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Job Description
Building on the success of the 2010 round, the NIH Office of AIDS Research, in cooperation with the IAS and CFAR, intends to fund six to twelve research grants in 2012, following on a competitive application process. The intent of this program is to attract both international and U.S.-based young, early stage investigators from outside the field of HIV/AIDS research to help address new questions related to emerging issues of long-term survival with HIV infection, strategies to control viral reservoirs and research leading toward a cure for HIV/AIDS, and new approaches for the prevention of HIV transmission including treatment as prevention.
Eligibility
Junior investigators (i.e., who have completed their terminal research degree or medical residency within the last ten years) who are faculty (e.g. assistant professor, senior lecturer, etc…) in good standing at an academic institution or have a comparable position in an organization or institution with a primary mission of research are eligible.
Post-doctoral trainees are eligible to apply if they have completed their training and have a faculty or comparable position prior to the full proposal submission deadline of February 9, 2012. A letter of intent from the investigator’s institution indicating the commitment to a faculty position by the deadline must be included in the concept proposal submission. If the applicant does not have the faculty position at the time of full proposal submission, their application will be removed from the pool as ineligible.
Researchers who have had any previous grant, contract, sub-award or publication in HIV/AIDS research are not eligible.
Eligible Principal Investigators (PIs) include: Investigators with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. They can be from any relevant discipline. Eligible PIs are invited to work with their institution/organization to develop their application. Applicants may be located at a CFAR site or elsewhere. In addition to the CFAR mentor, applicants are allowed to include another mentor/collaborator at another institution (CFAR-affiliated or not). Applicants from all countries (unless excluded because of regulations applicable to embargoed countries – see link: www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs) are encouraged to apply.
Type of projects
Research topics could include any aspect of science, but may not include clinical trials of new drugs, treatments, or devices; or off-label use of a licensed drug. If an applicant is considering a study involving approved drugs and/or standard-of-care, the applicant is encouraged to contact the review administrator to determine whether the proposed project would be eligible for funding at info@cnihr.org.
Funding available
Awards will be funded for 1-2 years, up to $150,000 (direct costs) per year plus applicable indirect costs. Second year funding is contingent upon demonstration of satisfactory progress during year one. Additional support will be provided for each grantee and their mentor to attend the International AIDS Society conferences during their award period (e.g. XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C. in July 2012 and the IAS Conference in July 2013).
Download the complete request for proposals here: http://www.cnihr.org/sites/default/files/CNIHR_RequestForProposals_2011.doc |
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