Notice Number: NOT-NS-17-007

Key Dates
Release Date: October 21, 2016

Issued by
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Purpose

This Notice is to inform potential applicants and mentors to NINDS Mentored Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience (K22 PAR-16-220 and K01 PAR-16-219) of upcoming webinars on preparing applications to these mechanisms. The webinars are optional and not required for submission to PAR-16-220 or PAR-16-219.

To be notified about upcoming webinars and other diversity-related opportunities, please subscribe to the NINDS Diversity News to Use listserv at https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=NINDSDIVERSITYNEWSTOUSE.

Webinar Information

What You Need to Know About the NINDS Diversity Career Development K22 Award: Tips for Preparing Your Application
December 13, 2016 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Learn about the NINDS K22 Diversity Career Development Award from successful applicants and a former chair of the study section that reviews this mechanism.

This webinar will take you through the process of putting together an application for the Diversity Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award (K22) all the way from writing your application to anticipating and responding to reviewer's comments. Hear from two K22 awardees on how they crafted their applications, and learn from a reviewer about common mistakes and helpful tips. This webinar is intended for potential applicants and mentors to NINDS diversity K22 grants.

To register for the webinar, please follow the following link: https://nih.webex.com/nih/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed1bff7e922ffe0174438f82dc9ed56f0. A registration link is available at the bottom of the page.

What You Need to Know About the NINDS Diversity Faculty Development K01 Award: Tips for Preparing Your Application
Anticipated March 2017, date and time to be determined

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Michelle Jones-London, PhD
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 
Telephone: 301-496-4188
Email: NINDSDiversityTraining@ninds.nih.gov