Transcript PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Developing a fit between
personal career
development and grants
activity
David Chambers, PhD, NIMH
Talk Outline
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Grant types
Choosing a mechanism
Getting Involved
Available resources to help
NIH/AHRQ Award Mechanisms
Funding Mechanisms
• Research Grants
• Career Development Awards
• Institutional Research Training Grants
• Fellowships
• Small Business Awards (SBIR/STTR)
• Contracts
Determining the Type of Grant
• Start with the goal of the research experience:
Question: What are the goals:
– advance science
– advance your own skills/knowledge
• Depending on the answer:
– Research Study
– Career Development Award
Goal: Advance Science
• Research Studies
– Big research studies (R01)
• Is there pilot data?
• Rigorous methodology
• Clear conclusions to be drawn from data
– Exploratory research studies (R03, R21, R34)
• Doesn’t necessarily require pilot work
• Has strong conceptual framework
• Articulates next steps after initial study
Finding a Research
Mechanism
• How much has already been done to
address your research question?
• Do you have pilot data?
• What is the needed timeframe?
• What are the needed resources?
Money, staffing, access, etc.
Note: Not all mechanisms are available
at all agencies, all the time. There may
be inter-agency differences in rules
for the same mechanism.
R03: Small Grants
• Feasibility or pilot studies
• Develop new techniques or methods
• Facilitate less experienced investigator in
application process
• Established investigator making a
transition to a new area
• 2 years maximum; non-renewable
• $50,000 per year (direct costs)
R21/34:
Exploratory/Developmental
• Test innovative or creative science
• Transition to a new content area
• Initial development of ideas for future
research
• Preliminary studies not as crucial
• 3 years; non-renewable
• Up to $225,000 per year (direct costs)
Goal: Building Personal Capacity
• Career Development Awards (K’s)
– Focus is on where you want to be in 5
years
– Combination of training, pilot research
– Strong mentorship to move you from
current expertise to …
– Institutional support is crucial
Mentored Career Development
Awards (K Awards)
• Mentored Research
Scientist
Development (K01)
• Mentored Clinical
Scientist
Development Award
(K08)
• Mentored PatientOriented Research
Career Development
(K23)
FEATURES
Duration - 3,4 or 5 years
Mentor - Yes
Salary Up to $90,000
Res. Costs - Up to $50,000
Renew No
Opportunities for Involvement
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PI on your own study/career develop.
Co-PI on a colleague’s study
Investigator as part of a contract
Participant in Mentored Conferences
(R25s)
• Participant in “State of Science” mtgs.
• Participant in Peer Review
Getting Information on Research
• Databases (CRISP, GOLD, HSRproj)
• Program Announcements
– Mechanism Announcements
– Content Announcements
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Requests for Applications
Council, IOM Reports; Journals
Institute/Agency Websites
HSR, Management Conferences
Working With Program Staff
• Write a concept paper (3-5 pages)
– Specific aims of the study
– Theoretical rationale based on the
literature review
– Preliminary hypotheses
– Brief design description
• Program Officer is your key contact
through submission
How to work with program staff
Questions
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