Investigating Foreign Populations

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For foreign awards, the NIH policy on inclusion of women and minority groups in research is the same as that for research conducted in the U.S.

For both foreign awards and domestic awards with foreign components, report on study populations using the Targeted/Planned Enrollment Tables. These tables are based on the U.S. definitions of minority populations. See the following for definitions and information about the tables:

• Electronic applications.
  • Read section 5.8, the NIH Policy on Reporting Race and Ethnicity Data: Subjects in Clinical Research, under Part II, Supplemental Instructions for Preparing the Human Subjects Section of the Research Plan, in the Grant Application Guide for your Grant Application Package.
  • Use the Targeted/Planned Enrollment Table in your Grant Application Package.
• Paper applications.
  • Read section 5.8, the NIH Policy on Reporting Race and Ethnicity Data: Subjects in Clinical Research, under Part II, Supplemental Instructions for Preparing the Protection of Human Subjects Section of the Research Plan, in the PHS 398.
  • Use the Targeted/Planned Enrollment Table in the PHS 398.

If there is scientific rationale for examining subpopulation group differences within a foreign population, you should consider designing your study to accommodate those differences and discuss these inclusions in your application.

For more details, see NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research.

Additional Resources

• International Compilation of Human Subject Research Protections. Go to page 3, and click on country of interest.

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