NIH diversity supplements which gives funding to support minority trainees and faculty to research careers. The funding supports trainees and faculty to work on an existing NIH-funded project in a particular area of interest.
Background Information
What is a Diversity Supplement?
The NIH provides funding to attract minority trainees and faculty to research careers. NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-18-906; hereafter “Diversity Supplements”) provide additional funding for trainees and faculty to work on an existing NIH-funded project in a particular area of interest.
Additional Information
- Diversity Supplements can support all levels of trainees, from high school through college, graduate school, and postgraduate studies to the investigator level.
- Supplements must support work within the scope of the original project.
- There is generally no set deadline, but applications must be submitted at least 10 weeks before the desired start date of the project activity.
- Supplements are much less competitive than peer-reviewed grant funding mechanisms and can provide an excellent entry point for a research career.
- Budget requests must follow the budget cycle of the existing grant.
- Supplemental funding may not extend beyond the existing grant’s project end date.
Required Application Materials
Application Materials | NCI | NHLBI | NIGMS | NIAID | NIMH | NINDS | NIA | NIDCR |
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Education, Training & Career Development Plan or Research, Mentoring, & Career Development Plan | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Statement of PI’s Mentoring Track Record | ✔ | ✔ | NA | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | PI Biosketch | PI Biosketch |
PI and Candidate Biosketches | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Statement of Candidate’s Career Goals | ✔ | ✔ | Candidate Biosketch | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | Candidate Biosketch | Candidate Biosketch |
Statement of Candidate Eligibility | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Transcripts | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | NA | ✔ | ✔ | NA |
Budget | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Budget Justification | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |