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Major Research Project Grant Types That NIGMS Supports and Where to Apply
This post is part of a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process. You can read more posts in this series and sign up to receive all future posts delivered straight to your inbox. The first post in this series introduced our Institute’s research priorities. This post outlines the major types of research project grants that NIGMS supports and where to find notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) to which you can apply. Most NIGMS-supported research receives funding from four award types: the Institute’s R35 program, the R16 SuRE program, the AREA R15, ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 2, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs

Webinar for Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32) Applicants
We’re pleased to announce a technical assistance webinar for people interested in applying for training grants in the predoctoral basic biomedical sciences (PAR-23-228). The next application due date is January 25, 2024. During the webinar, we’ll provide a brief overview of the funding opportunity and answer your programmatic, budget, and scientific review questions. You can send questions before the webinar or post them in the chat box during the event: Monday, December 4, 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET Zoom meeting link Join by phone Meeting ID: 161 356 0633 Passcode: 461827 Participants requiring sign language i...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 1, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Predoctoral Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

A Call for Your Scientific Images and Videos
We’re always looking to add stunning images to our gallery, like this one from Tina Weatherby Carvalho, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Have you seen our image and video gallery? We’d love to feature your work there! The gallery contains photos, illustrations, and videos that showcase NIGMS-supported science. It’s a place where anyone, including teachers, students, and journalists, can get images that help people understand and appreciate biomedical research. Images in the gallery are freely available for educational, news media, or other noncommercial purposes, as long as the user credits the source (i.e., you/your ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 31, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Resources Source Type: blogs

Which Grant Is Right for Me?
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the new web resource, Which Research Grant Is Right for Me? This interactive decision tree will be particularly useful for investigators who are new to or less familiar with NIGMS notices of funding opportunities that support research. Through a series of yes/no questions, potential applicants can identify the best potential fit to one or more of the major research project grant types we support, including R35, R16, R15, and R01. The questions work through the eligibility criteria for the different award types. For example: Are you a new principal investigator? Does ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 23, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration Resources Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs

How to Determine If NIGMS Might Fund Your Research
This post is the first in a series outlining NIGMS research priorities, funding opportunities, and the grant application process for those not familiar with our Institute and its programs. We encourage you to share this series with others in your network, and to sign up to receive all future Feedback Loop posts delivered straight to your inbox. We receive many questions from prospective applicants about getting NIGMS funding for their research: How do I know if my research fits within the scientific interests of NIGMS? What grant programs does the Institute offer? What are NIGMS’ research priorities? Whom do I tal...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 19, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Resources NIGMS Grant Basics Submitting an Application Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity:  Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)
We’re pleased to announce our Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) has been reissued (PAR-23-228). This NOFO continues our support of eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical graduate training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise. We expect that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on t...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 16, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

New Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Predoc to Postdoc Transition Program and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to announce the new Advancing Research Careers (ARC) program as part of NIGMS’ strategic efforts to enhance support for trainees from diverse backgrounds—for example, individuals from underrepresented groups—through critical career transition points. The ARC program is designed to enhance participation of trainees as they transition from predoctoral research training to postdoctoral research and career development. The program has two components: ARC Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award to Promote Diversity (F99/K00) PAR-23-222 Supports promising, late-stage graduate students from di...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 10, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Diversity Supplements —Expanded Program Eligibility
We’d like to make you aware that NIGMS is expanding eligibility within the diversity supplement program (PA-23-189) to include applications from principal investigators (PIs) of parent awards from the following programs: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE, R16) Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE Phases 1 and 2, P20) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks for Clinical and Translational Research (IDeA-CTR, U54) IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE, P20) Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH, S06) This opportunity is part of our Diversity Suppl...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - October 4, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Biomedical Graduate Education Research Capacity Building Source Type: blogs

Wanted: NIGMS Scientific Review Officers
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information. We’re seeking highly qualified scientists to serve as scientific review officers in the Scientific Review Branch (SRB) of our Division of Extramural Activities. SRB conducts the initial evaluation for scientific and technical merit of applications for funding through grants and cooperative agreements in areas of research that NIGMS supports. The SRB’s key mission is to ensure that NIGMS grant applications receive expert, timely peer review, while avoiding bias and conflicts of interest in accordanc...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: BBCB Program Directors
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information. We’re recruiting accomplished scientists for program officer positions in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). The selected candidates will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research grants, and will stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise. One program officer position is in the Biophysics Branch, which supports grant portfolios that apply te...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Biophysics Program Directors
UPDATE: The positions are now open, and will close September 27. Visit the Job Vacancies page for more information. We’re recruiting accomplished scientists for program officer positions in the Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). The selected candidates will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research grants, and will stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise. One program officer position is in the Biophysics Branch, which supports grant portfolios that apply te...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Fall Activities for NIGMS Trainees
Welcome to the NIGMS Feedback Loop! As a current NIGMS trainee, you’re automatically subscribed to our blog so that we can provide you with information about upcoming meetings and events, opportunities to provide your input, program news, and more. As the school yearbegins, we’d like to start by sharing upcoming NIGMS-supported events you can participate in. We’re holding our annual Judith H. Greenberg Early Career Investigator Lecture virtually and on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, on September 27. The speaker is Akhila Rajan, Ph.D., from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and she’ll describe her ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 18, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: NIGMS Trainee Community Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Program Directors
We’re seeking two highly qualified scientists to serve as program directors in the Genetic Mechanisms and Developmental and Cellular Processes Branches of our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (GMCDB). GMCDB supports research grants focused on understanding the structure and function of cells and cellular components and the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie inheritance, gene expression, and development. All prospective candidates should have expertise in the mechanism and regulation of genetics including basic molecular processes, cellular biology, and/or development...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 15, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Branch Chief
We’re seeking a highly qualified scientist to serve as a branch chief in our Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC). This is a newly created position for the Division as it reorganizes into three branches. Applicants should have significant interest and experience in the scientific areas managed by the Division, which will continue to encompass all the existing research portfolios and will generally be arranged into branches covering physiology and clinical sciences, biochemistry and molecular pharmacology, and chemistry and chemical biology. For a listing of the current scientifi...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 11, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Division for Research Capacity Building Branch Chief
We’re seeking a highly qualified scientist to serve as a branch chief in our Division for Research Capacity Building (DRCB). This is a newly created position for the Division as it reorganizes into three branches. Applicants should have significant interest in the programs managed by the Division, which seek to build capacity for conducting basic, clinical, behavioral, and translational research that fall in the mission areas of NIH. These include the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program, which supports research, research workforce development, and research infrastructure improvements in states where levels ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - September 11, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs