Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Diversity Action Plan (R25)
Deadline: January 27, 2025
5 pm
Amount: Application budgets are limited to $325,000 direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Purpose
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skills Development
- Research Experiences
Another overarching goal of this R25 program is to support and integrate educational and mentorship activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in genomics research. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) seeks to expose undergraduate and post-baccalaureate level students to the foundational sciences relevant to genomics to enable them to pursue careers that span all areas of interest to NHGRI - genome sciences, genomic medicine, genomics and society, genomic data science, and genomics and health equity. For the purposes of this NOFO, the term “genomics” encompasses issues and activities in these five areas.
To accomplish the stated overarching goal, this NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Research Experiences for undergraduate and/or post-baccalaureate trainees that include extensive mentorship activities. Programs should fall under the following categories: 1) summer, semester, or academic year programs for undergraduate trainees; 2) year-long program (duration of at least 12 months) for post-baccalaureate trainees. The research experiences must be based on the foundational sciences relevant to genomics: genomic sciences; genomic medicine; genomics and society; computational genomics and data science, or genomics and health equity. A secondary focus is on Courses for Skills Development. Complementary didactic activities are encouraged, especially those academic courses that have the potential to increase opportunities for success at the next career level. The proposed research education programs must include both research experiences and courses for skills development, with primary emphasis on the former. Proposed courses should be developed in conjunction with and support research experiences to enhance skills development.
Clinical Trials not Allowed