Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities Finding and Applying for the

Postdoctoral Funding Opportunities Finding and Applying for the Right Grant

Important Links n Funding Searches – http: //www. grantsnet. org/search/srch_specify. cfm – http: //grants. nih. gov/grants/grant_basics. htm – http: //grants 1. nih. gov/grants/new_investigators/index. htm – http: //cdmrp. army. mil (DOD) – – n http: //www. heart. org/HEARTORG/ (AMA) www. cancer. org (ACS) www. diabetes. org (ADA) BCM Research Listserv – awards@bcm. edu Collaborations – NIH Re. PORTER - http: //projectreporter. nih. gov/reporter. cfm – Bio. Med. Experts - www. biomedexperts. com n BCM Office of Research Intranet – http: //intranet. bcm. edu/? tmp=/research/oor/home

Finding the Right Grant

www. grantsnet. org/search/srch_specify. cfm

Grantsnet Search Results

Grantsnet Search Results – Detail

grants. nih. gov/grants/oer. htm

grants. nih. gov/grants/grant_basics. htm

grants 1. nih. gov/grants/new_investigators/index. htm

NIH n K 99/R 00 – 12 Feb, 12 June, 12 Oct – no citizenship or permanent residency requirements – max. 2 years mentored – max. 3 years independent n F 32 Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship – 8 April, 8 Aug, 8 Dec – must be citizen or permanent resident by time of award

n Concept DOD 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 E-mail awards@bcm. edu and ask to join listserv n Information on programs sent out to subscribers when received from the sponsor

Find Collaborators/Secondary Mentors

http: //projectreporter. nih. gov/reporter. cfm

www. biomedexperts. com

Applying for the Right Grant

BCM Overview Annual Sponsored Research n NIH: ~$300 M Awards on 1, 000 submissions n Total: ~$400 M 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 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 n

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 spo@bcm. edu) 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) 798 -1297 spo@bcm. edu Pallavi Annambhotla, Dr. PH Jasmin Bryant, MHA Mercy Chen, Ph. D La. Shun Mc. Ghee, JD Mohini Patel Shannon Teasley MS

Important Links n Funding Searches – http: //www. grantsnet. org/search/srch_specify. cfm – http: //grants. nih. gov/grants/grant_basics. htm – http: //grants 1. nih. gov/grants/new_investigators/index. htm – http: //cdmrp. army. mil (DOD) – – n http: //www. heart. org/HEARTORG/ (AMA) www. cancer. org (ACS) www. diabetes. org (ADA) BCM Research Listserv – awards@bcm. edu Collaborations – – NIH Re. PORTER - http: //projectreporter. nih. gov/reporter. cfm – Bio. Med. Experts- www. biomedexperts. com n BCM Office of Research Intranet – http: //intranet. bcm. edu/? tmp=/research/oor/home