FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20892
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR COOPERATION IN
BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH BETWEEN
U.S. AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN SCIENTISTS
More information on opportunities can be found on the world wide web at:
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RESEARCH AWARDS
(for U.S. and Central and Eastern European scientists)
1. The National Institutes of Health accepts Research Grant applications from scientists in Central and Eastern Europe and other countries, consistent with established NIH peer review procedures. These grants are for research in any area of the biomedical and behavioral sciences within the scope of the NIH mission. In order for a grant to be awarded to a foreign institution, the principal investigator must demonstrate a special opportunity to further health research through the use of expertise, resources, populations or environmental conditions not readily available in the United States.
Alternatively, Central and Eastern European scientists may participate in NIH research grants as co-investigators in projects led by U.S. Principal Investigators. Technically, these are called Foreign Components of Domestic Grants. Applications for these awards must be submitted by the U.S. collaborator. The best way for Central and Eastern European scientists to pursue this option is to explore possibilities for collaboration with U.S. researchers whenever it seems that collaboration could be mutually beneficial. U.S. scientists who are already supported by the NIH may be identified by performing a search at the following World Wide Web site:
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Click on “Current Award Information” and enter search terms related to your field of research interest. Then select the “SUBMIT QUERY” button to obtain a list of U.S. laboratories and a description of their research efforts.
2. The Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award (FIRCA) provides an opportunity for U.S. biomedical scientists, who have active NIH grants, to compete for small grants to establish research cooperation with colleagues in developing and low-income countries. These small grants will provide funds to the foreign collaborator, through the U.S. grantee institution, for equipment and supplies at his or her home institution, and for travel expenses for both the U.S. Principal Investigator and the foreign collaborator, if needed. Applicants must request support to conduct research not already being supported by the U.S. investigator’s parent grant; however, the research proposal must be an extension of, or related to the currently funded research project. Requests may be made up to a limit of $32,000 per year for up to three years in direct costs. For further information contact:
Kathleen Michels, Ph.D.
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
E-mail:
3. The Global Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP) is an initiative intended to promote productive re-entry of NIH-trained foreign investigators into their home countries, to enhance the scientific research infrastructure in developing and low-income countries, to stimulate research on a wide variety of high priority health issues in these countries, and to advance NIH efforts to address health issues of global importance, including AIDS, environmental pollution, and the growing burden of neurological and mental illness. The GRIP will provide partial salaries to the foreign researcher returning home and will provide support for research projects.
For further information contact:
Aron Primack, M.D., MA
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
Email:
4. Brain Disorders in the Developing World:Research Across the Lifespan:The goal of this program is to support innovative, collaborative research programs that would contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in neurological (including sensory, motor, cognitive and behavioral) impairment throughout life. This first phase of the program, beginning in fiscal year 2003, consists of two-year planning/development grants using the R21 grant mechanism. The R21 grant will provide support to organize, plan for, prepare, and assemble an application for a more comprehensive R01 grant involving collaboration between developed and developing or low-income country investigators, which incorporates both research and capacity building. It is anticipated that an RFA will be issued to solicit applications for RO1 research projects in 2005. The program is supported by FIC, nine NIH partners, the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and Mexico's Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT). Grantees working with partners in the CEE region include:
- Dr. John Leventhal, Yale University, is working with colleagues at Ankara University, Turkey, to develop infrastructure and strengthen the capacity to conduct research in Turkey on the recognition, prevention, and treatment of developmental problems and disabilities in children.
- Dr. Jasmin Vassileva, University of Illinois, Chicago, is collaborating with colleagues at St. Naum State University Hospital of Neu, Sofia, Bulgaria, on a project to develop a program of studies with the long-term goals of examining neurocognitive aspects of brain function in drug addicts with and without a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder/psychopathy.
For further information contact:
Kathleen Michels, Ph.D.
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
E-mail:
- TheStigma and Global Health Research Program: Little is known about the pervasiveness of stigma in the developing world and how healthcare systems can tackle its negative consequences. FIC, in collaboration with 11 NIH partners, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), supports both domestic and international collaborations to study the etiology and role of stigma in global health and effective interventions to counteract its negative effects.
Grantees working with partners in the CEE region include:
- Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, Indiana University, Bloomington, is working with partners in 15 countries to examine the levels and correlates of the stigma of major depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder from a cross-national perspective. The foreign collaborators are from institutions in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, The Philippines, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
For further information contact:
Kathleen Michels, Ph.D.
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
E-mail:
- The International Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program supports
trans-disciplinary research and capacity building projects that address the burden of tobacco consumption in low- and/or middle-income nations by (1) pursuing observational, intervention and policy research of local importance and (2) building capacity in these region in epidemiological and behavioral research, prevention, treatment, communications, health services and policy research. The program is designed to promote international cooperation between investigators in the United States and other high-income nation(s) pursuing research programs on tobacco control, and scientists and institutions in low- and/or middle-income nation(s), where tobacco consumption is a current or anticipated public health urgency. For further information contact:
Aron Primack, M.D., MA
Division of International Training and Research
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
Email:
7. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) accepts applications for research on emerging and re-emerging human pathogens under the Expanded Research on Emerging Diseases program. The overall objective of this program is to help build a critical mass of investigators with expertise in the varied laboratory, field, and clinically-based disciplines needed for the comprehensive study of emerging diseases. Specifically, it is intended to stimulate basic and applied research which will help formulate coordinated strategies for predicting, detecting, controlling, and preventing emergence or re-emergence of infectious diseases of humans, including bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic pathogens. For more information, please contact:
Karl Western, M.D., DTPH
Assistant Director for International Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Tel: (301) 496-6721
Fax: (301) 402-3255
E-mail:
FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
(for U.S. scientists)
1. The International Research Scientist Development Award is offered by the Fogarty International Center to support basic research, behavioral and clinical scientists who are committed to a career in international health research and would benefit from an additional period of mentored research as part of a strong, established collaboration between a U.S. sponsor and leading scientists at a developing country center of scientific excellence. The Award offers 3 years of intensive research experience for U.S. postdoctoral biomedical, clinical or behavioral scientists in the formative stage of their careers to extend their research experience to laboratories or other research settings in developing countries. The award funds postdoctoral research for two years under the joint mentorship of the U.S. and on site foreign sponsor and a total of 12 months (whenever most appropriate for the project) at the U.S. institution under the U.S. sponsor's mentorship in order to support the transitions between foreign and U.S. institutions. Grantees who are promoted to junior faculty status upon return to the U.S. with a clear institutional commitment to their long term career development may submit a competitive renewal application during the third year of the award for an additional two years of funding for continuing collaborative international research studies. In this award young scientists will have the opportunity to establish a direct collaboration with an established foreign scientist at a center of scientific excellence and maintain a scientific base with a U.S. investigator who is involved in collaborative research at a developing country institution where the applicant will work. A complete description of this program can be found at the following website:
For further information contact:
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 CENTER DRIVE MSC 2220
BETHESDA MD 20892-2220
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
E-mail:
2. TheFIC/ Ellison Clinical Research Training Fellowshipis offered by the Fogarty International Center, with support from the Ellison Medical Foundation. The one-year clinical research training program for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions enables highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH-funded research centers in developing countries. For inquiries, contact:
Aron Primack, M.D.
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779
E-mail:
FELLOWSHIP AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
(for Central and Eastern European scientists)
1. The NIH Visiting Program provides opportunities for biomedical researchers at all levels of their careers to participate in the varied intramural research activities of the NIH on the main campus in Bethesda, Maryland as well as the NIH sites in North Carolina, Montana, and Colorado, and elsewhere in Maryland. Through this program, scientists are invited to NIH to conduct collaborative research in their medical specialties. There are two categories of Visiting Program participants: Visiting Fellows, who receive awards for research training, and Visiting Scientists, who receive appointments to conduct research. Each participant works closely with a senior investigator who serves as supervisor or sponsor during the period of award or appointment.
While Visiting Fellows are usually appointed for two years, one-year awards may be considered. The fellowship period may not exceed three years. All participants must be proficient in the use and understanding of both written and spoken English. An award or appointment to the Visiting Program must be requested by a senior scientist in one of NIH’s intramural laboratories. The senior scientist serves as the participant’s sponsor during the period of award or appointment.
Individuals interested in the Visiting Program should write to NIH senior scientists working in their area of expertise, enclosing a resume and brief description of background and research interests. Information on research being conducted by NIH intramural scientists may be obtained by performing a search at the following website:
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Click on “Current Award Information” and enter search terms related to your field of research interest. Under the “Activity” heading, choose “Intramural.” Finally, select the “SUBMIT QUERY” button to obtain a list of Intramural laboratories and a description of their research efforts.
2. The AIDS International Training and Research Programs (AITRP) were created to increase the expertise of both U.S. and foreign scientists in epidemiology related to AIDS and the use of epidemiology in clinical trials and prevention research. These training programs can lead to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree for foreign scientists. Short term comprehensive courses and training in laboratory research techniques related to AIDS are available to foreign health professionals. Additionally, practical training related to AIDS can be conducted in the participating foreign countries.
International Training Grants in Epidemiology Related to AIDS are awarded to U.S. institutions with strong AIDS research programs and international experience. Five types of training for foreign scientists from participating developing countries are available through this program: (1) training in epidemiological concepts, methods, field studies, and research related to AIDS that will lead to the M.S. or Ph.D. degree for individuals with previous field research experience, (2) training in epidemiological field studies and research related to AIDS that will lead to the M.S. degree for individuals without prior field research experience, (3) short-term comprehensive courses in epidemiology with an emphasis on AIDS, for health professionals, (4) training in laboratory procedures and research techniques related to AIDS for individuals with the M.S. or Ph.D. degree, and (5) practical and applied short-term training related to AIDS conducted in the foreign country for professionals, technicians and allied health professionals.
International Postdoctoral Research and Training in AIDS. This Fogarty International Center program is available to U.S. and foreign scientists to expand epidemiological skills in AIDS diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Priority is given to AIDS researchers from developing countries and emerging democracies, and research is conducted both in the U.S. and other countries.
Scientists in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) should contact the Program Directors listed below for specific information.
Dr. Jack A. DeHovitz Dr. Mark W. Kline
Department of Preventive Medicine andBaylor College of Medicine
Community Health One Baylor Plaza
State University of New York Houston,TX 77030-2399
Health Science Center at Brooklyn Tel: (832) 824-1038
450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1240 Fax: (832) 825-1281
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098 E-mail:
Tel: (718) 270-2690 (Romania)
Fax: (718) 270-3386
E-mail:
(Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Baltics)
Scientists from countries not listed above may wish to contact the Fogarty International Center for further information and suggestions as to which programs may be able to accommodate their interests:
AIDS International Training and Research Programs
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C32
31 CENTER DR MSC 2220
BETHESDA MD 20892-2220
Tel: (301) 496-2516
Fax: (301) 402-2056
E-mail:
3. The International Training and Research Program in Environmental and Occupational Health provides support for U.S. institutions to develop international training and research programs related to environmental and occupational health for foreign health scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, toxicologists, engineers, industrial hygienists, chemists and allied health workers from developing countries and emerging democracies. Administered in conjunction with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a major goal of the program is to train scientists of other countries to deal effectively with environmental and occupational health through epidemiological research, environmental monitoring, engineering control and prevention research programs. For more information, please contact the relevant U.S. program director for country-specific information, necessary qualifications, eligibility, and application procedures.
Dr. David Carpenter Dr. Thomas Cook
State University of NY at Albany (SUNY) Center for Int’l Rural and Environmental Health
One University Place University of Iowa, Room 356, IC
Rensselaer, NY12144-3456 Iowa City, IA 52242
Tel: (518) 402-0283 Tel: (319) 335-2822
Fax: (518) 402-0329 Fax: (319) 335-0280
E-mail: -mail:
(Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland,(Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Slovakia) Romania, Poland)
Dr. Evangelos Petropoulos
Institute of International Health
Michigan State University
B-301 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1315
Tel: (517) 353-8992
Fax: (517) 355-1894
E-mail:
(Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia)
Scientists from countries not listed above may wish to contact the Fogarty International Center for further information and suggestions as to which programs may be able to accommodate their interests:
Chris Schonwalder, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to FIC Director on Environmental Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Triangle Park, NC
Tel: (919) 541-4794
Fax: (919) 541-2260
E-mail:
4. The International Training and Research Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases (ERID)provides support for NIH grant recipients at U.S. institutions to develop international training and research programs related to emerging infectious diseases for foreign health scientists. Major research themes include ERIDs, parasitic and bacterial diseases, other viral diseases and cross-cutting themes such as microbial resistance to drugs. Training categories include: epidemiology, laboratory and social science research. The program aims to strengthen interdisciplinary programs and scientific exchange, enhance and increase international research capacity and training, encourage networking among international and public health communities and support the WHO initiative to improve detection, response and understanding of ERIDs. For more information, please contact the relevant U.S. program director for country-specific information, necessary qualifications, eligibility, and application procedures:
Dr. Dale MorseDr. Lee Riley
Department of EpidemiologyDept. of Public Health Biology & Epidemiology
David Axelrod Institute, Wadsworth CenterUniversity of California School of Public Health