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NIH Bridges to the Doctorate for Underrepresented Students (R25)

Program Description

The purpose of this funding opportunity to establish partnerships between institutions granting a terminal Master’s degree and Ph.D. degree granting institutions to develop programs for Master’s degree students with academic potential from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research arena of the country (underrepresented groups) and/or from populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (health disparity populations) to prepare them for successful completion of doctoral degree programs in the sciences relevant of biomedicine.

Awards

Direct costs are limited to $200,000 per year for no more than five years.

Additional Information

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-040.html

Deadlines

Letter of Intent

By submission of this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program.

Special Instructions:
None.

Letter of Intent Form is located at http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc

Limited Competition Instructions

Submit one electronic copy of a White Paper containing the following:

1. One (1) Page cover page with following information:
   1. Name & departmental affiliation of PI and Co-PIs
   2. Sponsor and sponsor program name
   3. Title of White Paper
   4. PI Contact Information
   5. Unit Business Manager or Grant Coordinator contact information
   6. Optional:
      1. Identify potential individuals to review proposal - reviewers should not have a personal stake in outcome of this competition and ideally should not be from same unit as applicant.
      2. Identify reviewers to exclude - this information will remain confidential.
      3. Note if this is a resubmission. If so, attach any peer review comments received from either external sponsor or a prior UIC internal competition.
2. Three (3) page narrative addressing:
   1. How your proposal addresses the intent of Program Announcement
   2. What PI & team expect to accomplish
   3. Expected overall significance

   Page limits INCLUDE any charts, figures, tables, references, etc

3. Attach the following for PI and each CoPI:

1. Two page CV
2. 1 page current and pending support

Narrative must be 12-point font; minimum acceptable margin is 1 inch (2.5 cm) all around.
Unless otherwise noted, no budget is required.

Please contact Tony Halford, Program Coordinator at ahalford@uic.edu or 6-7036 with any questions.

Last updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012.