NOT-DC-01-004: NIDCD NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL FELLOWS

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NIDCD NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL FELLOWS Release Date: February 2, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-DC-01-004 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders This Notice applies to applicants for individual National Research Service Awards (NRSAs) submitting fellowship applications within the scientific purview of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) for the following programs: NRSAs for Individual Predoctoral Fellows [(F31) (PA-00-125)] (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-125.html), NRSAs for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows [(F32) (PA-00-104)] (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-104.html), and NIH NRSAs for Senior Fellows [(F33) (PA-00-131)] (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-131.html). The NIDCD requests that applicants for these fellowship awards send, at the time of submission (original application and one copy) to the Center for Scientific Review, one additional copy of the completed and signed application and all appendix materials, if the latter is included with the application, to: Chief, Scientific Review Branch Division of Extramural Research National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 400C, MSC-7180 Bethesda, MD 20892-7180 (for regular mail) Rockville, MD 20852 (for express mail) ATTN: NRSA Fellowship The NIDCD now conducts the initial peer review of applications for these fellowship programs within its Scientific Review Branch based on an expedited schedule of four months from submission to award. In order to maintain this schedule, it is imperative that the applicant meet the NRSA submission deadlines of April 5, August 5 and December 5, and concurrently send the additional copy to the NIDCD official noted above. Late applications will be returned. Predoctoral students applying for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students (F31) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-069.html) and Individual Predoctoral Fellowships for Students with Disabilities (F31) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-068.html) within the NIDCD scientific purview should not send copies to the NIDCD, since these applications are reviewed within the NIH Center for Scientific Review. It is important to note that NIDCD’s F31 Program, PA-00-125, is aimed solely at doctoral candidates engaged in the conduct of dissertation research. Doctoral students within three months of completing their qualifying examinations whose dissertation projects are fully formulated, but not yet formally approved by their dissertation committee, may submit an F31 application. However, NIDCD will not activate the award of an applicant whose application was favorably reviewed until the dissertation project has been formally approved by the dissertation committee and the student has been officially designated as a doctoral candidate. In order to activate an F31 award, an applicant receiving notification from the NIDCD of a favorable award decision should arrange for their institution to submit a letter to the NIDCD Grants Management Branch verifying that she/he is a doctoral candidate engaged in full-time dissertation research. NRSA applicants are also reminded that the NIH strictly enforces grant application format guidelines (font size, page limit, margin), as announced in the NIH Guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-01-012.html). In addition to required formats, applicants should be careful to include all required components when preparing applications. Noncompliant applications will be returned. Applicants for NIDCD fellowship support and their mentors are strongly encouraged to consult with the following program official prior to submitting an individual NRSA application: Daniel A. Sklare, Ph.D. Research Training Officer Scientific Programs Branch Division of Extramural Research National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 400C, MSC-7180 Bethesda, MD 20892-7180 (for regular mail) Rockville, MD 20852 (for express mail) Tel: (301) 496-1804 Fax: (301) 402-6251 Email: daniel_sklare@nih.gov Direct inquiries regarding fiscal matters to: Ms. Sara Stone Chief, Grants Management Branch Division of Extramural Research National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 400C, MSC-7180 Bethesda, MD 20892-7180 (for regular mail) Rockville, MD 20852 (for express mail) Tel: (301) 402-0909 Fax: (301) 402-1758 Email: stones@nih.gov

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