*New* Request for Applications to Participate in the Community Health and Aging in Native Group of Elders (CHANGE) Resource Center in Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Research Education Scholars Program (LOIs due 9/30/24, Final Grant Application due 12/6/24)
Posted: 9/19/2024 ()
The Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) at Washington State University is pleased to announce a Request for Applications to participate in the Community Health and Aging in Native Groups of Elders (CHANGE) Resource Center in Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Research Education Scholars Program.
The CHANGE RCMAR Scholars Program provides funding and mentored training for early stage investigators to conduct aging-related research in American Indian, Alaska Native, and/or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander populations. Successful applicants will participate in an 18 month mentored training program that includes completion of a pilot study in Months 1-12 and development and mock review of a NIH-style funding application in Months 13-18. More information about this opportunity is available at https://ireach.wsu.edu/change-rcmar
Investigators must be a transitioning postdoctoral fellow, Assistant Professor, or Research Assistant Professor or hold an equivalent position at a non-academic institution. Investigators must also be eligible for Early Stage Investigator status as defined by the National Institutes of Health for at least 2 more years. If an investigator is not employed by WSU or an affiliated CHANGE university (Northern Arizona University, University of Hawaii, University of Washington, University of Minnesota), they must identify an experienced faculty member at their institution willing to serve as home mentor for the duration of the 18 month program. Funding can be used to cover a percentage of Scholar FTE and is also available to cover some FTE for the Scholar’s Mentor.
To submit a letter of intent (LOI), please include the following:
• A completed CHANGE RCMAR Initial Application form
• A list of potential co-investigators and community partners who will assist in the completion of the project
• The intended community, tribe, setting, or dataset for the proposed project
• A 500-word abstract, including:
• Background
• Specific Aims
• Methods and data analysis plan
Interested applicants must submit required LOI materials by September 30, 2024; with a final grant application by December 6, 2024.
Deadline: 09/30/2024