MORE Faculty Development Awards provide support for eligible faculty at institutions with substantial minority enrollments to spend the summer (or one academic term) every year for 2 to 5 years in full-time research in a research-intensive laboratory. The purpose of the award is to enhance the research and research training capabilities of the minority institution by offering faculty who have the Ph.D. degree or equivalent an opportunity to update or enhance their research skills through high-quality research experiences. The awardee will also have the opportunity to enroll in one course per academic term in fields directly related to the research in order to update his or her theoretical background. Ideally, the experience would lead to long-term collaborations between the awardee and the faculty of the research institution.
An applicant may request a salary equal to his or her actual annual salary and appropriate fringe benefits, prorated for the period of time during which the applicant is engaged in full-time research at the research institution. Salary support will not be provided for the time an awardee is enrolled in an academic course. An applicant may also request up to $3,000 a year for supplies, equipment, and other expenses, which may include travel. The direct cost request may not exceed $50,000 in any year. The applicant's home institution will serve as the grantee institution.
For more information about this award, see the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 24, No. 14, April 14, 1995 (PAR-95-048), or call Dr. Adolphus P. Toliver at 301-594-3900.
