To: Researchers in the Aging, Health Care, Labor Economics, Education, and
Children's programs
NIH has just issued a program announcement for R01 proposals (due October
22, 2008) on "Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and
Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and
Engineering." The RFA solicits research on identifying pathways into
biomedical research careers for women
[http://womeninscience.nih.gov/funding/ ]. NIH expects to fund 6-8
projects under this funding opportunity, with annual direct costs of up to
$250,000 for four years.
The full text of the RFA is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-012.html, and I have
included a brief summary at the bottom of this message. A non-binding
letter of intent is due September 21.
If you would like to learn more about preparing a proposal for NIH and how
we can help, let me know. (Don't worry about the section of the Funding
Announcement that refers to the need to register for electronic
submission. NBER is already registered, and we can guide you through.)
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in this competition,
or in learning more about NIH propsals and grants generally. I look
forward to working with you.
Janet Stein
Summary: RFA-GM-09-012
Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and Support the
Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering (R01)
*Request for Applications (RFA) Number: *RFA-GM-09-012
* *Purpose. *The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support
research on: 1)causal factors explaining the current patterns observed in
the careers of women in biomedical and behavioral science and engineering
and variation across different subgroups and 2) the efficacy of programs
designed to support the careers of women in these disciplines. Causal
factors include individual characteristics, family and economic
circumstances, disciplinary culture or practices, and features of the
broader social and cultural context. Research on variation among
underrepresented minority women and socioeconomically disadvantaged women
is encouraged.
The full text of the RFA is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-012.html
Janet Stein
Program Administrator
National Bureau of Economic Research
1050 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: (617) 588-0366
fax: (617) 868-2742
Received on Mon Jul 21 2008 - 13:28:10 EDT
