Taking the Next Step: Technical Assistance Workshop, November 18–19, 2004

Meeting Description

The Technical Assistance Workshop is a 2-day interactive forum in which minority and emerging scientists and students present their current or planned research. NIA staff provide feedback on each participant’s research and general information about applying for NIA grants. NIA will cover participants’ expenses for travel, lodging, and meals.

Who Should Apply?

Members of groups underrepresented in aging research and/or investigators committed to research careers related to minority aging issues should apply. They include:

• Pre- or postdoctoral students or recent recipients of Ph.D., M.D., or related doctoral degrees
• New to the NIH application process and/or embarking on an independent program of research
• Investigators with less than 5 years of research experience
• U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is July 30, 2004. Complete the application, and submit it with a recent Curriculum Vitae to:

Zita Givens
Technical Assistance Workshop
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room 5C05
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892-2292
Phone: 301-496-3121
Fax: 301-496-2793
GivensZ@nia.nih.gov