Notice of Correction to Eligibility Information for RFA-HL-13-019 Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research (K01)

Notice Number: NOT-HL-12-161

Key Dates
Release Date: November 2, 2012

Related Announcements
RFA-HL-13-019

Issued by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Purpose

On May 9, 2012, the NHLBI issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), RFA-HL-13-019 "Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research (K01)".

The following correction to this FOA is being made:

Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information, 1. Eligible Applicants, Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

The following paragraph pertains to re-entry candidates and is being moved from 'Additional Information for All Candidates' to 'For Applications from Re-Entry Candidates'.

Current Language under 'Additional Information for All Candidates' that should be deleted:
The program is not intended to support additional graduate training and is not intended to support career changes from non-research to research careers for individuals without prior research training.  Generally, at the time of application, a candidate should not be engaged in full-time paid research activities.

New Language under 'For Applications from Re-Entry Candidates' that should be added:

The program is not intended to support additional graduate training and is not intended to support career changes from non-research to research careers for individuals without prior research training.  Generally, at the time of application, a candidate should not be engaged in full-time paid research activities.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Lorraine M. Silsbee, MHS
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (responding for all NHLBI programmatic Divisions)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 10018, MSC 7936
Bethesda, MD 20892-7936 (Express mail zip: 20817)
Telephone: 301-435-0709
Email: silsbeeL@nhlbi.nih.gov