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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
PAR-09-083
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 22, 2009
Creation Date:
Jan 22, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
May 13, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:
May 13, 2011
Archive Date:
Jun 13, 2011
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
93.867
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Vision Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
Purpose.The purpose of the NEI Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12) is to facilitate and support the career development of clinical vision scientists who have made a commitment to independent research careers.
Mechanism of Support.This funding Opportunity Announcement will utilize the Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12) mechanism.It will allow institutions to provide two to five years of comprehensive individualized career development training for selected clinically trained professionals (DO, DVM, MD, MD/PhD, OD, and PhD) who have the potential to develop into productive vision clinician-scientists.Under this award, recently trained clinicians are to be selected and appointed to the program by the grantee institution.
