Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities Finding and Applying for the Right Grant

Important Links n Funding Searches – – – grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htmhttp:// grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm – – (DOD) – (AMA) – (ACS) – (ADA) –BCM Research Listserv – n Collaborations –NIH RePORTER –BioMedExperts n BCM Office of Research Intranet –

Finding the Right Grant

Grantsnet Search Results

Grantsnet Search Results – Detail

grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm

grants1.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm

NIH n K99/R00 – 12 Feb, 12 June, 12 Oct –no citizenship or permanent residency requirements –max. 2 years mentored –max. 3 years independent n F32 Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship – 8 April, 8 Aug, 8 Dec –must be citizen or permanent resident by time of award

DOD n Concept Awards and Fellowships –no citizenship or permanent residency n Breast, Lung, Prostate, Ovarian, and other Cancer Research n Tuberous Sclerosis Complex n Orthopaedic Research and Spinal Cord Injury Research n Autism n ALS, MS n PTSD, TBI

Non-Profits n American Cancer Society –early in postdoctoral position –April 1, October 1 n American Diabetes Association –Mentor-based postdoctoral fellowships –January 15 n American Heart Association –National and Texas (South Central) Affiliate –January and July

Office of Research Listserv n and ask to join n Information on programs sent out to subscribers when received from the sponsor

Find Collaborators/Secondary Mentors

Applying for the Right Grant

BCM Overview Annual Sponsored Research n NIH: ~$300M Awards on 1,000 submissions n Total: ~$400M Awards on 2,200 submissions n ranked 17 th in US (126 medical schools)

Applications n Applications are submitted from, and awarded to, an institution (e.g., Baylor College of Medicine) n Fellow and mentor are identified in the application n Fellow and mentor are identified in BRAIN, with fellow indicated as principal investigator (PI) in BRAIN

Applications n Don’t be disqualified - read and follow the sponsor’s rules regarding format, deadlines, eligibility, and how to apply n Plan – Notify Mentor and find out how much time needed for review – Notify Department and find out how much time to review

Applications n Verify what is needed: –IRB and IACUC protocols –Conflict of Interest Forms –Indirects –Committed Effort n Completed application must be uploaded in BRAIN, approved by mentor, sections, departments and in Sponsored Programs FIVE working days before sponsor deadline

Applications n BRAIN proposal routing summary –mentor –section chief, if applicable –department chair(s) –Sponsored Programs n Application signatures –Sponsored Programs final signature »paper (investigator/fellow mails) »electronic (Sponsored Programs submits)

Applications n Professional societies and organizations may offer small travelling fellowships to attend national meetings n Any honor, with or without funding, helps build your curriculum vitae n Some fellowships and many grants are portable, transferring to your new institution if you move

Applications n Submit applications to multiple sponsors – you may not accept duplicate funding, but only approximately 1 in 4 applications will be funded

Awards n Make sure SPO has award notice (forward non-Federal awards to n SPO reviews assurances, funds in BRAIN and sends to Grants and Contracts Accounting n GCA sets up account in mentors name giving access to funds

Contact Sponsored Programs (713) Pallavi Annambhotla, DrPH Jasmin Bryant, MHA Mercy Chen, PhD LaShun McGhee, JD Mohini Patel Shannon Teasley MS

Important Links n Funding Searches – – – grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htmhttp:// grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm – – (DOD) – (AMA) – (ACS) – (ADA) –BCM Research Listserv – n Collaborations – –NIH RePORTER –BioMedExperts- n BCM Office of Research Intranet –