MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST AWARD FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES (K08) RELEASE DATE: April 11, 2003 NOTICE: NOT-CA-03-025 National Cancer Institute (NCI) (http://www.nci.nih.gov/) The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch (CMBB), Office of Centers, Training and Resources, Office of the Deputy Director for Extramural Science, National Cancer Institute wishes to announce that the ELIGIBILITY section of PAR-03-002, Mentored Clinical Scientist Award for Underrepresented Minorities (K08), has been modified as follows: "For purposes of this Program Announcement, underrepresented minority candidates include individuals belonging to particular ethnic, racial and other groups determined by the grantee institution to be underrepresented in cancer-related biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or social sciences research. Underrepresented minority candidates are not limited to racial and ethnic minorities but can also include individuals, as selected by the institution, as underrepresented as cancer researchers, e.g., first generation college graduates, socio- economically disadvantaged, etc." The modified eligibility criteria for the Mentored Clinical Scientist Award for Underrepresented Minorities (K08) are available on the CMBB website: http://minorityopportunities.nci.nih.gov. All other provisions of PAR-03-002 remain unchanged. INQUIRES: Inquiries regarding these initiatives and application procedures should be addressed to: Ms. Belinda M. Locke Program Director Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch Office of Centers, Training and Resources National Cancer Institute 6116 Executive Boulevard Suite 7028, MSC 8350 Bethesda, MD 20892 Rockville, MD 20852 (express/courier service) Telephone: 301-496-7344 Fax: 301-402-4551 E-mail: rr63v@nih.gov
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