Notice of Changes to NICHD Acceptance of Diversity and Re-Entry Supplement Applications

Notice Number: NOT-HD-18-018

Key Dates
Release Date: September 04, 2018

Related Announcements

PA-18-906

PA-18-592

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Purpose

This Notice is to inform NICHD grantee institutions of new policies for applications submitted in response to PA-18-906 "Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research" and PA-18-592 "Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers". These policies are effective immediately. Details of the transition are provided below.

NICHD will transition to accept and review applications three times per fiscal year as outlined in the new schedule below.

NICHD Application Receipt Dates and Notifications

RECEIPT DATE

FUNDING DECISION

EARLIEST POSSIBLE START DATE

September 15

December

January

January 15

April

June

May 15

August

September

*Applications submitted between the above receipt dates will be reviewed in the subsequent cycle.

NICHD Supported Career Stages and Time Periods

SUPPLEMENT TYPE

*CAREER LEVEL ELIGIBILITY

MAXIMUM LENGTH OF SUPPORT

DIVERSITY

High School Student

3 months/summer

Undergraduate Student

Post BA/BS

Post MA/MS

1 year

Graduate Student

2 years

Post-doctoral

2 years

Investigator

2 years

RE-ENTRY

Post-doctoral

2 years

Investigator

2 years

* Although NICHD awards supplements for students through faculty career stages, priority is given to highly meritorious applications that request support for post BA/BS, post MA/MS, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and established investigators who become disabled

Please refer to NICHD-specific Diversity and Re-Entry Supplement guidelines for additional guidance.

This Notice replaces NOT-HD-18-006.

 

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Applicants should contact the NICHD Program Official listed on the Notice of Grant Award.

Inquiries: NICHD Program Officials

Email: NICHD_DivReSuppCoord@nih.gov