The purpose of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Investigator Award to Support Mentoring of Diverse Early Career Researchers is to provide protected effort and resources to established, NIDDK-funded, mentors to provide high quality mentoring to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to increase the number of early career investigators from diverse backgrounds, including from groups nationally underrepresented in biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences research, who successfully compete for NIDDK fellowships, career development awards, and research project grants. PIs (mentors) must be conducting research that falls within the missions of the NIDDK and such research programs should serve as the framework around which mentoring activities are constructed. PIs/applicants must have a demonstrable track record of mentoring early career researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups.
This K26 award will provide dedicated salary support for NIDDK-funded scientists who have a desire and commitment to provide quality mentoring to early career stage mentees (graduate students and postdoctoral researchers) from diverse backgrounds, including those from URGs in biomedical science. This opportunity would be available to institutions with established, NIDDK-funded PD/PIs conducting basic, translational, clinical, and behavioral research within the missions of NIDDK and these funded projects would serve as the basis for the PD/PI’s mentoring framework. This award is not intended to provide support for a new or existing research project. While PD/PIs from underrepresented groups are encouraged to work with their institutions to apply, eligibility for this program is not limited to individuals from such groups. Mentors are encouraged to use recruiting methods that target prospective mentee candidates from underrepresented groups, such as those groups identified in the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity. Additionally, PD/PIs/mentors should demonstrate a track record of mentoring and commitment to the training of the next generation of the biomedical research workforce, including evidence of prior mentor training focused on the unique challenges faced by URG mentees, a track record of recruiting trainees from diverse backgrounds, including URGs, and a sound plan to increase mentoring success by enhancing recruitment, eliminating selection bias, and meeting the needs of mentees from diverse backgrounds, including URGs.
This K26 award will also provide funds for training/courses/programs that support the PD/PI’s ongoing mentor training, including training in eliminating selection bias and in meeting the specific needs of mentees from diverse backgrounds, including those who are underrepresented in basic, translational, clinical, and behavioral research within the missions of NIDDK. In addition to supporting mentor training for the PI, this award will also support mentoring activities that directly involve mentees, including, but not limited to the following:
- Research career, professional and leadership development;
- Career progression strategies such as job search skills, networking with peers and senior investigators; and developing collaborations with other members of the scientific community;
- Mentor/mentee travel to research meetings or national mentoring events;
- Research skill-building and laboratory management;
- Education and experience in pedagogical skill development and mentoring;
- Grant writing, appropriate administrative and other support relevant to preparation and submission of research grant applications, and grant management.
Project Period
The maximum project period may not exceed 5 years.
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)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
Federal Governments
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
