{"id":4556,"date":"2020-06-03T16:44:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T20:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4556"},"modified":"2020-06-03T16:44:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T20:44:37","slug":"limited-submission-internal-deadline-nih-directors-early-independence-award","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/limited-submission-internal-deadline-nih-directors-early-independence-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Submission Internal Deadline: NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for\u00a0Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>UNC Internal deadline:\u00a011:59PM,\u00a0Monday, June 22, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Please distribute\u00a0to relevant faculty*<\/p>\n<p>Key Dates<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNC Internal Deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday, June 22, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NIH LOI Deadline: <\/strong>August 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p><strong>NIH Application Deadline: <\/strong>September 4, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Important Information<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> To be eligible, investigators, at the time of application, must have received their most recent doctoral degree or completed clinical training within the previous fifteen months or expect to do so within the following twelve months.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of Applications per Institution:\u00a0<\/strong>Organizations may only submit\u00a0<strong>up to two<\/strong>\u00a0nominations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To Apply<\/p>\n<p>Submit the following\u00a0<strong>(in ONE .pdf) <\/strong>to the Office of Research Development\u00a0limited submissions inbox\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Limited_Submissions@unc.edu\">Limited_Submissions@unc.edu<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a011:59PM, Monday, June 22, 2020.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>PI\/Proposed team member\u2019s NIH formatted biosketch\u00a0(five-page maximum)<\/li>\n<li>Project Summary\u00a0(no more than 4 pages)<\/li>\n<li>List of potential\/committed\u00a0collaborators\u00a0(internal and external to UNC)<\/li>\n<li>Names of three internal (to UNC) experts who could speak knowledgeably about the candidate\u2019s research and who could potentially serve on an internal review panel.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Please do not include the names of faculty named on the project, chairs, deans, directors, direct reports, or others who have a conflict of interest.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Please notify all potential internal reviewers before submitting the pre-proposal packet to ORD.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Award Information<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Budget:<\/strong> Direct costs are limited to $250,000 annually\u00a0plus applicable Facilities and Administrative (F&amp;A) costs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Project Period: <\/strong>The project period is limited to 5 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost Sharing<\/strong>: Not required.<\/p>\n<p>Program Overview<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/earlyindependence\">NIH Director&#8217;s Early Independence Award<\/a>\u00a0provides an opportunity for exceptional junior scientists to accelerate their entry into an independent research career by forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period. Though most newly graduated doctoral-level researchers would benefit from post-doctoral training, a small number of outstanding junior investigators are capable of launching directly into an independent research career. For those select junior investigators who have already established a record of scientific innovation and research productivity and have demonstrated unusual scientific vision and maturity, typical post-doctoral training would unnecessarily delay their entry into independent research. The NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award also provides an opportunity for institutions to invigorate their research programs by bringing in fresh scientific perspectives of the awardees they host.\u00a0<strong>Those wishing to apply for the NIH Director&#8217;s Emergency Early Independence Award for SARS-CoV-2-related research must apply in response to RFA-RM-20-021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In order to support the most innovative and impactful research, the NIH recognizes the need to foster a diverse research workforce across the nation. Applications to this award program should reflect the full diversity of potential PDs\/PIs, applicant institutions, and research areas relevant to the broad mission of NIH. Talented researchers from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, persons with disabilities, and women are strongly encouraged to work with their institutions to develop applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement.\u00a0<u>As outstanding research is conducted at a broad spectrum of institutions, it benefits the national scientific enterprise to support exceptionally innovative and impactful science that represents this breadth. Therefore, this Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages applications from the full range of eligible institutions, including those serving primarily underrepresented groups, those that may be less research-intensive, and from all domestic geographic locations.<\/u>\u00a0Applications are welcome in all research areas broadly relevant to the mission of NIH. These areas include, but are not limited to, the behavioral, medical, natural, social, applied, and formal sciences. Research may be basic, translational, or clinical. The primary requirements are that the research be highly innovative and have the potential for unusually broad impact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NIH Director&#8217;s Early Independence Award is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/highrisk\">High-Risk, High-Reward Research program<\/a>\u00a0funded through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commonfund.nih.gov\/\">NIH Common Fund<\/a>, which supports cross-cutting programs that are expected to have exceptionally high impact. All Common Fund initiatives invite investigators to develop bold, innovative, and often risky approaches to address problems that may seem intractable or to seize new opportunities that offer the potential for rapid progress.<\/p>\n<p>Eligibility<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, investigators, at the time of application, must have received their most recent doctoral degree or completed clinical training within the previous fifteen months or expect to do so within the following twelve months. To be consistent with the updated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy\/early-investigators\/index.htm\">NIH definition of Early Stage Investigators<\/a>, eligible clinical training includes clinical residency and clinical fellowship. For full eligibility requirements, see\u00a0Section III. Eligibility Information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the award period, Early Independence Award investigators are expected to be competitive for continued funding of their research program through other NIH funding activities and for permanent research-oriented positions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additional Information<\/p>\n<p>Full Solicitation:<a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-RM-20-014.html\">https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/guide\/rfa-files\/RFA-RM-20-014.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, please contact\u00a0the Limited Submissions Team\u00a0with questions at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Limited_Submissions@unc.edu\">Limited_Submissions@unc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Limited Submissions Team<\/p>\n<p>Office of Research Development<\/p>\n<p>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p>308 Bynum Hall<\/p>\n<p>Chapel Hill, NC 27599<\/p>\n<p>(919)\u00a0962-7503<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limited Submissions: Internal Call for\u00a0Proposals NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award UNC Internal deadline:\u00a011:59PM,\u00a0Monday, June 22, 2020 &nbsp; *Please distribute\u00a0to relevant faculty* Key Dates UNC Internal Deadline:\u00a011:59PM, Monday, June 22, 2020 NIH LOI Deadline: August 4, 2020 NIH Application Deadline: September 4, 2020 Important Information NOTE: To be eligible, investigators, at the time of application, must &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/event\/limited-submission-internal-deadline-nih-directors-early-independence-award\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Limited Submission Internal Deadline: NIH Director\u2019s Early Independence Award\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11002,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"research-field":[],"class_list":["post-4556","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11002"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/4556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4556"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=4556"},{"taxonomy":"research-field","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/oor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-field?post=4556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}