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The University of Illinois Foundation announces the John Rovensky Fellowship in International Business or Economic History, providing a $11,500 award for doctoral students writing dissertations in non-US business or economic history. The fellowship, made possible through the generosity of the late John E. Rovensky, supports advanced doctoral students who have made significant progress in their research and are moving from intermediate research stages to final stages of writing and revision. The fellowship is available to students enrolled in doctoral programs at accredited colleges or universities in the United States, with dissertations based on in-depth archival research on any period and geographic area outside the United States. The awardee may use the fellowship concurrently with other funding sources, including grants or teaching assignments. Recipients are expected to acknowledge the fellowship in scholarly work and contribute a short video of their research to be published by the University of Illinois. Preference is given to applicants preparing for careers in teaching and research who will have completed all graduate coursework prior to fall 2025.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage institutions to propose creative and innovative institutional research career development programs which will prepare clinically trained vision scientists for independent research careers. This NOFO is intended to expand and strengthen the community of clinician investigators engaged in vision research. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) allows the appointment of Scholars proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial; or proposing a separate ancillary clinical trial; or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator as part of their research and career development program. For this career development program scholars are limited to clinical trials that are minimal risk. The existing clinical trial must be a NIH-defined clinical trial that fulfills the NIH requirement for minimal risk trial. A minimal risk trial is one in which the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or during the performance of routine physical or psychological examinations or tests.

The goal of the NIGMS Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program is to develop a pool of well-trained scientists available to address the Nations biomedical research agenda. This funding opportunity announcement provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical graduate training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. The program supports institutional training grants that enable eligible domestic institutions to provide comprehensive training opportunities for predoctoral students pursuing research-based degrees in basic biomedical sciences.

The purpose of the NIDCD Mentored Career Development Award for Postdoctorate Au.D./Ph.D. Audiologists (K01) is to support comprehensive and rigorous postdoctoral research and career development experiences in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences of promising Au.D./Ph.D. audiologists who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to NIDCD's mission. This grant provides mentored career development support for postdoctoral audiologists with both clinical and research training. The program is designed to facilitate the transition of Au.D./Ph.D. audiologists into independent research careers focused on deafness and communication disorders. The award supports mentored research experiences that will prepare recipients to conduct independent research in areas aligned with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders mission.

The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-based approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both professional medical doctorate degrees and research doctorate degrees (Ph.D. or equivalent). The goal is to develop a broad pool of highly trained physician-scientist leaders available to meet the needs of the Nation's biomedical research agenda. With dual qualification in rigorous scientific research and clinical practice, graduates will be equipped with the skills to develop research programs that accelerate the translation of research advances to the understanding, detection, treatment and prevention of human disease, and to lead the advancement of biomedical research. The proposed research training programs are expected to incorporate didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. Areas of particular importance include the iterative optimization of MSTP training efficacy and efficiency, and fostering the persistence of MSTP alumni in research careers.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages joint applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training programs from U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions. The application should propose a collaborative training program that will strengthen the capacity of a LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease research. FIC will support research-training programs that focus on major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or infections associated with non-communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs. Training related to prevention, treatment or public health approaches to any technical area of basic, epidemiology, clinical, behavioral or social science health research may be supported. Research Training programs should incorporate didactic, mentored research and career development skills components to prepare individuals for careers that will have significant impact on the priority health research needs of LMICs. This FOA allows support of trainees as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, as part of their research and career development.

The purpose of the Worta McCaskill-Stevens K12 funding opportunity is to support institutional career development awards designed to prepare newly trained clinicians who have made a commitment to independent research careers in community oncology or cancer prevention, and to facilitate their transition to more advanced support mechanisms or independent research funding (e.g., K08, R03, R21, R01). The NOFO will allow the appointment of Scholars proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent community-based clinical trial; or proposing a separate ancillary study to an existing prevention, screening or control clinical trial; or proposing to gain research experience in a community-based clinical trial led by another investigator; or proposing to serve as leader of innovative clinical trial approaches that expand engagement of a wide variety of communities in cancer clinical research, as part of their research and career development. This career development award is specifically aimed at clinicians transitioning to independent research careers, with a focus on community-based oncology and cancer prevention research.

The primary purpose of the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH program that provides support and 'protected time' to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. The K08 award is designed to support early-career clinical scientists during a mentored research experience that will enhance their research capabilities and prepare them for independent research careers.

The primary purpose of the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH program that provides support and 'protected time' to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. The K08 award is designed to support individuals with clinical doctoral degrees who are committed to a career in research and who need additional supervised research experience. The program aims to develop the next generation of clinical scientists by providing mentored research training and career development support.

The NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is designed to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH program that provides support and "protected time" to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. The K08 award provides structured mentorship and funding to enable clinical scientists to develop the skills and expertise necessary to become independent researchers.