Highlights of the
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
NIH T-32 Application (PA 11-184)
Program Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11184.html
Announcement Expiration Date: May 8, 2014
Submit electronically at:
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants?opportunity=PA-11184
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Components of Participating Organizations
National Cancer Institute (NCI), (http://www.nci.nih.gov)
National Eye Institute (NEI), (http://www.nei.nih.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), (http://www.nhgri.nih.gov)
National Institute on Aging (NIA), (http://www.nia.nih.gov)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), (http://www.niaid.nih.gov)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), (http://www.niams.nih.gov)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), (http://www.nibib.nih.gov)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD),
(http://www.nichd.nih.gov)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), (http://www.niddk.nih.gov)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), (http://www.nida.nih.gov)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), (http://www.niehs.nih.gov)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), (http://www.nigms.nih.gov)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), (http://www.nimh.nih.gov)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), (http://www.ninr.nih.gov/)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), (http://www.nccam.nih.gov)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), (http://ods.od.nih.gov/)
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Release Date: March 25, 2011
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s):
Not Applicable
Application Receipt Dates(s):
Standard dates apply
Cycle I: January 25
Cycle II: May 25
Cycle III: September 25
Council Review Date(s): Standard
dates apply
Cycle I: August or October
Cycle II: January
Cycle III: May
Scientific Merit Review: Standard
dates apply
Cycle I: June-July
Cycle II: October-November
Cycle III: February-March
Earliest Anticipated Start Date:
Standard dates apply
Cycle I: September or December
Cycle II: April
Cycle III: July
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Overall goal:
To help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in
appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and
clinical research needs.
Objective:
• To develop and/or enhance research training opportunities for individuals
interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research.
• Upon completion of the training program, selected trainees should have a thorough
exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research
Duration:
• Up to five years
Eligibility:
- US institutions only, including subcomponent institutions
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Research training areas:
• basic biomedical or clinical sciences
• behavioral or social sciences
• health services research
• other disciplines relevant to the NIH mission, as specified by the ICs
Awards include:
• cost of stipends
• tuition and fees
• training related expenses including health insurance for the trainees as
approved by NIH support levels
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Training Program Director/Principal Investigator (Training PD/PI)
Roles and Responsibilities include:
• Select trainees
• Develop curriculum of study and research experiences necessary to provide
high quality research training
• Monitor and assess program
• Submit all documents and reports, as required
• Provide leadership (scientific and administrative) to development and
implementation of proposed program
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Mentors
The preceptors/mentors should have:
• strong records as researchers
• successful competition for research support in the area of the proposed
research training program
• past record of research training
• successful former trainees who have establishing productive scientific
careers
• Researchers from diverse backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities,
persons with disabilities, and women are encouraged to participate as mentors.
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Trainees
General requirements of trainees:
• Must be a citizen or a noncitizen national of the United States or have been lawfully
admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.
• Required to pursue their research training full time (40 hrs/wk), or as specified by
the sponsoring institution in accordance with its own policies.
• Appointments are normally made in 12-month increments, and no trainee may be
appointed for less than 9 months during the initial period of appointment, except
with prior approval of the NIH awarding unit, or when trainees are appointed to
approved, short-term training positions.
• For more details: NIH Grants Policy Statement.
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Requirements of specific types of trainees
1. Pre-doctoral Trainee must:
• Have received a baccalaureate degree by the beginning date of their NRSA
appointment
• Be training at the post-baccalaureate level,
• Be enrolled in a program leading to a Ph.D. in science or in an equivalent
research doctoral degree program. Health-professional students, graduate
students in the quantitative sciences, or individuals in postgraduate clinical
training who wish to interrupt their studies for a year or more to engage in fulltime research training before competing their formal training programs are also
eligible.
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Requirements of specific types of trainees
2. Post-doctoral trainees must:
• Have received, as of the beginning date of the NRSA appointment, a Ph.D.,
M.D., D.D.S., or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or
foreign institution.
• Eligible doctoral degrees include, but not limited to: D.M.D., D.C., D.O., D.V.M.,
O.D., D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D., Dr. P.H., D.N.Sc., D.P.T., Pharm.D., N.D. (Doctor of
Naturopathy), D.S.W., Psy.D, as well as a doctoral degree in nursing research.
Documentation by authorized official of degree-granting institution certifying
all degree requirements have been met prior to beginning date of training
appointment is acceptable.
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Requirements of specific types of trainees
3. Short-term* health professional trainees must be:
Medical students**, dental students, students in other health-professional programs,
or graduate students in the physical or quantitative sciences.
Eligibility for short-term predoctoral research training positions:
• Students must be enrolled and in good standing and must have completed at
least one quarter or semester in a program leading to a clinical doctorate, or a
doctorate in a quantitative science such as physics, mathematics, or engineering.
• Individuals already matriculated in a formal research degree program in the
health sciences, or those holding a research doctorate or master’s degree or a
combined health-professional/research doctorate normally are not eligible for
short-term training positions. Within schools of pharmacy only individuals who
are candidates for the Pharm.D. degree are eligible for short-term research
training positions.
* Short-term is defined at least 8 weeks, but no more than 12 weeks
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2011/nihgps_ch11.htm#short_term_research_training)
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
** Students must also be pursing a PhD degree
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Training Program must:
•
•
•
•
Support a program of full-time research training
Research trainees who are also training as clinicians must devote their time to
the proposed research training and must confine clinical duties to those that are
an integral part of the research training experience
Not be used to support studies leading to the M.D., D.D.S., or other clinical,
health-professional training except part of a formal combined research degree
program, such as the M.D./Ph.D. Similarly, trainees may not accept NRSA
support for clinical training that is part of residency training leading to clinical
certification in a medical or dental specialty or subspecialty. It is permissible and
encouraged, however, for clinicians to engage in NRSA-supported full-time
postdoctoral research training even when that experience is creditable toward
certification by a clinical specialty or subspecialty board.
Short-term training is not intended, and may not be used, to support activities
that would ordinarily be part of a research degree program, nor for any
undergraduate-level training. Short-term positions should be requested at the
time of application as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Research
training programs solely for short-term research training should not apply to this
announcement, but rather the separate T35 NRSA, which can be found in the
NIH Training Kiosk.
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Components of Narrative Proposal:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Intro to New Application (1p)
Specific Aims (1p)
Research Training Program Plan (25pp):
• Program Administration
• Program Faculty
• Proposed Training
• Program Evaluation
• Trainee Candidates
Institutional Environment and Commitment to Program
Plan for Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (3pp)
Biographical Sketch (4pp)
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Additional Components of Narrative Proposal:
•
•
•
•
Project Summary/Abstract
Advisory Committee- names not required; plans to have one and details
helpful
Training Budget
Appendix
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
What to include in the Appendix:
• Publications (should be limited to those not publicly available)
• Syllabi for key/core courses (i.e. RCR, Survival skills for research)
• Agendas, rosters, schedules for Retreat, seminar series, other program activities
• Examples of forms used to document trainee progress/monitoring
• Examples of materials used in recruitment and particularly recruitment and
retention to enhance diversity of student pool
• Lists of meetings attended by students and their presentations (past 2 years)
• Current student biosketches
Do NOT include:
- Publicly accessible publications (online pubs [URL] should be listed with full
reference in Progress Report section in Training plan or biosketch section)
- Unpublished theses, abstracts/manuscripts (submitted but not yet published)
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Helpful links and resources on Preparing for the T-32 Applications
Instructions of Program Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pafiles/PA-11-184.html
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/
#data
Data Tables (updated Nov 24th, 2010):
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/
datatables_intro.pdf
Instructions and rationale listed below
each sample table:
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/
datatables_sampleall.pdf
7/24/2016
Page limitations:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms_page_limit
s.htm#train
Allowable T32 appendix material:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/noticefiles/NOT-OD-11-100.html
Critique template for T32 application review:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/critiques/t3
2_critique_template.doc
X-train – User’s guide and additional
information:
http://era.nih.gov/training_career/index.cfm
Geetha Bansal
2
Institutional Research Training
PA-11-184
Helpful links and resources on Diversity Recruitment and
Retention from NIGMS websites:
Diversity Recruitment and Retention Requirement for NRSA Training Grants:
Strategies and Resources to Enhance
Diversity: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/Diversity/ [parent Web page]
Approaches to Recruitment and Retention to Enhance Diversity on Kirschstein
NRSA T32 Institutional Research Training
Grants: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/Diversity/Approaches
Examples of NIGMS-Funded NRSA Training Programs with Notable Records of
Diversity Recruitment and
Retention: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/Diversity/Examples.htm
7/24/2016
Geetha Bansal
2