Notice of Correction to RFA-RM-11-017, Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in Metabolomics (K01)

Notice Number: NOT-RM-12-011

Release Date: January 25, 2012

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the NIH Common Fund is correcting the application instructions relating to RFA-RM-11-017, "Mentored Research Scientist Development Award in Metabolomics (K01)." The correction is that the Research Strategy (Component of Research Plan) is a separate section and is not part of the Institutional Commitment to the Candidate's Research Career Development section.

In particular:

Section IV. Application and Submission Information

Now reads:

Institutional Commitment to the Candidate’s Research Career Development (Component of Environment and Institutional Commitment to the Candidate)

• The sponsoring institution must provide a statement of commitment to the candidate's development into a productive, independent investigator and to meeting the requirements of this award. It should be clear that the institutional commitment to the candidate is not contingent upon receipt of this career award.
• Provide assurances that appropriate time and support for any proposed mentor(s) and/or other staff consistent with the career development plan will be provided.
• Research Strategy (Component of Research Plan)
• A sound research project that is consistent with the candidate s level of research development and objectives of his/her career development plan must be provided. The research description should demonstrate not only the quality of the candidate’s research thus far but also the novelty, significance, creativity and approach, as well as the ability of the candidate to carry out the proposed research.
• The application must also describe the relationship between the mentor’s research and the candidate’s proposed research plan. If more than one mentor is proposed, the respective areas of expertise and responsibility should be described.

IT SHOULD READ

Institutional Commitment to the Candidate’s Research Career Development (Component of Environment and Institutional Commitment to the Candidate)

• The sponsoring institution must provide a statement of commitment to the candidate's development into a productive, independent investigator and to meeting the requirements of this award. It should be clear that the institutional commitment to the candidate is not contingent upon receipt of this career award.
• Provide assurances that appropriate time and support for any proposed mentor(s) and/or other staff consistent with the career development plan will be provided.

Research Strategy (Component of Research Plan)

• A sound research project that is consistent with the candidate s level of research development and objectives of his/her career development plan must be provided. The research description should demonstrate not only the quality of the candidate’s research thus far but also the novelty, significance, creativity and approach, as well as the ability of the candidate to carry out the proposed research.
• The application must also describe the relationship between the mentor’s research and the candidate’s proposed research plan. If more than one mentor is proposed, the respective areas of expertise and responsibility should be described.

All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Richard Okita, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Telephone: 301-594-3914
Email: okitar@mail.nih.gov