Mental Health Research - Training, Individual

The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. We fulfill this mission by suppo

Research Training and Career Development Programs help prepare individuals for careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, and clinical research. Research Scientists and Physicians are critical to conduct basic and clinical research for prevention, recovery and cure of mental illnesses that benefit the American people.

Description of who is eligible to apply will be published in the NOFO. Institutions of higher education, hospitals, and other institutions and organizations, both nonprofit and for-profit, seeking to establish, continue, or enlarge programs consistent with the objectives of the program. Applicants for NRSA must be citizens of the United States or be admitted to the United States for permanent residency. Applicants must be nominated and sponsored by a public or private nonprofit institution with staff and facilities suitable for the proposed research training. Nonprofit domestic organizations may apply for the institutional NRSA. Research Career Development: Applications may be submitted on behalf of candidates by domestic, nonfederal organizations, public or private institutions of higher education.

Description of how funding may be used can be found in the NIH Grants Policy Statement at https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/nihgps, the NOFO, and the NIH Research and Career Development website at https://grants.nih.gov/funding/funding-categories/research-training-and-career-development.

The following consideration will be used in determining projects to be funded: (1) Applicant's potential for a productive independent scientific research career (2) Adequacy of the sponsor's expertise, experience and mentoring plan (3) Technical merit of the proposed research project and how the completion will contribute to the candidate's development as a research scientist; (4) Likelihood the award will enhance the Principal Investigator's advancement to the next career stage in the biomedical research workforce (5) Adequacy of Institutional resources, facilities, and commitment to the PIs research training plan (6) Availability of funds; and (7) Relevance to program priorities.

All applications are evaluated by scientific authorities for scientific and technical merit. Applications must also be reviewed by the National Advisory Mental Health Council. All competitive applications compete for available funds on the basis of scientific and technical merit, program relevance, and program balance.

Renewals are determined at the level of the NOFO.

A principal investigator may question the substantive or procedural aspects of the review of his/her application by communicating with the staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal procedures is available on the NIH homepage http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-064.html