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PAR-20-042 - NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Issued by

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

Purpose

To extend the eligibility criteria of PIs applying to PAR 20-042 [NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)] to acknowledge productivity delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigation efforts.

Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information

Current Language

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

The PD/PI must be no more than 7 years beyond the date that the first professional, advanced professional, or terminal academic degree was awarded, whichever is most recent. The 7 year eligibility period will be calculated based on the MM/DD/YYYY the degree was awarded and the published application receipt date, regardless of whether it is a new or resubmission application. Formal years of clinical training (Internship, Residency, and Fellowship) are not counted as part of the 7 year limit. In addition, exemption of years for clinical training is not limited to physicians.

Revised Language

The PD/PI must be no more than 8 years beyond the date that the first professional, advanced professional, or terminal academic degree was awarded, whichever is most recent. The 8 year eligibility period will be calculated based on the MM/DD/YYYY the degree was awarded and the published application receipt date, regardless of whether it is a new or resubmission application. Formal years of clinical training (Internship, Residency, and Fellowship) are not counted as part of the 8 year limit. In addition, exemption of years for clinical training is not limited to physicians.

Part 2. Section IV. Application and Submission Information

Current Language

Any PD/(s)/PI(s) with formal years of clinical training who wish to have those years excluded from the 7 year limit of eligibility should document those years of clinical training in their Biographical Sketch.

Revised Language

Any PD/(s)/PI(s) with formal years of clinical training who wish to have those years excluded from the 8 year limit of eligibility should document those years of clinical training in their Biographical Sketch.

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Theresa Hayes Cruz, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-496-9233
Email: cruzth@mail.nih.gov