The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its Substance Use/Substance Use Disorder Dissertation Research Award to support doctoral candidates from a variety of academic disciplines for up to two years for the completion of the doctoral dissertation research project.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline: 09/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
This NOFO is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial. Applicants to this NOFO are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.
Research projects should align with the NIDA Strategic Plan. This award will facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into the field of substance use/substance use disorder (SU(D) research, enhancing the pool of highly trained SU(D) researchers. Applications are particularly encouraged from individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups.
Research Objectives
Research supported by NIDA encompasses the underlying mechanisms and health effects of SU/D. This NOFO provides students with funding to conduct dissertation research in support of NIDA’s mission. Research may be related to basic neuroscience, etiology, epidemiology, prevention, treatment, services, or women and sex/gender differences. This program is intended to encourage investigators to seek research careers that will reduce the health, social, and financial costs of substance use disorders (SUD) to society.
NIDA supports projects that enable doctoral degree candidates to receive training in clinical research, including clinical trials. However, trainees cannot be supported under the R36 mechanism to conduct independent clinical trials. If the R36 project involves a proposed or ongoing clinical trial, the trial must be led by a mentor or a more experienced investigator, who is responsible for completing all required approvals. The doctoral candidate can be a part of the research team and can use the data generated during the clinical trial in the proposed project. However, the research experience of the doctoral candidate must be supervised by a more experienced Principal Investigator (PI).
Examples of research areas
- Basic Neuroscience
- Etiology and Epidemiology
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Services
- Women and Sex/Gender Differences
Funding Information
- Grants to support dissertation research will provide no more than $50,000 in direct costs per year. The salary proposed must be appropriately related to the existing salary structure at the recipient institution.
- Indirect Costs (also known as Facilities & Administrative [F&A] Costs) are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition and fees, consortium costs in excess of $25,000, and expenditures for equipment), rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement.
Award Project Period
Applications may request a minimum of one and a maximum of two years of support.
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)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Local 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 Government
- 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.
