The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
This FOA invites Research Education Grant (R25) applications to develop and implement a short course focused on (1) steps required for successful neural medical device development, translation, and commercialization, (2) common technical and strategic challenges, and (3) best-practices and resources for each stage in the process. Applicants may choose to include a plan for extended engagement opportunities for participants to continue to interact with and obtain guidance from faculty members after the conclusion of the course. The short course should address a broad audience, including senior post-doctoral fellows, independent academic researchers, clinician scientists, and small business entrepreneurs interested in developing, translating, and/or commercializing medical devices to diagnose or treat a nervous system disorder.
Deadlines:
PAR-22-146 Expiration Date July 30, 2022
The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.
Institutions with existing Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (e.g., T32) or other Federally funded training programs may apply for a research education grant provided that the proposed educational experiences are distinct from those training programs receiving federal support. In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed research education program will complement ongoing research training occurring at the applicant institution.
The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the scientific area in which the application is targeted and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed program. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program and submit all documents and reports as required.
Direct costs of up to $250,000 per year may be requested.
To the extent possible, the budget should be designed to defray participant costs.
The maximum project period is 5 years. The first 6 months may be devoted to course/curriculum development with 5 annual meetings held thereafter.
