Notice Number: NOT-TW-17-002
Key Dates
Release Date: October 21, 2016
NOT-TW-17-008
PAR-17-001
NOT-TW-12-011
Issued by
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to clarify eligibility for PAR-17-001 "Emerging Global Leader Award (K43)". Specifically, this Notice clarifies the country eligibility requirements for institutions and individuals to reflect the Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants.
Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Foreign Institutions
Currently reads
Only non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in Low- or Middle-Income Countries are eligible to apply.
LMICs are defined by the World Bank classification system (according to Gross National Income (GNI) per capita as low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups).
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Modified to read (sentence added and italicized below)
Only non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) in Low- or Middle-Income Countries are eligible to apply.
LMICs are defined by the World Bank classification system (according to Gross National Income (GNI) per capita as low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups). See Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants for additional information.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)
Currently reads
Any candidate with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her primary mentors (one U.S.-based and one LMIC-based) and organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. Multiple PDs/PIs are not allowed.
An applicant must be an LMIC citizen and, at the time of award, may not be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status).
Modified to read (sentence added and italicized below)
Any candidate with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her primary mentors (one U.S.-based and one LMIC-based) and organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. Multiple PDs/PIs are not allowed.
An applicant must be an LMIC citizen and, at the time of award, may not be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status). See Country Eligibility for Fogarty International Training Grants for additional information.
All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
Christine Jessup, Ph.D.
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Telephone: 301-496-1653
Email: christine.jessup@nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
