Administrative Supplements to Support High School Student and College Undergraduate Research ExperiencesPURPOSE:As noted in the NIEHS 2006 Strategic Plan, the NIEHS will enhance opportunities for young, motivated high-school and undergraduate students to participate actively in environmental health research. To that end, the NIEHS is announcing an administrative supplement program available to Principal Investigators with R01, R37, or P01 awards to support summer research experiences for talented and gifted high school students and college undergraduates. We hope that by offering such an introduction to environmental health science research to high school students and science undergraduates that the NIEHS can both increase the number and elevate the credentials of the pool of applicants to graduate programs in the environmental health sciences. The NIEHS expects the number of awarded supplements per year to be 15. ELIGIBILITY:High school students (who have completed the 9th grade) and undergraduate students, who are in good academic standing at their school, are eligible to participate in the program. Students selected for the summer supplement cannot already by supported by the parent grant. Institutions must adhere strictly to these requirements when selecting participants. These supplements are intended to introduce students to research in the environmental health sciences that would not otherwise be available to them through their regular course of studies. Awards under this program are limited to students who are citizens, non-citizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the United States (i.e., in possession of an Alien Registration Receipt Card or some other legal evidence of admission for permanent residence at the time of application). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in possessions of the United States (i.e., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas and individuals holding graduate degrees in the health sciences are not eligible. Institutions are encouraged to identify and actively recruit individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Any NIEHS-supported R01, R37, or P01 with a minimum of one year of funding remaining at the time of submission is eligible for this supplement program. A currently funded Principal Investigator may have only one student investigator funded through this program at any given time. APPLICATION PROCEDURES:The request for an administrative supplement must include the following:
Applications must be signed by the authorized organizational representative and sent to the NIEHS Grants Management Specialist for the parent award. Do not submit your applications to the NIH Center for Scientific Review. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application packet as one pdf document to the NIEHS Grants Management Specialist for the parent grant. Applicants may also submit applications the NIEHS Grants Management Specialist in paper format. FUNDS AVAILABLE:Allowable Costs: The salary for high school and undergraduate students should be consistent with the institutional salary policies. Institutional salary rates for high school students which exceed the hourly minimum wage must be justified. Institutional rates for undergraduate salary that exceeds $10 per hour must be justified. Support will be provided only for the period of time the student participates in the program. Students are expected to devote sufficient effort to the research project and related activities during the period of support to gain insight into the process of scientific discovery. Laboratory Supplies: The institution may request up to $500 per student to cover the costs of laboratory supplies and research related expenses. Equipment may not be purchased with these funds. APPLICATION DEADLINE:This is an on-going program with an indefinite duration; applications can be submitted at any time up to February 28 of each year. Review and funding decisions will occur on or about April 1 of that year, with funds awarded in time for summer participation. REVIEW CRITERIA:The administrative supplement request will be reviewed by NIEHS staff to determine its overall merit according to the following criteria:
Applications submitted in response to this funding opportunity will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications using the criteria shown above. Supplement awards are not transferrable to another student. Contact: Michael Humble, Ph.D. Michael C. Humble, Ph.D. Program Administrator Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 12233 (MD K3-15)
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Tel (919) 316-4621 Fax (919) 541-5064 humble@niehs.nih.gov |
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