NOT-GM-10-101: Clarification of the Use of the NIHs Statement of Appointment Forms (Form PHS 2271) in the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (PAR-09-104)

Clarification of the Use of the NIH’s Statement of Appointment Forms (Form PHS 2271) in the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program (PAR-09-104)

Notice Number: NOT-GM-10-101

Key Dates
Release Date: February 19, 2010

Issued by
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), (http://www.nigms.nih.gov/)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to clarify the use of the NIH’s Statement of Appointment Forms (Form PHS 2271) in the IMSD Program (PAR-09-104). Each year, program-supported students (those receiving salaries from the program’s federal funds) must be formally appointed to the IMSD program using the NIH’s Statement of Appointment form (PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment, http://grants.nih.gov/training/phs2271.pdf).

If registered in the NIH eRA Commons, grantees are encouraged to submit the PHS 2271 data electronically using the xTrain system. More information on xTrain is available at https://commons.era.gov/commons/.

Inquiries

For further information contact:

Alberto L. Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.
Program Director, MBRS Branch
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH
45 Center Drive, Room 2As.37, MSC 6200
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
Fax: (301) 480-2753
Email: [email protected]