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CHIPS New Investigators: Training and Career Development Opportunities in Mental Health Research Division of Services a

National Institute of Mental Health CHIPS New Investigators: Training and Career Development Opportunities in Mental Health Research Division of Services and Interventions Research (DSIR)  Enid Light , Ph.D. Career Development Support at NIMH: The Elephant in the Room

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  1. National Institute of Mental Health CHIPS New Investigators: Training and Career Development Opportunities in Mental Health Research Division of Services and Interventions Research (DSIR)  Enid Light, Ph.D.

  2. Career Development Support at NIMH: The Elephant in the Room • There are many areas such as child mental health interventions and services research where there are severe shortages of researchers in certain sub- areas of science

  3. Say It Again!! • There are many areas where there are critical and growing shortages of well trained researchers vital to the nation’s mental health research needs. • Research training at NIH and the NIMH will continue in these core areas …..

  4. One Thing Is Sure • If you do not submit an application there is 100% certainty that it will not be funded

  5. Diversify Your Funding Portfolio • Federal Funding (NIMH/NIH*, DOD, DOE, NIJ) • Large Private Foundations (NARSAD, RWJ, Hartford etc.) • Small and Local Private Foundations • University Seed Grants • State and local government funds • For profit organizations

  6. Be Aware of Pros and Cons • Be aware that there are pros and cons to obtaining funding from different sources • Some are easy to spot e.g., ethics of doing drug research for the pharmaceutical industry, others more difficult (e.g., building up a research portfolio in an area tangential to your real research interests because of $ availability/doing evaluation vs. research)

  7. Selecting the Right Mechanism from NIMH • Read Announcement on the web • Advice from colleagues /mentors • Speak with NIMH/NIH Project officers

  8. Finding the Right Grant Mechanism • Match where you are in your career (pre-doc, post-doc, new faculty member) • Match the type or research (basic, clinical or patient oriented, translational, services, quantitative) • Match what types of resources you need ($, time,training etc) • Match qualifications/eligibility

  9. National Institute of Mental HealthResearch Training and Career Development Timetable Approx. Stage of Research Training and Development Mechanism of Support Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32) GRADUATE/ MEDICAL STUDENT Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) Predoctoral Individual MD/PhD NRSA (F30) Postdoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32) Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32) POST DOCTORAL/ CLINICAL RESIDENCY Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) Scientist Development Award for New Minority Faculty (K01) B/Start (R03) EARLY Small Grant (R03) Research Project Grant (R01) Independent Scientist Award (K02) MIDDLE CAREER Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) Senior Scientist Award (K05) SENIOR NIMH: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/grants/training.cfm

  10. You Are Here! Career Development *K01,K22,K23,K08,K25 (Mentored Career Development) *Minority Supplements Research Grants *B/START • R01, R34, R03 Other Opportunities *Loan Repayment Program

  11. NIH Loan Repayment Programs • http://www.lrp.nih.gov/ • Next cycle opens Sept. 1, 2005 • NIH_LPR List SERV

  12. Benefits of NIH LRP In exchange for a 2 yr commitment to your research career the NIH: • Will pay up to 35k per year for your qualified educational debt • Will pay up to 39% of repayment for Federal taxes • May reimburse state taxes that result from these payments

  13. Loan Repayment Programs • Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program • Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds • Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program • Pediatric Loan Repayment Program • Contraception and Infertility LRP

  14. Five Quick Checks for Eligibility • Doctoral-level degree • Government research funding (Fed/state/local) or domestic nonprofit research • US citizenship or permanent residency • Non-Federal government job • Qualified educational debt (pay attention to fine print)

  15. LRP Programs • Same Benefits • Same Core Qualifying Criteria • Research and Review Criteria Tailored to Announcement (essentially the same) • Success Rates in FY2004 very similar –e.g. approximately 50% new submissions funded and around 80% renewals refunded

  16. Overall Review Criteria • Appropriateness of previous training and experience • Suitability of proposed research activities • Assessment of commitment to research career based on goals/plan • Recommendations • Availability of appropriate scientific colleagues • Quality and appropriateness of institutional resources and facilities

  17. Popular Program • Submissions are up • Pediatric applications went from 204 (2002) to over 500 (2004) • Clinical research applications are up to 1188

  18. Mentored Career Development Awards

  19. What Are They? Mentored Career Development Awards are Meant for Basic and Clinical Research Scientist Who are in the Initial Phases of Establishing Their Research Careers and Who need to Pursue an Additional Period of Supervised Career Development Beyond Postdoctoral Training in Order to Become an Independent Scientific Investigators

  20. Possible Career Development Application • If you need substantial training and career development to answer both the specific question and to pursue your overall research program, a career development mechanism may be appropriate • Statistics training does not rise to the level of “substantial” unless you are planning to be a biostatistician

  21. Mentored Career Development Awards (Mentored - Ks) K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award K01 Scientist Development Award for New Minority Faculty K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Development Award K25 Mentored Qualitative Research Career Development K22 NIMH Transition to Independence

  22. What Are the Requirements? • Duration: 3-5 years • Minimum Research Effort: 75% • Renewability: None • Support: Salary + Research (Up to $90K + Up to $50K- NIMH)

  23. Who Can Apply? • US Citizen, Non-Citizen National, or Permanent Resident • Research Doctoral Degree (K01) • Clinical Doctoral Degree (K01/K08/K23) • Current PI of PHS Career Development (K) and Research (R) Awards Ineligible • Former PI of PHS Career Development (K) and Research (R) Awards Ineligible (Except R03, R21)

  24. K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award Provides a mentored research experience for research scientists who need to gain additional expertise in a new research area, or one in which an additional supervised research experience will substantially add to the research capabilities of the applicant

  25. K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award Provides a Mentored Research Experience for Clinically-Trained Professionals to Establish Independent Careers in Basic and/or Clinical Research

  26. K01 Scientist Development Award for New Minority Faculty Provides New Minority Faculty Members with the Necessary Time and Assistance Early in Their Academic Careers to Initiate a Program of Research that will Facilitate Their Transition to Research Independence Commitment of a full-time faculty position

  27. K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award Provides a Mentored Research Experience for Clinically Trained Professionals to Establish Independent Careers Focusing on Patient-Oriented Clinical Research

  28. K22 Transition to Independence • Initial training at NIMH Intramural Research Program (up to 3 years) • Transition to independent research at domestic US extramural program (up to 2 years)

  29. How are They Reviewed? • Candidate: Commitment to and Potential as an Independent Investigator • Career Development Plan: Scientific Development • Research Plan: Vehicle for Developing & Enhancing Research Skills • Mentor: Qualifications and Commitment • Institutional: Commitment

  30. Research Supplements to Promote Diversity and Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Science *Supplements supported to eligible research grants *Like a “mini K” award *NIMH has specific guidelines for submission and review that are posted to the NIMH web-site **Apply early in the fiscal year!

  31. Reentry Highlights • Up to 3 years support • Part(50%+)/full time • Enhance/update research skills lost during an interruption to research from 1-8 years. Left active research with doctoral level research staff or faculty position and doctoral degree • Application about 4 pages

  32. Review Criteria for Supplements • Qualifications of candidate • Plan for research experience • Evidence from PI experience w/enhance research potential • Evidence that activities are integral part of project • Evidence of candidates effort to initiate reentry • Evidence of adequate mentoring • Evidence that research will achieve objectives

  33. Diversity Supplements • Individuals in Postdoctoral Training • Investigators Developing Independent Research Careers

  34. Investigator Level • Short-term: Support to faculty members to conduct full-time research 3-5 months a year during the summer or other portion of the academic year over a maximum of 4 years • Long-term: Support is usually provided for up to 2-years at a minimum of 75 % effort during each 12-month period

  35. What Determines Which Supplement Awards Are Made? • Supplements are like “Mini-K Awards” • Review Criteria Include the following: candidate, career development plan, research plan, relationship to parent grant, mentorship plan and previous history of mentoring by sponsor • Overall factors include scientific merit, program considerations, availability of funds

  36. Research Awards (R03) NIMH Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/START) Designed to facilitate the entry of newly independent investigators into behavioral science research by supporting small scale, exploratory projects or for a project that entails relatively novel research approaches

  37. NIMH Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/START) • Duration of support- 1 year • Does not require a mentor • Research support- Up to $50,000 • Non-renewable • Pages- 7 (1 page intro for revised applications) • Relatively rapid turn around Provisions

  38. Further Highlights of B/START • Eligibility restricted to newly independent investigators (limited pool) • Small scale exploratory/pilot research– application must be tight and demonstrate that it is feasible • Dates June 1, Feb 1, Oct 1 (submission and resub) • Awards are made to individuals

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