Fellowships - INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship
The INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship combines postdoctoral research training in the United States with professional development activities and grant-writing guidance to form a unique program for drug abuse scientists. Fellows may conduct their research in any aspect of the biomedical or behavioral science of drug abuse and addiction. Previous Fellows have conducted research in all aspects of drug abuse and addiction, from social science to basic science, including epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and preclinical and clinical sciences. Fellows and their mentors are encouraged to develop jointly and seek funding for a collaborative research project to be conducted in the Fellow's home country. Fellows and their U.S. mentors are part of a network of international scientists who exchange information and collaborate on drug abuse research nationally, regionally, and globally.
What Does the Fellowship Include?
The 12-month fellowship provides –
- Rigorous postdoctoral research training with a NIDA grantee at a U.S. institution.
- Professional development activities that help you establish personal relationships with NIDA grantees and NIDA officials who are willing to continue working with you after you return home.
- A stipend of $36,000US for living and personal expenses, round-trip travel, and a $4,000US allowance to cover the cost of health insurance and professional development activities.
Who Is Eligible?
The requirements for INVEST applicants are –
- An earned doctoral degree in medicine, public health, biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences.
- A minimum of 2 years of postdoctoral research experience, including a demonstrated ability to engage in independent research.
- Written assurance from an institution in the home country that there is a position to which the applicant can return after completing the fellowship.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Citizenship or permanent residency in a country other than the United States.
- Status of living and working outside the United States at the time the application is submitted.
- Eligibility for the J-1 visa to enter the United States.
How Should I Apply?
The INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship application requires careful and thorough coordination between the applicant and mentor:
- Contact a NIDA-supported researcher in the United States who is willing to serve as a mentor. The mentor must be a current NIDA grantee.
- Notify the NIDA International Program of your plans to apply.
- Write a detailed research plan for working with the U.S. mentor on biomedical or behavioral research investigating the causes, consequences, prevention, or treatment of drug abuse and addiction.
- Complete and submit your application to the NIDA International Program.
How Can I Get Help in Finding a Mentor?
To find the Mentor who's right for you, consult the online database of research projects supported by NIH at http://crisp.cit.nih.gov, review journals online at PubMed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, or email the NIDA International Program for assistance at ip@nida.nih.gov.
Application Deadlines: April 1 and October 1
Notification of Award: June 1 and December 1
Instruction and application materials for the INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship can be downloaded from this Web site in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF format:
- INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Instruction Packet
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MS Word Format (88KB) - INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Application Packet
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- Download INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Brochure:
INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Brochure (2.7MB)
Who has been an INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellow and Mentor?
Year | Fellow | Mentor |
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2008-2009 | Sheng Liu China |
Dr. Gary S. Aston-Jones Medical University of South Carolina |
2007-2008 | Jiang Du China |
Dr. Hser Yih-Ing University of California, Los Angeles |
Akiko Shimamoto Kiyoshima Japan |
Dr. Klaus A. Miczek Tufts University |
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Adhi Wibowo Nurhidayat Indonesia |
Dr. George Woody University of Pennsylvania |
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Wenhua Zhou China |
Dr. Peter Kalivas Medical University of South Carolina |
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2006-2007 | Paula M. Mayock Ireland |
Michael C. Clatts, Ph.D. National Development & Research Institutes, Inc., New York |
Paulo Roberto Telles P. Diaz Brazil |
Kimberly Page Shafer, Ph.D. Institute for Global Health/CAPS, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine |
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Wagner Alves de Souza Judice Brazil |
Dr. Iris Lindberg Louisiana State University |
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Doug Hyun Han South Korea |
Perry F. Renshaw, M.D., Ph.D. Director, McLean Brain Imaging Center and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts |
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Sung-Jin Cho South Korea |
Alan P. Kozikowski, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago |
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2005-2006 | Tsafrir Loebl Israel |
Eden Evans Addictions Research Program Massachusetts General Hospital |
Oscar Quintela Spain |
Dennis Crouch Center for Human Toxicology University of Utah J. Michael Walsh The Walsh Group |
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Maciej Stasiak Poland |
Nicholas E. Goeders LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport |
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Young Hoon Sung South Korea |
Perry F. Renshaw McLean Brain Imaging Center |
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2004-2005 | Marco Bortolato Italy |
Daniele Piomelli University of California, Irvine |
Lan Zhang China |
Kenneth Kendler Virginia Commonwealth University |
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Liliana Cancela Argentina |
Peter W. Kalivas Medical University of South Carolina |
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2003-2004 | Marjaterttu Pajulo Finland |
Linda C. Mayes Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut |
Yufeng Chen China |
Alan P. Kozikowski University of Illinois in Chicago, Chicago |
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2002-2003 | Isabelle Husson France |
Barry E. Kosofsky Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital East |
Tamo Nakamura Australia |
Anthony A. Wright University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
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Yilang Tang China |
Joseph Cubells Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut |
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2001-2002 | Debasish Basu India |
Joel Gelernter Yale University, Connecticut |
Patricia Obando Costa Rica |
Dace Svikis, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University | |
Tatiana Tsarouk Russia |
Elaine Thompson University of Washington, Washington State |
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Min Zhao China |
Howard Liddle University of Miami, Florida |
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2000-2001 | Henrik Druid Sweden |
Deborah C. Mash University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida |
Chuang Liu China |
Elliot A. Stein Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | |
1999-2000 | Abdel Azim Assi Egypt |
Charles I. Chavkin University of Washington, Seattle |
Elisa Mengual Spain |
Virginia M. Pickel Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York |
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Vaughan Rees Australia |
Jeffrey H. Samet Boston University School of Medicine |
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1998-1999 | You Wan China |
Jeffrey S. Mogil University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana |
Neo Morojele South Africa |
Judith S. Brook Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York |
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1997-1998 | Guilherme Borges Mexico |
Ronald C. Kessler Harvard Medical School, Boston |
Yulia Lyupina Russia |
James E. Smith Wake Forest University, North Carolina |
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Olivier Manzoni France |
John T. Williams Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland |
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1996-1997 | Silvia Cruz Mexico |
Robert L. Balster Medical College of Virginia, Richmond |
Raka Jain India |
Stephen G. Holtzman Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta |
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Danxin Wang China |
Wolfgang Sadée University of California San Francisco |
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1995-1996 | Bashir Ahmad Pakistan |
Nissar Darmani Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Missouri |
Irena Martin-Kleiner Croatia |
Jean M. Bidlack University of Rochester, New York |
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Steve McGaraughty Canada |
Mary Heinricher Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland |
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Zhengxiong Xi China |
Elliot A. Stein Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
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1994-1995 | Anton Bespalov Russia |
Robert L. Balster Medical College of Virginia, Richmond |
Suchandra Ghosh India |
Martin A. Adler Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia |
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Ella Nikulina Russia |
Klaus A. Miczek Tufts University, Boston |
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1993-1994 | Yaprak Egilmez Turkey |
Michael Emmett-Ogilsby Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth |
Gerald Zernig Austria |
James Woods University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor |