NIH-targeted Funding Opportunities Initiative
Selected NIH Training Grant Program
Enhancing Purdue's NIH Research Portfolio
Office of Research
Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
Purdue University
Deadlines
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Overview
This opportunity is jointly provided by the Office of Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars. This opportunity is designed to support the success rates of NIH Training Grant applications.
Eligibility
Faculty (tenure-track/tenured and research) on the West Lafayette campus who plan to apply for NIH T32, T34, or T37 Training Awards are eligible to apply to this program. For information regarding eligibility of additional training programs, faculty should contact Perry Kirkham or Kristyn Jewell.
Funding Opportunity
A one-year Ross-Lynn Scholar graduate student assistantship will be available to the PI from the Office of Research upon successful award of a NIH Training Grant application.
Additionally, the Office of Research will provide a grant writer to support the application process, if requested, during the proposal planning stage. Support for assistance in completing data tables is also available via request to Patrick Hein.
An additional graduate student assistantship may be committed to the training program through a partnership with the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, if the application is successful in being funded. Please contact Josie Hitchings in the Fellowship Office prior to proposal submission to request this one-year assistantship position.
Application and Submission Process
After submission of a Training Grant proposal to NIH, notify Kristyn Jewell and Josie Hitchings of the submission and identify the pre-award specialist who submitted the proposal.
Award Notification
Upon award notification from NIH, please contact Josie Hitchings in the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Fellowship Office to activate the one-year assistantship position and for help setting up the Graduate Student recipients of the training award.
Please also contact Kristyn Jewell in the Office of Research to initiate the transfer of award from the Office of Research.
Post-Award and Reporting Requirements
The Principal Investigator must submit to the Office of Research (pkirkham@purdue.edu) a copy of the review summary of the application when it is received from the NIH.
Additional Information
Questions may be directed to Perry Kirkham, Kristyn Jewell, or Josie Hitchings.
