DHHS/NIH: Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program - fundsforNGOs

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pleased to announce the Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program.

Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

State: All States

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/28/2024

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: 5 Years

Details:

The goal of the Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program is to promote broad participation in the biomedical research workforce by strengthening research training environments and expanding the pool of well-trained master’s students who transition to and complete biomedical Ph.Ds.

Specifically, this funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical graduate training and mentoring to support the development of a biomedical research workforce that will benefit from the full range of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds needed to advance discovery. NIGMS expects organizations to engage in outreach and recruitment activities to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to participate in the program. The proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.

This program requires strong partnerships between at least two postsecondary educational organizations: one that supports training at the master’s degree level (Master’s-Training Organization), and a separate organization that supports biomedical Ph.D. training (Ph.D.-Training Organization). Eligible organizations for these partnerships include:

Master’s Training Organization:
- An organization where the highest biomedically-related research degree offered is a master’s degree, OR
- An organization that is a Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) or a Tribally Controlled Colleges and University (TCCU), including those that offer biomedical Ph.Ds.
Ph.D.-Training Organization: An organization that grants its own biomedical Ph.Ds.

The Overarching Objective of the Bridges to the Doctorate program is to promote broad participation in the biomedical research workforce by strengthening research training environments and expanding the pool of well-trained master’s students who transition to and complete biomedical Ph.Ds. The program should provide trainees with the following:

A broad understanding across biomedical disciplines.
The skills to independently acquire the knowledge needed to advance their chosen fields and careers.
The ability to think critically and identify important biomedical research questions and approaches that push forward the boundaries of their areas of study.
A strong foundation in scientific reasoning, rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative and computational approaches, and data analysis and interpretation.
The skills to conduct research in the safest manner possible, and a commitment to approaching and conducting biomedical research responsibly, ethically, and with integrity.
Experience initiating, conducting, interpreting, and presenting rigorous and reproducible biomedical research with increasing self-direction.
The ability to work effectively in teams with colleagues from a variety of cultural and scientific backgrounds, and to promote inclusive and supportive scientific research environments.
The skills to teach and communicate scientific methodologies and findings to a wide variety of audiences (for example, discipline-specific, across disciplines, and for the public).
The knowledge, professional skills and experiences required to identify and transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce (for example, the breadth of careers that sustain biomedical research in areas that are relevant to the NIH mission).

Project Period

Awards may be for project periods up to five years in duration and are renewable.

Eligibility Criteria

Higher Education Institutions

Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education

The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:

Hispanic-serving Institutions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education

Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)

Governments

Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
U.S. Territory or Possession

Other

Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Faith-based or Community-based Organizations

Each application requires a partnership/consortium between at least two postsecondary educational organizations

An organization that supports training at the master’s degree level (Master’s-Training Organization), and
A separate organization that supports biomedical Ph.D. training (Ph.D.-Training Organization).

Eligible Master’s-Training Organizations

Organizations where the master’s degree is the highest biomedically-related research degree offered are eligible to serve as a Master’s-Training Organization. An organization where the master’s degree is the highest graduate degree offered in the biomedical sciences but offers a doctoral program in unrelated disciplines is eligible to participate as a Master’s-Training Organization.
Additionally, HBCUs and TCCUs, including those that offer biomedical Ph.Ds., are eligible to serve as a Master’s-Training Organization in a Bridges to the Doctorate application.

Eligible Ph.D.-Training Organizations