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NINDS Competitive Postdoctoral Fellowships

Eligibility and Application for the Award
Candidates must have a PhD or MD degree. US citizenship is not required. For the recruitment award, candidates can apply before coming to NINDS or within the first two years. Highest priority will be given to fellows in their first postdoctoral training experience. An NINDS study section will evaluate the candidate, the proposed basic or clinical research plan, the training plan, and the suitability of the host laboratory (Lab/Branch/Section or Unit) for carrying out the proposed research and the training plan. The award period is for three years.    Awardees are required to submit a 1-2 page progress report at the end of  each year of the project . Reports should be sent to Peggy Rollins, OSD.

For each receipt date one application per sponsoring Principal Investigator may be submitted.

Prior approval by Scientific Director required to write an application: A postdoctoral fellow interested in applying for a NINDS Competitive Postdoctoral Fellowship in a NINDS lab must obtain approval from the Scientific Director before writing the application. The request must be made by email through the current or proposed NINDS Principal Investigator mentor and include the applicant’s CV, an abstract of the proposed work and a rationale for why the lab is suitable for carrying out the proposed research and training. The request should be sent to Dr. Alan Koretsky with a copy to Peggy Rollins.

Candidate Selection
An NINDS Extramural study section will be responsible for evaluating the initial application from the candidates and will forward reviews including scores to the Scientific Director. There are three application receipt dates a year. A committee of intramural scientists from NINDS and other institutes will determine whether a third year of funding is appropriate and make recommendations to the Scientific Director of NINDS.

Amount of Award
The stipend provided with the award will be approximately $5,000 greater than that for a fellow with the same level of experience. The operating budget of the mentoring Principle Investigator will be supplemented to cover the fellow's research activities.

Application Procedures

1. Use NIH form PHS 416-1 (Revised 10/05). Please note that the Revised 10/05 version of the PHS 416-1 and instructions must be used.
2. Complete the PHS 416-1 Face Page as follows:
   • complete all items except item 3, 6 and 13
   • item #11: specify the name of sponsoring Principal Investigator
   • item #12: specify NINDS
   • item #14: Alan P. Koretsky, Ph.D., Scientific Director
     
   • items #15-16: obtain signatures as directed
3. Complete pages 2 through the end of PHS 416-1.
4. Include the biosketch of the applicant and sponsoring Principal Investigator - be sure to use the appropriate biosketch form for each
5. Letters of reference should be sent from referrees directly to
   Peggy Rollins
   Office of the Scientific Director, NINDS
   Building 35, Room GA908
   35 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892
   FAX: 301-480-5634
   

Revised Applications
Refer to PHS 416-1 (Rev 10/05) Instructions, page I-11

• Include an introduction and identify changes in the application as directed
• New reference letters must be provided for the revised application

Submission Deadlines (see 2008 dates below) Make submissions to the Office of the Scientific Director, attention Peggy Rollins, Building 35, Room GA908

1. Advance Copy: Submit one copy of the application signed by the applicant and sponsoring PI. The application will be pre-reviewed by a faculty member who will provide feedback to the applicant by email within about a week. Do not make copies of the application at this point in case revision is necessary.
   

Revised Applications: The applicant may submit a copy of the Summary Statement of the previous application with the Advance Copy to allow for a more complete pre-review. Because Summary Statements are confidential documents they must be provided by the applicant and will not otherwise be made available to the pre-reviewer.

2. Final Submission: The final application must be signed by the applicant, sponsoring Principal Investigator and Institutional Official as explained above (see Application Procedures, number 2, item #14 ) on the dates listed below.
   
   Provide the following to Peggy Rollins in building 35, room GA908; email: Rollinsp@ninds.nih.gov
   
   Hard copies: Original and 13 single-sided copies of the signed application, and five (5) sets of (3) publications.
   
   Electronic file: by email send the complete application (including all biographical sketches and forms) in one (1) electronic file (such as a scanned .pdf file)
   

2008 Dates

     Advance Copy                        Final Submission Deadline

     February 1                              March 3

     June 2                                     July 1

     October 1                                November 3

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