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NIH International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the NIH International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including TAES, TEES and TTI personnel.
WHY: Applicants can request support of up to $250,000 in total costs per year for a maximum of four years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of September 10, 2007.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal via email for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency, NIH, has limited the number of proposals to one per institution.
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The NIH International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) Program is designed to develop masters level curricula and provide educational opportunities for developing country academics, researchers and health professionals in ethics related to performing research involving human subjects in international resource poor settings. The goal of the program is to increase the cadre of developing country scientists, health professionals and relevant academics with in-depth knowledge of the ethical considerations, concepts and applications in clinical and public health research.
Proposed curricula should provide a core set of advanced study courses that primarily focus on the internationally relevant aspects of ethical, legal and moral principles guiding the responsible conduct of research. Appropriate educational activities may include practicum experiences, such as participation in ethical review committees, development of research ethics education/training courses for researchers and ethical review committee members at their home institutions, analysis of ethical review guidelines or processes and research on ethical practices in methodology, technical manuscript and grant writing, statistical methods, informatics and English as a second language, if needed. Further, curriculum developed in new comprehensive programs must be offered to participants after a maximum of one year of the award and should be ongoing in previously supported programs.
Applications should propose degree or non-degree masters level programs including international research ethics curriculum and practicum experience for up to two years and no less than 12 months for developing country participants at the grantee, consortium or home country institutions. Support can be provided for educating and training developing country academics such as ethicists or philosophers, researchers and health professionals working at institutions conducting clinical or public health research.
Applicants must describe who the intended participants are, and what eligibility and/or specific educational background characteristics are essential for participation in the proposed program. In addition, applicants are required to include a plan for Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research, an evaluation plan and a dissemination plan. It is highly recommended that the advisory committee include representatives of potential participant developing countries.
Applicants can request support of up to $250,000 in total costs for each year for a maximum of four years. The indirect rate is 8%.
More information can be found here.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
September 7, 2007: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent.
September 10, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
- An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NIH program announcement
- Summary budget
- Project and Management Plans (including team members)
The form for completing the internal proposal is here
This completed form should be submitted electronically for review by the internal selection committee.
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program here.
Selection of a proposal will be based on NIH guidelines. The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
September 21, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
November 14, 2007: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent to NIH.
December 14, 2007: Deadline for full proposal.