Who can be a
mentor?
If you are currently a principal investigator on
an NIH grant than you can apply for administrative supplements
to support underrepresented populations at the high school to junior
faculty levels. Additionally, you should meet the following
criteria:
What career levels should be considered?
The NIH believes that by providing research opportunities for qualified individuals at various career levels, the number entering and remaining in health-related research careers will increase. Accordingly, Principal Investigators are encouraged to consider administrative supplements under this program for candidates at the following career levels:
- High School Students who have expressed an interest in the health-related sciences.
- Undergraduate Students who have demonstrated an interest in and wish to pursuing graduate level research training in health-related sciences.
- Post-Baccalaureate Students and Post-Master's Degree Students who have recently graduated and have demonstrated an interest and wish to pursue further graduate level training in health-related research sciences.
- Predoctoral Students who wish to develop their research capabilities in the health-related sciences.
- Individuals in Postdoctoral Training who wish to participate as postdoctoral researchers in ongoing research projects and career development experiences in preparation for an independent career in a health-related research.
- Faculty who wish to participate in ongoing research projects while further developing their own independent research potential.
- Established investigators who become disabled. This program will provide additional support for established NIH investigators and project leaders on components of program projects and center grants who become disabled. The additional support may be requested for assistance or special equipment that will facilitate a continuing contribution to the goals of the parent grant.
Once
I submit the mentor application how do potential applicants
contact me?
Students, post-docs,
and junior faculty members will search the database for mentors
that meet their research interests. Once they select
a potential mentor, they will submit an application directly
to you.
What
happens after an applicant contacts me?
How
many students/post-docs/junior faculty can I support at one
time?
Usually, you can only request one applicant
at a time. For additional information, please contact
your Program Officer or Institute Coordinator at the
NIH agency that awarded your current grant.
How
are applicants paid?
Applicants are paid
based upon their level of expertise. For more information
please go to:
NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research program.
To
whom do I submit the research supplement application?
The process can
be initiated by contacting your program officer or the
Institute
Coordinator at the NIH agency that awarded your current
grant. You should ask for a NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research program.
Who
sees the information I submit?
Professional information
submitted by you regarding your research program and interest
in mentoring underrepresented students will be stored in a database
to allow applicants to search for a mentor. NIH
will maintain data on the number of people visiting the site
and individual pages, the number of people completing mentoring
and application forms, and group-level demographic data on
applicants. Any personal information provided by applicants
will be submitted directly to potential mentors identified
by the applicants, and will not be maintained by NIH.
For further information, please contact
Ronald
Abeles.
For information
about the program, please refer to the NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research program.
If additional information is needed, please contact one of
the
Institute Coordinators.
Go
to Mentor Interest Form
