Agency:
Fogarty International Center National Institutes of Health
Program:
Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan - Limited Competition (BRAIN) (R01)
Eligibility:
The Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) collaborator must be at an institution in a country defined by The World Bank as low income, lower-middle income or upper-middle
income. R01 (PAR-11-030) applicants must have already had an R21 planning grant under the companion announcement, and must have documentation that a participating partner agrees to accept assignment of the application.
Description:
The purpose of the Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan program is to develop collaborative research and capacity building projects on brain disorders throughout life, relevant to low- and middle-income countries.
Applicants are expected to develop innovative, collaborative research programs that would contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in nervous system function and impairment throughout life. The applicant should also provide a plan to assess current resources and needs, and a plan to address those needs, to enable the proposed research and capacity building to be successfully carried out. Training and other capacity-building opportunities should be incorporated into the research application in the context of the proposed research.
Due Date of Application:
Receipt Date
Non-AIDS Related Applications: January 10, 2011, January 10, 2012, January 10, 2013
AIDS Related Applications: April 11, 2011, April 11, 2012, April 11, 2013
Scientific Merit Review: June/July 2011, June/July 2012, June/July 2013
Advisory Council Review: October 2011, October 2012, October 2013
Earliest Start
Date: December 2011, December 2012, December 2013
Contact Details:
Kathleen Michels, PhD
Program Officer
Division of International
Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
Email:FIC-NCD-D43@mail.nih.gov
Website:
http://www.fic.nih.gov/funding/index.htm#current