUELS, IVYERK 2 Specific Function of the CNS 1 F 32 CA 115150 -01 A 1 SWEENEY, COLINRetroviral Insertional Mutagenesis in LMO 1 Stem Cells 5 F 32 AG 024031 -02 WILKINSON, BRANDYMechanisms of Abeta-Stimulated ROS in Microglia

Prepare the Application: read the instructions!! start early, seek internal reviewers a. Candidate US citizen or permanent resident Doctoral degree (many ok) b. Sponsor and Training Environment c. Research Proposal Up to 3 yrs c. Training Potential-impt! d. Vertebrate Animals, Human Subjects etc. e. Three letters of reference f. 3 times per year, usu Apr 5, Aug 5, Dec 5 g. The A 1 or A 2. You may have to resubmit… http: //grants. nih. gov/training/nrsa. htm

NRSA Review Criteria • Candidate: • previous academic and research performance • potential to become an important contributor • Sponsor and Training Environment: • quality of the training environment • qualifications of the sponsor as a mentor for the proposed research training experience. • Research Proposal: • merit of the scientific proposal • relationship to the candidate's career plans. • Training Potential: • value of the proposed fellowship experience as it relates to the candidate's needs in preparation for a career as an independent researcher.

The K 08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award For clinically trained persons to pursue research careers in basic or clinical sciences. Must apply within 3 years of clinical Training (residency +1 year of clinical fellowship) K 08 ->K 02 -> R 01 up to $85, 000 salary up to $50, 000 costs/ year up to five years, non-renewable

The K 08 Prepare the Application: read the instructions!! a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Candidate Research Plan Career Development Plan/ Training Plan Environment/ Institutional support Mentor* Vertebrate Animals, Human Subjects etc. The A 1 or A 2. You may have to resubmit… (The summary statement)

The K 08 Candidate** **some Institutes require faculty app’t (eg Instructor) Basic Science Mentor/co Mentor: 1. Good working relationship 2. Often funded by NIH 3. Expert in this area 4. Experienced trainer

The K 08 Career Development Plan (very important) • Focused and relevant • New techniques, new area, could be funded • Present at meetings, review grants, external courses • Update didactics • Create an oversight committee familiar with research, career goals, meet six mos for feedback

Research Plan • Provide preliminary data to support rationale, approach. Focus! • Include study of Research Ethics, animals etc.

The K 08 http: //grants. nih. gov/grants/guide/pa-files See supplementary info at each institute Insure protected time -Do not assume that 75% means anything except 75% of your total working hours -These estimates are carefully reviewed essential that your chair state this not contingent on receipt of the grant -50% Neurosurgery

What happens to your application after it leaves the mailbox? Center for Scientific Review receives the application assigned to the Initial review group or “Study section” Review for SCIENTIFIC MERIT and TRAINING POTENTIAL. Summary statement, see NIH Commons Scores and percentiles. NRSAs are not streamlined Priority score 100 -500, with 100 is best. Rewrite? Respond to critique Funded? Progress report each year

Inside the NIH Grant Review Process 39 min video NIH Center for Scientific Review Includes R 01/K 08/ R 03 Download proposals http: //www. drg. nih. gov/Video/video. asp#docs View the video on the web http: //www. drg. nih. gov/Video. asp Helpful Hints for an NLHBI K 08 Application http: //www. nhlbi. nih. gov/funding/training/redbook/hints. htm

Grantwriting Resources Grantpersonship: An Instruction Manual http: //www. pitt. edu/~survival NIMH Grant Application Process http: //www. nimh. nih. gov/research. Funding/grantprocess. cfm http: //www. nimh. nih. gov/research. Funding/training. cfm FASEB Grantsmanship Training Program https: //ns 2. faseb. org/careerutilities/grantprg. htm Grant Application Writer’s Handbook, Reif-Lehrer

What about foundations and organization fellowships? Public charitable organizations. MDA, AHA, ACS Derives support from members of the public Foundations-Private, Corporate derives support from a family, individual or corporation see The Foundation Center www. fdncenter. org/cleveland (Richard Sohn, Research Admin has subscr. ) often have a disease focus may support non US citizens Often have one deadline per year

Where to find these other grants? Grantsnet http: //sciencecareers. sciencemag. org/funding? CFID=380054&CFTOKEN=35995422 “Initial MD postdoc, dermatology, skin” examples: 18. LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program Sponsor: Medical Foundation Program Type: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Structural Biology Deadline(s): 11/15/2005 23. Research Grants Sponsor: American Skin Association, Inc. Program Type: Biology, Cancer, Cell Biology, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Disease-Specific Research Skin Cancer/Melanoma, Psoriasis, Epidemiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, Other (specify): Vitiligo, Childhood Skin Diseases/Disfigurement, Pigment Cell Biology and Auto-immune Inflammatory Skin Diseases Deadline(s): 10/03/2005