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NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25)
PAR-10-206
Internal Competition Completed
Principal Investigators Selected:
- Lon Kaufman, Vice Provost for Planning and Programs
Program Summary
Since 1991 the National Center for Research Resources, through its Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program (www.ncrrsepa.org), has actively supported K-12 and ISE/media projects to support the development of a diversified pipeline for basic, behavioral and clinical research fields and to educate the community on NIH-funded research and health-related issues. SEPA K-12 programs provide educational resources, a supportive learning environment, near-peer mentoring and community involvement. PreK-12 curriculum content must be inquiry-based, hands-on, biomedically relevant and rigorously evaluated.
NCRR is aware of the disproportionately low representation of underrepresented individuals in biomedical, behavioral and clinical fields. SEPA encourages applications that will foster such career opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in certain scientific disciplines, specifically, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, underserved communities, and individuals with disabilities.
Accordingly, the NIH continues to encourage institutions to diversify their student and faculty populations and thus to increase the participation of individuals currently underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences such as: individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups; individuals with disabilities; and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds that have inhibited their ability to pursue a career in health-related research. Institutions are encouraged to identify candidates who will increase diversity on a national or institutional basis.
NCRR encourages applications to its SEPA program for the development and evaluation of innovative research education programs to improve PreK-12 research career opportunities and the community's understanding of the health science advances supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded clinical and basic research. SEPA encourages dynamic partnerships between biomedical and clinical researchers and PreK-12 teachers and schools and other interested organizations. Particular importance will be given to applications that target PreK-12 and/or ISE/media topics that may not be addressed by existing curriculum, community-based or ISE/media activities.
UIC is restricted to one application. See special eligibility criteria at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-206.html#SectionIII.
Additional Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-206.html
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | June 15, 2010 |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Letter of Intent | June 28, 2010 |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | July 28, 2010 |
Letter of Intent
OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be posted if necessary.
eLOI Form & Instructions – Adobe Acrobat Requirements
- Download the file directly to your computer or to a disk, right click on the link, then select "save link as" or "save target as" from the dropdown options.
- Open eLOI.
- Position the hand pointer inside a form field and click.
- To accept the field change and go to the next field, press Tab or use your mouse to click on the next form field.
- To accept the field change and go to the previous field, press Shift + Tab or use your mouse to click on the previous form field.
- Complete the form fields.
- After completing the form, click “Save” then click “Submit to RDS@uic.edu”.
Letter of Intent (LOI): eLOI Form (Fillable PDF*)
*Please note:
- Fields highlighted in red are required to successfully submit the form.
- Do not print then submit scanned version of e-LOI via email.
Please contact Jennifer Czak at jpaliga@uic.edu or 6-2590 with any questions.
If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open. Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information. |
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