>>WELCOME TO THE NIDCD
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES WEBINAR. MY NAME
IS ALBERTO RIVERA-RENTOS, I'M
GOING TO START SHARING MY
SCREEN.
AND BEFORE WE START, LET ME GO
HEREHERE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
EVERYBODY ON MUTE, WE WILL HAVE
QUESTIONS AT THE END, PLEASE USE
THE Q&A FEATURE, LEAVE THE CHAT
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IN
THE CHAT TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND
PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION OR INSTITUTION. THIS
WEBINAR IS BEING RECORDED AND
WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. TYPE
YOUR QUESTIONS AS I SAID IN CHAT
BOX AND WILL WILL BE A QUESTION
SESSION IN THE END. TODAY WE ARE
GOING TO BE LEARNING ABOUT
NIDCD'S TRAINING MISSION. WE
WILL BE TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS
FOR POST-DOCTORAL APPLICANTS.
WE DID ONE FOR PRE-DOCTORAL
APPLICANTS ON THE WEBSITE. AND
THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE NRSA F 32
POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS. WE
WILL A TALK ALSO PATHWAY TO
INDEPENDENCE AWARDS K99 R 00
PROGRAM. WE WILL BE TALKING ALSO
ABOUT THE LIFE LIFE CYCLE OF
APPLICATION AND THE ROLELESS OF
THE APPLICANT MENTORS
INSTITUTION PROGRAM OFFICIAL AND
ET CETERA. START MOVING. THERE
NIDCD IS NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
DEAFNESS AND OTHER
COMMUNICATCOMMUNICATIONS DISORDD
IS THE ACRONYM. WE CONDUCT AND
SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL AND
BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AND RESEARCH
TRAINING IN NORMAL AND
DISORDERED PROCESSES IN SEVEN
DIFFERENT AREAS. HEARING AND
BALANCE, SMELL AND TASTE, VOICE
AND SPEECH AND LANGUAGE. IN
TERMS OF OUR TRAINING MISSION,
WE ARE OVERALL GOAL TO INCREASE
NUMBER QUALITY AND DIVERSITY OF
WELL PREPARED AND SKILLED
INVESTIGATORS. WITH KNOWLEDGE
AND EXPERTISE IN ALL AREAS WE
THINK ARE THE MISSION OF THE
INSTITUTE. WE SUPPORT
INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF
CLINICIANS AND BASIC SCIENTISTS
AND WE ARE AIMING TO FOSTER THE
NEXT GENERATION OF PRODUCTIVE
CREATIVE INNOVATIVE DIVERSE AND
QUALIFIED SCIENTISTS IN BASIC
CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
RESEARCH. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THE NIH
REDEFINED DEFINITION OF A
CLINICAL TRIAL, THAT BROAD THE
SITUATION THAT INTENDED
FELLOWSHIPS YOU CANNOT PROPOSE A
STAND ALONE OR INDEPENDENT
CLINICAL TRIAL IN FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAMS. THE REASON FOR THIS IS
IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FORMS TO
HAVE THE POWER TO DO A GOOD
STUDY. BUT NIH ENCOURAGES
APPLICANTS TO GAIN CLINICAL
RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCE
WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN A
CLINICAL TRIAL LED BY THE MENTOR
SPONSOR OR CO-SPONSOR. THIS IS
NOT THE CASE FOR MENTOR
DEVELOPMENT OR CAREER AWARDS.
THESE AWARDS HAVE FORMS FOR
COMPLETING THE RESEARCH, AND
THAT CREATED THE NOW FOR EACH K
AWARD OR PROGRAM WE HAVE THREE
DIFFERENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE HAVE ONE THAT
SAYS INDEPENDENT CLINICAL TRIAL,
THAT HAS SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENT.
ONE SAYS THAT CLINICAL TRIALS
ARE NOT ALLOWED, AND THEN WE
HAVE INDEPENDENT BASIC
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WITH HUMANS
REQUIRED. THIS IS WHEN YOU ARE
USING HUMAN SUBJECTS BUT YOU ARE
NOT DOING -- YOU ARE NOT
STUDYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN
INTERVENTION. IT IS CALLED
USUALLY MESH. WE HAVE RESOURCES
HERE ON THE WEB PAGE, THE NIH
AND DEFINITION OF CLINICAL TRIAL
WEB PAGE INCLUDE PUT YOUR
PROJECT AND YOU CAN CHECK IT IS
A CLINICAL TRIAL OR NOT BASED ON
WHAT YOU PROPOSE. WE HAVE
SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR NIDCD IN
TERMS OF RESEARCH AND THOSE ARE
THE WEB SITES. YOU HAVE AN
ORIGINAL -- ANY QUESTIONS YOU
CAN CONTACT OUR MEDICAL OFFICER
DR. TRINH L Y, THAT IS HER
EMAIL: SHE IS WILLING TO HELP
YOU TO FIND YOUR TYPE OF
PROJECT. LET'S TALK ABOUT
PROGRAMS. WE HAVE POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS. WE HAVE BOTH
FELLOWSHIPS ARE INDIVIDUAL AND
NATIONAL RESEARCH AWARD OR NRSA,
DEFINED BY CONGRESS. WE HAVE THE
F 32 WHICH IS A CONVENTIONAL
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
FELLOWSHIP. THE PROGRAM
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER IS PA 21048.
IF YOU GOOGLE THAT NUMBER YOU
WILL GET THE LATEST PROGRAM
ANNOUNCEMENT. NIDCD WE HAVE A
SPECIFIC F 32 POST-DOCTORAL
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR AUD
AUDIOLOGISTS, THAT COMPLETE THE
AUD DEGREE AND WANT TO PURSUE A
Ph.D. OR RESEARCH DOCTORATE.
IS A PAR 21093 AND THE FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS THAT
BECAUSE THE APPLICANTS HAVE
ALREADY A CLINICAL AUD DEGREE
DOCTORATE, THEY ARE CONSIDERED
PRE-DOCTORAL BY THE NIH POLICY,
THEY ARE CONSIDERED
POST-DOCTORAL. THAT IS WHY WE
HAVE THE ONLY F 32 PRESENTATION
RESEARCH FOR THE AUDIOLOGISTS AT
NIDCD. BOTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS
SUPPORT UP TO THREE YEARS OF
RESEARCH FUNDING. NRSA POLICY I
MENTIONED ESTABLISHED BY
CONGRESS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE IN
TERMS OF STIPEND. YOU DON'T GET
A SALARY YOU GET A STIPEND.
BASED ON YOUR POST-DOCTORAL
YEARS. AND IT PAYS FOR YOUR
TUITION OR OTHER TRAINING
RELATED EXPENSES SUCH AS
RESEARCH APPLIES, TRAVEL TO
MEETINGS, ET CETERA. ALSO
BECAUSE WHAT I CALL TRANSITIONAL
PROGRAMS, THERE IS -- ONCE YOU
FOR EXAMPLE AN AUD IS COMPLETED
Ph.D. WITH AN F 32 THEN THEY
NEED OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH TRAINING.
SO NIDCD CREATED UNIQUE FOR
NIDCD, CREATED A KO 1 PROGRAM, A
MENTOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
OR POST-DOC TRAIT AUD
AUDIOLOGIST. AS I MENTION THE
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE BOTH AUD
AND A Ph.D.. THESE ARE THE
THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I
MENTION BEFORE, THE 21 PAR
21085, FOR CLINICAL TRIALS, PAR
21086, A CLINICAL TRIALS THAT
NOT ALLOWED.MENT AND THE
PAR-21-087 WHICH IS THE ONE
STUDYING HUMAN SUBJECTS DOING
ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AN
INTERVENTION.
AGAIN, THIS IS POST DOC SO THIS
IS UP TO THREE YEARS. WE PROVIDE
SALARY SUPPORT UP TO $75,000 PER
YEAR AND WE PROVIDE RESEARCH
SUPPORT FOR COMPLETING THE
PROGRAM UP TO $30,000 PER YEAR.
IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
COMPLETE POST-DOCTORAL STUDIES
AFTER COMPLETING THOSE TWO
DEGREES. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT THE MOST POPULAR
PROGRAM AT THE NIH. IT IS CALLED
A K99/R00 PROGRAM FOR SHORT BUT
IT IS NIH PATHWAY TO
INDEPENDENTS AWARD. THESE ARE
THE THREE ANNOUNCEMENTINGS THAT
I MENTIONED. THE THREE DIFFERENT
VERSIONS. TO BE ABLE TO APPLY
FOR THESE PROGRAMS, YOU HAVE TO
HAVE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING. TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. THERE
ARE EXCEPTIONS FOR THIS
ELIGIBILITY LIMIT. INDICATES
ELIGIBILITY HAS TO BE EXTENDED
BECAUSE EITHER FAMILY ISSUES,
PARENTAL CHILDBIRTH, ET CETERA,
MEDICAL SITUATIONS. THE US
CITIZENSHIP PERMANENT RESIDENCY
IS NOT REQUIRED AT TIME OF
APPLICATION. SO FOR THE PERSON
THAT DOESN'T HAVE CITIZENSHIP OR
PERMANENT RESIDENCY CAN APPLY
BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE AWARD IT
IS RECOMMENDED FOR FUNDING, THE
APPLICANT HAS TO HAVE RESOLVED
PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR VISA IN
ORDER TO GET THE AWARD. THIS IS
THE K99 R 00 IS A TWO PAGE
PROGRAM. YOU HAVE TWO YEARS OF
THE K99 WHICH IS THE MENTOR
PHASE, BASICALLY WHAT YOU DO
HERE IS COMPLETE YOUR CURRENT
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING. THAT
MEANS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
FINISH PUBLICATIONS, YOU ARE
GOING TO START LOOKING FOR A JOB
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE THE R
00 INDEPENDENT PHASE REQUIRES
THAT IN ORDER TO GET INTO THIS
PHASE YOU HAVE TO HAVE TENURE
TRACK FACULTY APPOINTMENT OR
EQUIVALENT POSITION. IF NOT WE
CANNOT ACTIVATE THE R 00
INDEPENDENT PHASE. AS I MENTION
IT IS THREE YEARS OF FUNDING.
THESE ARE LEVEL OF RO1 FUNDING
IS $250,000 IN DIRECT COSTS PER
YEAR. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY,
IT IS A VERY COMPETITIVE
PROGRAM. BASICALLY YOU HAVE TO
HAVE BEEN VERY WELL PUBLISHED IN
PEER REVIEW JOURNALS AND YOU
HAVE TO BASICALLY HAVE A GOOD
TRACK RECORD OF PUBLICATIONS AND
TRAINING. NIDCD ALSO PARTICIPATE
IN A K99 R 00 PROGRAM THAT IS
FOCUSED FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUND. WE
PARTICIPATE IN THE BRAIN
INITIATIVE ADVANCE POST-DOCTORAL
CAREER TRANSITION AWARD TO
PROMOTE DIVERSITY. THESE
PROGRAMS IS AN RFA, RUN BY THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND
STROKE. WE HAVE THE TWO VERSION,
THE CLINICAL TRIAL OR NOT
CLINICAL TRIAL. AND TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS IS THE SINGLE
ELIGIBILITY K99 THAT I MENTIONED
BUT IN THIS ONE IN ADDITION TO
BE FROM A DIVERSE BACKGROUND
YOUR PROGRAM HAS TO BE WITHIN
THE NIH BRAIN INITIATIVE. THERE
IS THE WEBSITE. AND YOU HAVE TO
SUBMIT A PRE-APPLICATION, THE
CONTACT THAT IS HERE TO MAKE
SURE YOUR PROJECT FITS THE BRAIN
INITIATIVE. PROJECT RELEVANCE
AND SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS YOU CAN
EMAIL DIRECTLY THE BRAIN
DIVERSITY K99 GROUP. NIDCD ALSO
PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER DIVERSITY
TARGETED PROGRAM. THIS IS THE
MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC
INDEPENDENT CAREERS OR MOSAIC,
POST-DOCTORAL CAREER TRANSITION
AWARD TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY.
THESE K99 R 00 HAS THE THREE
VERSIONS, IT IS MORE GENERAL IN
TERMS OF NIH MISSI MISSION. FOR
EXAMPLE, US DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
NECESSARILY IN THE BRAIN BECAUSE
IT CAN BE ANY OF THE AREAS OF
NIDCD. THIS PROGRAM IS MANAGED
BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES.
APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED THERE
EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS A CLINICAL
TRIAL THAT IS REVIEWED AT NIDCD.
HERE IS THE WEBSITE AND THE
PROGRAM CONTACT IS DR. KEN KNIT
GIBBS, IS THE -- HIS EMAIL IS
LISTED HERE AND ANOTHER PROGRAM
CONTACT FOR NIDCD. THESE ARE THE
TWO NIH TARGETED DIVERSITY
PROGRAM, IF YOU ASK YOURSELF HOW
YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE FROM A
DIVERSION BACKGROUND ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS PROGRAM, I WANT TO
REFER YOU TO THE NIH INTEREST IN
DIVERSITY STATEMENT, YOU CAN
GOOGLE THAT NOTICE, THERE THOSE
NUMBER NOT-OD-20-031. IT IS THE
ONE THAT DEFINES THE CATEGORIES
THAT I CONSIDER COMING FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUND.
UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN
THE U.S. BIOMEDICAL CLINICAL
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
ENTERPRISE. THERE IS ONE
CATEGORY WHICH IS INDIVIDUALS
FROM RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS
THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWN BY THE
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION THAT
ARE UNDER-REPRESENTED IN HEALTH
RELATED SCIENCES ON A NATIONAL
BASIS. THE SECOND CATEGORIES
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
ARE DEFINED THOSE WITH PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENT BASED ON
THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES
ACT. THE THIRD CATEGORY IS
INDIVIDUALS FROM DISADVANTAGED
BACKGROUNDS, THUS DEFINED
INDIVIDUALS THAT MEET TWO OR
MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA.
THEY ARE SEVEN CRITERIA, YOU
HAVE TO BE IN TWO OR MORE. WERE
HOMELESS OR CURRENTLY HOMELESS
AS DEFINED BY THE MCKINNEY VENTO
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT. WERE IN
OR CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM DEFINED BY ADMINISTRATION
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND
WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FREE
AND REDUCED LUNCH PROGRAM FOR
TWO OR MORE YEARS. HAVE NO
PARENTSES OR LEGAL GUARDIANS
THAT COMPLETED A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE. CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE FOR
PELL GRANTS, RECEIVE SUPPORT
FROM SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN
INFANTS AND CHILDREN BETTER
KNOWN AS W,CC. OR GREW UP IN ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS, A RURAL
AREA OR DESIGNATED BY CENTERS
FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID
SERVICES AS LOW INCOME AND
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AREAS. THERE
ARE FOUR CATEGORIES THAT STATES
THAT WOMEN FROM BOTH FOR THOSE
PREVIOUS CATEGORIES A B AND C,
FACED PARTICULAR CHALLENGES AT
THE LEVEL AND BEYOND THESE
SCIENTIFIC FIELDS. IN ADDITION
WOMEN HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE
UNDER-REPRESENTED IN DOCTORATE
GRANTING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
AT SENIOR FACULTY LEVEL. SO
WOMEN ALSO CONSIDER AT FACULTY
LEVEL TO BE UNDER-REPRESENTED
AND BE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUND
AND FITS THIS CATEGORY. THOSE
ARE THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES,
BUT BEFORE YOU START WRITING AN
APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM WE
HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO A
SELF-ASSESSMENT, I RECOMMEND YOU
NEED TO KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS AND
YOUR WEAKNESSES. YOU NEED TO
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING, WHERE
YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN FIVE
YEARS. YOU NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT
IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL MENTOR
RESEARCH TRAINING BECAUSE THIS
IS A TRAINING PROGRAM, YOU NEED
TO BE GAINING SOMETHING. TALK TO
YOUR MENTORS. I THINK THOSE ARE
THE ONES THAT REALLY KNOW YOU AS
A SCIENTIST. YOU CAN HAVE
RESEARCH FIELD MENTOR, YOU CAN
HAVE A TECHNICAL MENTOR AND A
CAREER MENTOR. YOU NEVER CAN
HAVE ENOUGH MEN TORRS. THE
PROGRAM DOESN'T LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF MENTORS THAT YOU CAN HAVE. I
ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO CREATE AN
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
HERE IS A WEBSITE OF A GOOD
TEMPLATE. YOU HAVE TO EVALUATE
YOUR RESOURCES. YOUR
INSTITUTION, DOES INSTITUTIONS
HAVE GOOD RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT.
YOUR MENTORS, A TRACK RECORD OF
YOUR MENTORS. TRAINEES,
SCIENTISTS ARE THEY FUNDED AND
AS WELL AS COLLABORATORS AND
CONSULTANTS. ALSO HAVING AN
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN IS
IT WILL GIVE YOU MILESTONES YOU
CAN INCLUDE AS PART OF YOUR
APPLICATION IN TERMS OF
ACHIEVING WHAT THE PROGRAM AIMS
FOR YOU TO DO. ONCE YOU DO ALL
THIS, AND BEFORE YOU CONTINUE
WRITING, SEND ME ONE PAGE
SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT THAT HAS
AIMS OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH
PROJECT ALSO INCLUDE YOUR
BIOSKETCH AND NIH MAP, THE NAME
OF YOUR MENTORS, AND A STATEMENT
FROM THE CONTRIBUTION OF YOUR
PROJECT TO NIDCD HOW IT FITS OUR
MISSION, RESEARCH PRIORITY AND
STRATEGIC PLAN. UPON REVIEW OF
THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL RECEIVE
A WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE
PROJECT FITS NIDCD AND REQUEST
NIDCD AS FOR YOUR APPLICATION.
THE REASON I DO THIS IS THAT WE
OVER LABS WITH OTHER INSTITUTES
AT THE NIH, I DON'T WANT YOU TO
WASTE YOUR TIME SUBMITTING AN
APPLICATION THAT FITS ANOTHER
INSTITUTE, IN THE LANGUAGE AREA,
WE HAVE A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH
THE NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH AND
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE. THE
SAME WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR
AUDIOLOGY. IF YOU STILL NOT
CLEAR, IF YOUR PROJECT FITS
NIDCD, I ALWAYS RECOMMEND YOU
USE THE NIH REPORTER. YOU CAN
INCLUDE YOUR KEY WORDS AND THE
DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROJECT AND
YOU CAN GET WHICH INSTITUTE IS
FUNDING THIS KIND OF RESEARCH.
ALSO IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO KNOW WHO IS DOING WHAT, WHO
GOT FUNDING AND EXPAND YOUR
NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS. LET'S
TALK ABOUT THE PATHWAY OF
APPLICATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL
STEPS. THERE ARE PEOPLE INVOLVED
IN THESE STEPS. THE RESUBMISSION
IS YOU AND YOUR MENTOR CREATING
THE APPLICATION. CREATING THE
PROJECT. CREATING THE MENTORING
PLAN. CREATING THE CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR YOU. AND
AFTER THIS IS COMPLETED, YOU
HAVE TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION
AND THIS IS DONE BY USUALLY BY
THE OFFICE OF SPONSOR PROGRAM AT
YOUR INSTITUTION SO IT IS GOOD
FOR YOU LET THEM KNOW AHEAD OF
TIME THE APPLICATION IS COMING
AND THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT IT ON
YOUR BEHALF. THE APPLICATION
WILL ARRIVE TO NIH AND WE WILL
GET ASSIGNED N,DCD. WHERE
APPLICATIONS GO IS MADE BY THE
NIH CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW. ONCE WE GET YOUR
APPLICATION, OUR OFFICE OF
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW SET UP REVIEW
MEETINGS AND MOST APPLICATION
INVOLVES FELLOWSHIPS AND K
APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED AT
NUDCD. FELL PLEA SHIPS ARE
REVIEWED BY -- FELLOWSHIPS ARE
REVIEWED BY SPECIAL INTEREST
PROGRAMS, WE HAVE THREE. HEARING
AND BALANCE, AND VOICE SPEECH
AND LANGUAGE AND THE K
APPLICATIONS GOING TO
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS RESEARCH
VIDEO COMMITTEE. CALLED CDRC.
THOSE INCLUDE EXPERTS IN YOUR
RESEARCH AREA AND THEY WILL
EVALUATE YOUR APPLICATION. THESE
MEETINGS ARE COORDINATED BY THE
OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC REVIEW AND
THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SCORE.
THE INITIAL REACTION IS TO SEND
ME AN EMAIL WITH THE NUMBER
ASKING ARE THEY GOING TO BE
FUNDED OR NOT. I HAVE TO
UNFORTUNATELY TELL YOU WE HAVE
TO WAIT BECAUSE YOU WILL RECEIVE
A SUMMARY STATEMENT THROUGH YOUR
ERA COMMONS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SHARE THE SUMMARY STATEMENT WITH
YOUR MENTOR OR MENTORS, AND THEN
DECIDE WHAT TO DO. AT NIDCD,
THEN AFTER THE REVIEW, IT WILL
COME TO PROGRAM AND THEN PROGRAM
WILL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.
FELLOWSHIPS, FUNDING
RECOMMENDATION FOR FELLOWSHIPS
ONLY ARE MADE BY THE NIDCD
TRAINING BOARD THAT HAS A GROUP
OF TRAINING OFFICERS AS WELL AS
PROGRAM OFFICERS THAT WILL MAKE
FINAL FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS.
ALL THE K APPLICATIONS WILL GO
TO THE COUNCIL, THAT MAKES FINAL
FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS. THEN
YOU GET THE AWARD DECISION. IF
DECISION IS TO BE FUNDED, THE
OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT IS
GOING TO RESOLVE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, FOR
EXAMPLE, VETTEDNARY ANIMALS OR
HUMAN SUBJECTS OR JUST IN TIMES,
THINGS LIKE THAT THAT INVOLVE
ADMINISTRATION THEN YOU WILL GET
A NOTICE OF AWARD. ONE YOU GET
AWARD YOU CELEBRATE THEN START
WORKING EVERY YEAR YOU SUBMIT A
PROGRESS REPORT. IF THE
DECISION IS THAT IT IS NOT GOING
TO GET FUNDED YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RESUBMIT. AND
YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF YOU ARE
GOING TO WITH YOUR MENTORS YOU
HAVE TO DECIDE ARE YOU GOING TO
DO AGGRESSIVE MEASURE OR NEW
APPLICATION. IT IS YOUR
DECISION. SUMMARY STATEMENT
HELPS YOU A LOT. NIDCD AS I
MENTION WE HAVE EXPEDITE PROCESS
FOR THE FELL PLEA SHIPS. NIDCD
TRAINING BOARD MAKES THE FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS SO YOU KNOW YOU
CAN FOR EXAMPLE SUBMIT FOR
SUBMISSION IN THE NEXT
SUBMISSION DATE FOR EXAMPLE, THE
NEXT SUBMISSION DATE.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE K AWARD
APPLICATION STAY LIKE NINE
MONTHS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO
THROUGH COUNCIL. I ALWAYS WANT
TO MAKE -- GET YOU SOME TIPS
ABOUT WHAT TYPICALLY REVIEWERS
LOOK INTO APPLICATION AND THEY
ARE LOOKING FOR YOU TO TELL A
STORY, TO BE EVIDENCE BASED AND
HYPOTHESIS DRIVEN. TO WRITE
CLEARLY AND CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR.
NO TYPOS. BE CONCISE, PRECISE
AND TO THE POINT. USE THE ACTIVE
VOICE. YOU HAVE TO SELL YOURSELF
AND YOUR RESEARCH IDEAS. THIS IS
LIKE A MARKETING PLAN. AND READ
AND PROOFREAD. MAKE SURE THAT
YOU MENTOR READS YOUR
APPLICATION BEFORE SUB
SUBMISSION. YOU HAVE TO WORK
WITH YOUR MENTORS AND OFFICE
SPONSOR PROGRAMS INFORMED THAT
APPLICATION IS COMING. PLEASE,
PLEASE DON'T SUBMIT AT THE LAST
MINUTE. IN TERMS OF RESEARCH
PROJECT, BE HYPOTHESIS DRIVEN.
THE SPECIFIC AIMS TO BE
MEASURABLE AND DOABLE, INCLUDE
PRELIMINARY DATA. IT IS NOT
REQUIRED BUT SINCE FOR EXAMPLE
IT IS A FELLOWSHIP AND A
TRAINING, REVIEWERS WANT TO SEE
THAT THE PROJECT IS DOABLE AND
FEASIBLE. TIME FRAME BE
REALISTIC AND NOT OVERAMBITIAMB
FOR EXAMPLE, MOST PROGRAMS
PROVIDES YOU SUPPORT FOR THREE
YEARS. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITHIN THAT
TIME FRAME. THAT THE PROJECT
AND THE TRAINING IS APPROPRIATE
FOR YOU AND YOUR SKILL LEVEL AND
YOU HAVE TO BE CLEAR OF THE
SKILLS YOU WILL DEVELOP. MAKE
SURE THAT YOU INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC
PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDE TIME
LINES AND ALSO A PUBLICATION
PLAN. YOU HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR
STRENGTHS. AND ADDRESS YOUR
WEAKNESSES THAT WILL DEFINE THE
SKILLS YOU NEED IN ORDER TO
BECOME AN INDEPENDENT FUNDING
INVESTIGATORS. THAT WILL BE THE
CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES WITHIN MILESTONES
THAT I MENTION FOR THE
INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
YOUR SPONSORS MENTORS MENTIONED
THERE IS NO LIMIT BUT BE CLEAR
WHAT THEY ARE DOING, IN TERMS OF
GOALS, HOW THEY WILL HELP YOU,
TO MOVE UP AND MOVE ON. TO
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF
BECOMING ANNE AN INDEPENDENT
INVESTIGATOR. SUMMARY STATEMENTS
WITH COMMITMENT AND TIME FOR
YOU. CONTRIBUTIONS TO YOUR
DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT AND
RESOURCES AND TO SEE YOUR
SUCCESS. THE SAME WITH
INSTITUTION. IN A STATEMENT OF
SPECIFIC RESOURCES AVAILABLE,
PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENTAL
ACTIVITIES. YOU NEED ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, THIS IS OUR TRAINING
WEBSITE, IT IS REALLY
COMPREHENSIVE AND NOW I'M GOING
TO STOP HERE AND START CHECKING
ON YOUR QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CHAT. A
QUESTION. THANK YOU. SO HERE IS
A QUESTION, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE
ALLOCATED FOR THIS? THIS FUNDING
WITH USED FOR EQUIPMENT TO
COMPLETE THE PROPOSED F 32
RESEARCH, DO I HAVE TO INCLUDE
BUDGET IN THE PROPOSAL? THIS IS
FOR FELLOWSHIP. TYPICALLY THE
FELLOWSHIPS HAS A DEFINED
PROJECT BUT YOU HAVE TO WORK
WITH OFFICE OF SPONSOR PROGRAM
INSTITUTION BECAUSE THEY HAVE
INTO COLLUDE THE PROJECT AND
EQUIPMENT HAS A SPECIFIC
DEFINITION FOR THE NIH, HAS TO
-- AND IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING
THAT IS FEASIBLE AND WITHIN THE
CONSTRAINTS OF THE BUDGET
LIMITATIONS OF THE F 32. WHAT
OPTIONINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO
PROGRAM DIRECTORS WHEN THE K9 K9
IS (INAUDIBLE)? IF YOU HAVE A
K99 AND YOU HAVE A TENURE TRACK
APPOINTMENT YOU GO TO THE R 00.
WE HAVE OTHER MENTORED CAREER
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS WE HAVE FROM
THE KO 1 AND K 33, THAT WILL BE
THE NEXT WEBINAR WE WILL BE
TALKING ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNG FACULTY AND PEOPLE THAT
HAVE MOVE ON PAST THE POST DOC.
THAT WILL BE THE NEXT WEBINAR.
THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING
QUESTION, CAN A KO 1 BE TAKING
ABROAD? YOU CAN INCLUDE FOREIGN
ACTIVITIES BUT THE RESEARCH HAVE
TO BE DONE WITHIN THE US. FOR
INSTITUTIONS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
-- FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS ARE
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. CAN YOU
DISCUSS THE KO 1 OPPORTUNITY? I
MENTION THE KO 1 AUD Ph.D.EST
IS BASICALLY THE SAME CONCEPT OF
THE F 32, WHAT CHANGES IS -- IT
HAS TO BE A RESEARCH PROJECT
WITH A CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
INCLUDED ON IT BUT IS BASICALLY
THE SAME CONCEPT OF THE F 32. IT
HAS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS BECAUSE
IT HAS COMPONENTS OF THE
APPLICATION BECAUSE IT HAS -- IT
IS A DIFFERENT MECHANISM. THERE
IS A QUESTION ABOUT THE R 25
PROGRAM. IT WILL BE GREAT -- WE
HAVE THE WEBINAR FOR THE R 25
PROGRAMS YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME
AND I SEND YOU THE LINK TO THAT
PARTICULAR WEBINAR. WE HAD ONE
IN OUR TRAINING WEBSITE. THAT
IS VERY INTERESTING QUESTIONS
ARE THERE TRANSITION AWARDS,
ALSO HAVE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS?
I HAVE HAD AN F 32 AND NOW I AM
(INAUDIBLE) FOUR YEARS.
EXCELLENT QUESTION. YES, WE DO,
WE HAVE OTHER K PROGRAMSS. WHICH
I MENTOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AWARDS SO YOU GET ADDITIONAL
MENTOR RESEARCH TRAINING, YOU
CAN APPLY, WE HAVE A KO 1 WHICH
IS FOR -- THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM
THE AUD Ph.D.. THIS IS A
CONVENTIONAL KO 1, WHICH IS UP
TO FIVE YEAR FUNDING AND
BASICALLY IT HELPS YOU GAIN NEW
SKILLS AS YOU MOVE ON FOUR
YEARS. WE HAVE OTHER -- YOU GO
TO OUR WEBSITE WE HAVE A --
OTHER PROGRAMS. I THINK WE HAVE
FROM -- CAN HE HAVE A KO 8 FOR
CLINICAL RESEARCH, A K 23, A K
25, ET CETERA. SO WE HAVE
MULTIPLE. WE ALSO HAVE NIDCD, IF
YOU DON'T NEED ORIGINAL MENTOR
RESEARCH TRAINING, WHAT YOU DO
IS BASICALLY FUNDING TO SUBMIT
AN RO1 R21, IS A PROGRAM THAT I
DON'T COORDINATE, IT IS CALLED
BY DR. GRACIE WATSON IS CALLED A
NIDCD EARLY CAREER RESEARCH
AWARD. IT IS AN R21 PROGRAM. IF
YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE -- IT IS
BASICALLY FOR RESEARCH FUNDING.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A MENTOR
INVOLVE IN IT. IS THERE A
DIVERSITY VERSION OF THE F 32,
UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE -- NIDCD WE HAVE A
RO1 THAT IS FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS YOU CAN
CHECK OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. WE
HAVE ALSO DIVERSITY SUPPLEMENTS,
ET CETERA. THERE IS A QUESTION
ARE THERE SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR
ODD AUD POST DOCS ALSO OPEN TO
OTHER CLINICAL DOCTORATE, FOR
EXAMPLE A DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY? THE AUD Ph.D. KO 1 IS
BASICALLY YOUR FIRST POST DOC,
THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO AN F 32.
IF YOU HAVE OTHER CLINICAL
DEGREES I ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE
INTO EITHER THE KO 1 AND OTHER K
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE THESE WEBINARS
ALSO ON K PROGRAMS. THIS IS AN
INTERESTING QUESTION BUT THIS IS
ABOUT THE F 31 PROGRAMS. WE
HAVE A WEBINAR PRE-DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP, THE QUESTION IS CAN
YOU STILL APPLY FOR THE D SPAN?
THAT IS ANOTHER PROGRAM BY
BLUEPRINT, IT IS A PRE-DOCTORAL
PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONING TO
POST DOC. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY AN
RSA YOU CANNOT APPLY FOR IT. I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU LOOK INTO
OTHER OF THE PROGRAMS. YOU CAN
EMAIL ME ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION. IS
THERE SOME LIMIT TO HOW SOON
AFTER BEGINNING YOUR POST DOC
COMPLETING YOUR Ph.D. YOU MUST
SUBMIT F 32 APPLICATION? BECAUSE
OF THE TIMING I WOULD RECOMMEND
YOU THAT ONCE YOU JOIN THE
POST-DOC LAB BECAUSE THESE ARE
ONLY LEE YEAR AWARDS, SO THAT
JUST START GENERATING
PRELIMINARY DATA GATHERING DATA
WORK WITH YOUR MENTOR ON
SUBMITTING F 32, THE SOONER THE
BETTER. H IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I STARTED MY POST DOC IN
FEBRUARY 2022 AND THEREFORE
ELIGIBLE FOR APPLYING? LET ME
CLARIFY, THIS IS ABOUT TIMING IN
TERMS OF THE -- THIS IS
CONFUSING FOR THE -- MANY OF THE
K99s. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE K99
PROGRAMS DOESN'T START
NECESSARILY WHEN YOU START POST
DOC. IT STARTS WHEN YOU COMPLETE
THE Ph.D.. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF
YOU COMPLETE THE Ph.D. IN IN
FEBRUARY 2020, THEN YOU ARE
ELIGIBLE FEBRUARY 2024. IT IS
NOT -- THE CLOCK STARTS FROM
COMPLETE THE Ph.D. NOT
NECESSARILY WHEN YOU START THE
POST DOC. ANY -- AFTER YOU GET
YOUR Ph.D., ANY WORK THAT YOU
DO IS CONSIDERED PART OF YOUR
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING. ANOTHER
POINT THAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT
IF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION ANY
RESUBMISSION HAS TO BE SUBMITTED
DURING THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD.
SO IF YOUR ELIGIBILITY PERIOD IS
SAY OCTOBER 2024 YOU HAVE TO
SUBMIT THE ONLY -- NOT ONLY YOUR
ORIGINAL BUT ALSO RESUBMIT
APPLICATION WITHIN THAT TIME
FRAME. IT IS PRELIMINARY DATA
RECOMMENDED FOR K99s? I SAY
YES BECAUSE WHEN REVIEWERS LOOK,
IT IS NOT REQUIRED BUT IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT REVIEWERS WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS
FEASIBLE, IT IS DOABLE. SO IF
YOU HAVE ANY PRELIMINARY DATA OR
PUBLICATIONS WITH PRELIMINARY
DATA, THAT WILL BE GREAT. HOW
FAR GRANT SUBMISSION, YOU
CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU START
DRAFTING, WORKING WITH YOUR
MENTORS, ONE YOU HAVE THE
SPECIFIC AIMS, IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE IN FINAL FORM BUT SEND IT
TO ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU
TO COME TO NIDCD AND THE
APPLICATION IS FOR THE
INSTITUTE.
DOES A K99 EARLY CAREER STATUS
WITH ECR 21. THE ECR 21 IS EARLY
CAREER RESEARCH AWARD THAT I
MENTIONED. THE R21. YOU HAVE TO
BE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF
COMPLETING YOUR DEGREE TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE ECR R21. THIS
IS A GREAT QUESTION. WHAT FACES
OF F 32 K99 WITH LOAN REPAYMENT
PROGRAM? WE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT THE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
IN A LITTLE WHILE LATER. THIS IS
PAYS FOR YOUR STUDENT LOANS. YOU
CAN SUBMIT LOAN REPAYMENT
APPLICATION AT ANY TIME FROM F
32 ALL THE WAY TO FACULTY. THIS
IS A GREAT QUESTION. HAVE BEEN
PROJECT CONSIDERED TORR CLINICAL
TRIAL, HOW FAR IN ADVANCE DO YOU
SPONSOR NEED TO START PAPERWORK
FOR THIS? I WOULD SAY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. AND YES. YES. AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE SEND ME THE
DOCUMENTS AND ALSO IS THERE
CLINICAL TRIALS WE CAN GIVE YOU
GUIDANCE WE CAN NOT TELL YOU YES
THIS IS A CLINICAL TRIAL, THEN
IT HAS TO BE DEFINED BY YOUR
MENTOR AND ONE OF YOUR MENTORS
AND IT SHOULD BE IN CONSULTATION
WITH PROBABLY DR. LY, THE
PROGRAM OFFICIAL. YES, THIS
WEBINAR IS GOING TO BE RECORDED
AND IT WILL BE ON OUR TRAINING
WEB PAGE. THIS IS A GREAT
QUESTION. SUBMITTING F 32 WHEN
YOU HAVE ALREADY BEGIN A T 32.
THE T 32 IS INSTITUTIONAL
TRAINING AWARD IS ALSO AN RSA,
IN COMBINATION WITH THE T 32 AND
-- THAT YOU CAN HAVE BE A POST
DOC THERE AND YOU SUBMIT AN F 32
YOU HAVE TO BE MINDFUL THE NRSA
ONLY PROVIDES UP TO THREE YEARS
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING IF YOU
HAVE ONE YEAR IN A T 32 YOU CAN
ASK FOR TWO YEARS IN -- YOU HAVE
TWO YEARS IN T 32 YOU CAN ASK
FOR ONE YEAR IN THE F 32. WE
HAVE AWARDED APPLICATIONS, WITH
ONE YEAR F 32 BUT IN TERMS OF
SCOPE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT
HAS TO BE DEFINED WITHIN YOUR
RESEARCH GROUP OR YOUR MENTORS,
IN TERMS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT
OVERAMBITIOUS BUT DOABLE. IS
NIDCD ACCEPTING COVIDING RELATED
EXTENSION?
UNFORTUNATELY NO. SINCE WE ARE
MOVING OUT OF COVID NIDCD IS NOT
A FUNDING STATION FOR COVID FOR
COVID RELATED ISSUES. THERE ARE
OTHER EXTENSIONS AVAILABLE, FOR
EXAMPLE FOR MEDICAL RESOURCE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT BUT NOT FOR
COVID ANY MORE. FOR THE F 32,
YES INSTITUTIONAL ALLOWANCE CAN
BE USED FOR RESEARCH SUPPLIES
AND HAS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
PROJECT, YES, DEFINITELY. AGAIN,
WORK WITH OFFICE OF SPONSORED
PROGRAMS AT YOUR INSTITUTION,
THEY HAVE -- PROBABLY HAVE BEEN
SUBMITTING TONS OF APPLICATIONS
AND THEY PROBABLY HAVE
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY TO TELL HOW
TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. IN TERMS
OF THE K99 ELIGIBILITY, YES, IT
IS WHEN YOU COMPLETE -- WHEN
YOUR Ph.D. IS COMPLETED, IT IS
AWARDED AND CERTIFYD BY THE
INSTITUTION. THAT'S THE DATA
THAT WE USE. THE DATA YOU
INCLUDE IN YOUR BIOSKETCH,
BASICALLY. CAN THE K99 PHASE OF
THE K99 BE COMPLETED ABROAD? NO
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE TO BE IN
THE US. YOU CAN HAVE ACTIVITIES
ABROAD BUT THE K99 HAS TO BE IN
THE U.S. INSTITUTION. I DON'T
SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
-- ON THE CHAT. IF YOU HAVE
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU CAN
ALWAYS EMAIL ME. PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE
DOCUMENTS SO I CAN HELP YOU OUT
AND GUIDE YOU TO GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS. AGAIN WE HAVE CERTAIN
RESEARCH AREAS, WE WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO TO THE
RIGHT INSTITUTE. AND AGAIN,
PLEASE EMAIL ME AS I MENTIONED,
THIS WEBINAR IS GOING TO BE --
IS RECORDED AND WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE, REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. BE LOOKING
INTO THE NEXT WEBINAR THAT IS
GOING TO BE PROBABLY ABOUT OTHER
K AWARDS, MENTOR CAREER
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS AND ALSO THE
VERY POPULAR PROGRAM THAT IS A
LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR
EMAILS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.