NIH Announces Summer Research Opportunities for Students and Teachers

Raynard S. Kington, Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced summer research opportunities for students and teachers, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

The NIH hopes to provide at least $20 million to fund summer programs for 4,000 to 6,000 students and educators. The goal of the grant program is to connect students with teachers who can help them identify a lifelong interest in a particular field of scientific research.

For more information on projects of interest to NIH and research opportunities at NIH-funded facilities, visit the full announcement at:
http://www.nih.gov/about/director/newsletter/newsletter.htm.

Economic Stimulus Plan Allocates Funds for NIH and NIDDK Grants

As you are aware, allocated from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NIH has designated at least $200 million for a new initiative called NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research, contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications. In addition, Recovery Act funds allocated to NIH specifically for comparative effectiveness research (CER) may be available to support additional grants. Grants will be awarded on a $500,000 per year/for two year schedule, producing roughly 200 new grants from the program. Below are links to further information regarding the availability of NIDDK supplement grants and NIH and NIDDK challenge grant topics:


NIDDK Supplement Program Using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Recovery/Supplements.htm


NIDDK Recovery
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Recovery/


NIH Recovery
http://www.nih.gov/recovery/