JOHN E. FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR 

ADVANC ED STUDY IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES

SCIENCE POLICY CRITICAL RESEARCH LEADERSHIP GLOBAL HEALTH BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PARTNERSHIPS

INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN BIOMEDICAL

RESEARCH AND TRAINING

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
INTRODUCTION

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING GRANTS

2 AIDS International Training and

Research Program

3 Global Infectious Disease 

Research Training Program

4 Informatics Training for 

Global Health

5 International Bioethics Education 

and Career Development Award

6 International Clinical, Operational, 

and Health Services Research

Training Award

7 International Clinical, Operational, 

and Health Services Research

Training Award for AIDS and

Tuberculosis

8 International Collaborative Genetics

Research Training Program

9 International Maternal and 

Child Health Research and 

Training Program

10 International Training and 

Research Program in Environmental

and Occupational Health

11 International Training and Research

Program in Population and Health

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS

12 Brain Disorders in the Developing

World: Research Across the Lifespan

13 Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Initiative

14 Fogarty International Research

Collaboration Award

15 Global Health Research Initiative

Program for New Foreign

Investigators

16 Health, Environment and 

Economic Development

17 International Cooperative 

Biodiversity Groups

18 International Studies on Health 

and Economic Development

19 International Tobacco and 

Health Research and Capacity 

Building Program

20 Stigma and Global Health 

Research Program

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

21 International Research Scientist

Development Award

22 Fogarty-Ellison Overseas 

Fellowships in Global Health and

Clinical Research

23 U.S. Civilian Research &

Development Foundation

24 Human Frontier Science Program

25 Japan Society for the Promotion 

of Science

26 NIH Visiting Program

27 Guest Researcher and 

Special Volunteer Programs

28 NIH Research Grant and 

Contract Awards

29 National Research Service Award

(NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral

Fellows

30 National Research Service Award

(NRSA) for U.S. Senior Fellows

31 Pan American Fellowship

32 The Summer Program in Japan

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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“JUST AS DISEASE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES, SO ALSO THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL

RESEARCH AND INDEED RESEARCH ITSELF CAN KNOW NO BOUNDARIES.”

Congressman John E. Fogarty

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of

Health (NIH) has been a critical component of the NIH research effort

since 1968. It was established to advance health through international

scientific cooperation and to serve as the locus for NIH international

activities. Congressman John E. Fogarty, in whose memory the Center

is named, understood that “just as disease knows no boundaries, so 

also the benefits of medical research and indeed research itself can

know no boundaries,” and thus he envisioned a center at the NIH 

“dedicated to international collaboration and the health of mankind.” 

FIC promotes and supports scientific research and training internationally to reduce disparities in global health. FIC fosters research 

partnerships between U.S. scientists and foreign counterparts through

international research grants, training grants, and fellowships. This

brochure lists these programs, in addition to other international 

opportunities supported by the NIH. We hope this information assists

scientists throughout the world to advance their research interests 

and careers through international cooperation. 

Additional information about FIC is available on the Internet at:

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

INTRODUCTION
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INTERNATIONAL

TRAINING GRANTS

AIDS INTERNATIONAL

TRAINING AND

RESEARCH PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The FIC AIDS International Training

and Research Program supports

HIV/AIDS–related research training to

strengthen the capacity of institutions 

in developing countries and the Newly

Independent States (NIS). Grants are

awarded to U.S. and developed country

institutions with strong HIV- related

research training experience and with

HIV-related research collaborations with

institutions in developing countries and

the NIS. These institutions, in partnership with their foreign collaborating institutions, identify foreign health scientists,

clinicians, and allied health workers from

the foreign countries to participate in

their joint research training programs.

The primary goal of this program is to

build multi-disciplinary biomedical and

behavioral research capacity for the prevention of HIV/AIDS-related infections,

and for the integration of prevention 

with therapy and care for those adults 

and children affected by HIV/AIDS in 

the collaborating country.

The program is supported in collaboration

with the National Institute of Allergy 

and Infectious Diseases, the National

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism, the National Heart, Lung,

and Blood Institute, the National

Institute of Mental Health, the National

Institute on Drug Abuse, the National

Institute of Dental and Craniofacial

Research, the National Cancer Institute,

the National Institute of Nursing

Research, the NIH Office of AIDS

Research, and The NIH Office of

Research on Women’s Health.

Eligibility

• Any individual from an eligible institution with the skills, knowledge, and

resources necessary to carry out the 

proposed international HIV/AIDS and

HIV-related research training is invited

to work with their institution to 

develop an application for support. U.S. 

(or pre-approved non-U.S.) applicants

must apply with a developing country 

institution(s) with whom they have a

demonstrable history of HIV/AIDS and 

HIV-related research collaboration.

Award Provisions

• Institutional research training awards

for a period of 5 years.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for

training are made by the program directors. A listing of grantee institutions and

program directors and additional information about this program are available 

on the Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.

gov/programs/aitrp/aitrp.html.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1492

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: mcdermoj@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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GLOBAL INFECTIOUS

DISEASE RESEARCH

TRAINING PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Global Infectious Disease Research

Training Program enables non-profit, 

private or public institutions in the

United States or in developing countries

to engage in research training on infectious diseases, with the exception of

HIV/AIDS, that predominantly impact

people living in developing countries.

This program consolidates several FIC

research training programs previously

supported individually, including the

International Training and Research

Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases;

Actions for Building Capacity in Support

of ICIDR Programs; Tuberculosis

International Training and Research

Program; and International Malaria

Research Training Program.

FIC supports the Global Infectious

Disease Research Training Program in

collaboration with the National Institute

of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 

the National Institute of Dental and

Craniofacial Research, and the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC).

Eligibility

• Domestic and foreign (eligible countries

listed below) non-profit private or 

public institutions, such as universities, 

colleges, hospitals and laboratories. 

• U.S. applicants must apply together

with a developing country institution

with which they have a demonstrable

history of research collaboration.

• Developing country applicants should

apply in collaboration with a U.S. 

institution capable of enhancing the

proposed training opportunities. 

• Eligible developing country institutions

include low-and middle-income countries in the following regions: Africa,

Asia (except Japan, Singapore, South

Korea and Taiwan), Central and Eastern

Europe (Hungary, Poland the Czech and

Slovak Republics, Romania, Bulgaria,

Albania, Turkey and the countries of

the former Yugoslavia), Russia and the

NIS, Latin America and the Caribbean,

the Middle East (except Israel), and the

Pacific Ocean region (except Australia

and New Zealand). 

Award Provisions

• Five-year institutional award of up to

$150,000 per year in total costs.

• One-year planning grant up to $25,000

for developing country applicants. 

Application Procedures

Deadlines for this program announcement can be found at: http://grants1.nih.

gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-03-012.html.

Decisions about whom to accept for training are made by the program directors. 

A listing of grantee institutions and program directors, and additional information about this program are available on

the Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.gov

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653/1654

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: sinab@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INFORMATICS 

TRAINING 

FOR GLOBAL 

HEALTH

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The FIC Informatics Training for Global

Health Program, supported in collaboration with the National Library of

Medicine, the National Human Genome

Research Institute, and the National

Institute of Biomedical Imaging and

Bioengineering, aims to train individuals

who will apply state-of-the-art information technologies to research, health surveillance, and other biomedical applications and who will function in their

home institutions as trainers and leaders

in these technologies; to raise awareness

of and access to informatics resources

within the larger scientific community 

at the foreign institution and in 

the region; and to develop training 

opportunities for informatics at the 

foreign institution that will be sustainable after the conclusion of the project.

Eligibility

• Domestic, and low- to middle-income

foreign non-profit public or private

organizations, such as universities,

health professional schools and research

institutions capable of meeting the

objectives of the program. A list of eligible low-and middle-income countries

can be found at: http://www.worldbank.org/data/databytopic/CLASS.XLS. 

• U.S. applicants must apply together

with a single developing country institution and must identify an individual

at that institution as a primary foreign

collaborator. 

• The developing country institution

must be an NIH grant recipient or a

substantial foreign partner (i.e. scientists from the foreign institution must

be named as key personnel on the NIH

grant) in a minimum of three active

FIC- or NIH-funded major research or

training grants at the time of anticipated award. At least one of the three 

qualifying grants must be for research.

Award Provisions

• Institutional award of up to $250,000

per year in total costs for a period of up

to five years.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for training are made by the program directors. 

A listing of grantee institutions and program directors, and additional information about this program are available on

the Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/

programs/itgh.html. 

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653/1654

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: katzf@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
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INTERNATIONAL

BIOETHICS EDUCATION

AND CAREER

DEVELOPMENT AWARD

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The FIC International Bioethics

Education and Career Development

Award provides funds to develop or

expand on current graduate curricula 

in international bioethics related to 

performing research in low- and middleincome nations. Curricula will include 

a core set of advanced study courses 

that primarily focus on the internationally relevant aspects of the ethical, 

legal, and social principles guiding 

the responsible conduct of research in 

developing countries, particularly on 

scientific integrity and the protection 

of the interests of research participants.

This program is supported in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung, and

Blood Institute, the National Center 

for Complementary and Alternative

Medicine, the National Institute of

General Medical Sciences, the National

Institute of Dental and Craniofacial

Research, the National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences,

National Human Genome Research

Institute, National Institute of Allergy

and Infectious Diseases, and the

National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Eligibility

• U.S. and international non-profit, 

public or private organizations, 

including medical schools or schools 

of public health, or comparable 

institutions of higher education, 

or research institutions that have

strong, well-established graduate

bioethics and/or ethics research 

training programs.

Award Provisions

Institutional awards for a period of 

up to 4 years:

• Allow institutions to develop a 

comprehensive ethics curriculum 

with a focus on the ethics of 

conducting research in developing 

countries;

• Train a cohort of developing 

country participants; and

• A two-year planning grant for 

developing country applicants.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee 

institutions and program directors, 

and additional information about this 

program are available on the Internet at:

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: sinab@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL

CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL,

AND HEALTH SERVICES

RESEARCH TRAINING

AWARD

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

In collaboration with the National

Institute of Mental Health, the National

Institute on Drug Abuse, and the

National Institute on Aging, the FIC

International Clinical, Operational and

Health Services Research and Training

Award (ICOHRTA), supports training to

facilitate collaborative, multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational, 

health services and prevention research

between U.S. institutions and those in

developing countries of Africa, Asia, 

and Latin America, as well as emerging

democracies of Eastern Europe, Russia,

and the NIS.

The awards are intended to strengthen

global capacity to characterize the 

disease burden of chronic conditions,

encourage international efforts to apply

current knowledge and new discoveries

to clinical public health practice, 

and evaluate practical and affordable

therapeutic or preventive interventions

and health service delivery for global

health problems in the context of local

needs and conditions.

Eligibility

• U.S. non-profit public and private 

or public academic institutions. 

• Other non-profit institutions that 

satisfy the academic requirements of

the program.

• U.S. applicants must be program directors or project directors on an eligible

“parent grant” from participating 

NIH institutes that is active and 

funded at the start of the ICOHRTA

budget period.

Award Provisions

• Five-year institutional awards of 

up to $250,000 per year to support

direct costs.

• Three-year developmental awards 

of up to $100,000 per year for 

direct costs. 

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for 

training are made by the program directors. A listing of grantee institutions and

program directors, and additional information about this program are available

on the Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.

gov/programs/grants/html#training.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Heath

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: micheisk@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL

CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL,

AND HEALTH SERVICES

RESEARCH TRAINING

AWARD FOR AIDS AND

TUBERCULOSIS 

The International Clinical, Operational, 

and Health Services Research Training

Award for AIDS and Tuberculosis

(ICOHRTA-AIDS/TB) supports integrated

clinical, operational and health services

research training to strengthen the capacity of institutions in developing countries

and the NIS where AIDS, TB, or both are

significant problems. The primary goal of

this program is to strengthen integrated

clinical, operational, and health services

research capacity across the full range of

conditions and issues that relate to care 

of adult and pediatric patients with

HIV/AIDS or TB.

The program is supported in collaboration

with the National Institute of Allergy 

and Infectious Diseases, National

Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism, National Cancer Institute,

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development, National Institute

on Drug Abuse, National Institute of

Mental Health, National Institute of

Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 

Office of AIDS Research, and Office of

Research on Women’s Health, as well 

as the CDC, and USAID.

Eligibility

• Phase 1

One-year planning grants to support the

development of full research training

applications in Phase II are awarded to

institutions in developing countries and

the NIS with strong HIV-or TB-related

research experience. 

• Phase II

Grants to support a research training 

program are awarded to Phase I awardees

and to the U.S. and developed country

institution partners with whom they

have strong HIV-or TB-related research

collaborations. 

Award Provisions

• ICOHRTA AIDS-TB Phase I awards 

are made for 12 months at a level of 

up to $75,000 in direct costs (or three

modules of $25,000), plus eight percent

facilities and administrative costs.

Phase II awards will be made with each

of the research partners for a five-year

period. Each research partner will

receive total costs up to $300,000 per

year. Facilities and Administrative

(F&A) costs are limited to eight percent. 

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee 

institutions and program directors, 

and additional information about this 

program are available on the FIC 

website at http://www.fic.nih.gov/

programs/ICOHRTA-AIDS-TB/

ICOHRTA-AIDS-TB.html.

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Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1492

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: mcdermoj@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL

COLLABORATIVE

GENETICS RESEARCH

TRAINING PROGRAM

In collaboration with six NIH partners

and the World Health Organization

(WHO), FIC supports the International

Collaborative Genetics Research

Training Program. The program is 

supported together with the National

Human Genome Research Institute, the

National Institute of Mental Health, 

the National Institute on Aging, the

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, the National Institute 

of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 

and the National Institute on Drug

Abuse. In addition to training in genetic 

science, the program addresses the 

ethical, social, and legal implications of 

performing genetics research. It provides

educational opportunities through workshops and short- and long-term training

for scientists from low- and middleincome countries, with the goal of 

building genetics research capacity 

within these countries to address their

health needs.

Eligibility

• Public and private domestic and foreign,

for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Award Provisions

• Training awards provide up to $400,000

per year in direct costs for a project 

period of up to 5 years. 

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee institutions

and program directors and additional

information about this program are 

available on the FIC website at

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

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

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: katzf@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING GRANTS
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INTERNATIONAL

MATERNAL AND CHILD

HEALTH RESEARCH AND

TRAINING PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

In collaboration with the National

Institute of Child Health and Human

Development FIC funds the International

Maternal and Child Health Research 

and Training Program. This program

enables U.S. institutions to support 

training-related research on maternal 

and child health issues that are 

predominately endemic in or impact 

upon people living in developing 

countries. This is an institutional 

training grant. Applications are 

accepted from U.S. institutions 

in response to a specific request for 

applications. Individuals from foreign

nations who wish to become trainees

must apply to the project director of 

an awarded grant.

Eligibility

• U.S. for-profit and non-profit 

organizations; and public and private 

institutions, such as universities, 

colleges, hospitals, and laboratories.

• Only one application per U.S. 

institution will be accepted.

Award Provisions

Institutional awards for a period of 

5 years, including:

• Pre-doctoral training in maternal 

and child health-related biomedical 

and behavioral research disciplines, 

and data management and analysis 

in support of that research, which 

may lead to an M.S. or Ph.D. or 

equivalent degree;

• Postdoctoral research experience,

including related clinical training;

• Three to six months training in 

laboratory procedures and research 

techniques; and

• One-time award for advanced research

training upon return to the home 

country.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for 

training are made by the program directors. A listing of grantee institutions 

and program directors and additional

information about this program are 

available on the Internet at: http://www.

fic.nih.gov/programs/maternal.html.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1492

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: mcdermoj@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL

TRAINING AND

RESEARCH PROGRAM IN

ENVIRONMENTAL AND

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

In collaboration with the National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, the National Institute for

Occupational Safety and Health, and 

the Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry of the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention, FIC

funds non-profit public or private 

institutions to support international

training and research programs in 

general environmental health and 

occupational health for foreign health 

scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists,

toxicologists, engineers, industrial 

hygienists, chemists, and allied health

workers. The program aims to complement ongoing environmental and 

occupational health research and 

training efforts of the NIH and other

agencies of the U.S. Government.

Eligibility

• U.S. non-profit private or public 

academic institutions;

• Only one application per U.S. 

institution will be accepted.

Award Provisions

Institutional awards for a period of 

5 years, including:

• Predoctoral training in research related

to environmental and occupational

health (at a U.S. institution);

• Postdoctoral training in laboratory 

procedures, research projects and 

techniques related to environmental

and occupational health-related 

research (at a U.S. institution or in 

the trainee’s home country); and

• Participation in advanced research 

training conducted by U.S. faculty in

the trainee’s home country and short

term training at a U.S. institution.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for 

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee 

institutions and program directors 

and additional information about this 

program are available on the Internet at:

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: primacka@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

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INTERNATIONAL 

TRAINING AND

RESEARCH PROGRAM 

IN POPULATION 

AND HEALTH

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

In cooperation with the National

Institute of Child Health and Human

Development and the National Institute

on Aging, FIC funds U.S. non-profit 

public or private institutions to support

international training and research 

in population-related sciences. The 

program enables NIH grant recipients 

to extend the geographic base of 

research and training efforts to 

developing nations, in support of 

international population priorities.

Eligibility

• Principal investigators of an NIH 

sponsored research project grant; 

project directors of an NIH center 

grant, program project grant, or 

cooperative agreement. At least 18

months of active research support 

must remain on the parent grant 

when an application is submitted.

Award Provisions

Institutional awards for a period of 

5 years, including:

• Predoctoral training in population

research (at a U.S. institution);

• Postdoctoral training in laboratory 

procedures, research projects and 

techniques related to population

research (at a U.S. institution or in 

the trainee’s home country); and

• Participation in advanced research 

training conducted by U.S. faculty in

the trainee’s home country and short

term training at the U.S. institution.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for 

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee 

institutions and program directors 

and additional information about this 

program are available on the Internet at:

http://www.fic.nih.gov. 

Questions may be addressed to:

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

Telephone: (301) 496-1653/1654

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: nugentra@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
INTERNATIONAL

RESEARCH GRANTS

BRAIN DISORDERS IN 

THE DEVELOPING WORLD:

RESEARCH ACROSS THE

LIFESPAN

(U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

FIC, with nine NIH partners; the

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

(CIHR) Institute of Neuroscience, 

Mental Health and Addiction; and the

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y

Tecnologia (CONACYT) of Mexico, 

supports a research grant program on

Brain Disorders in the Developing

World: Research Across the Lifespan.

The purpose of the program is to plan 

and develop collaborative research and

capacity building projects on brain 

disorders, relevant to low- and middleincome nations. Projects develop 

innovative, collaborative research 

programs that contribute to the longterm goal of building sustainable 

research capacity in neurological/

neurodevelopmental (including sensory,

motor, cognitive and behavioral) 

impairment throughout life.

In addition to FIC, the nine NIH 

partners are: The National Eye Institute,

the National Institute on Aging; the

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

Alcoholism; the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development,

the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 

the National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences, the National Institute 

of Mental Health, the National Institute

of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 

and the Office of Dietary Supplements.

Eligibility

• U.S. and foreign for-profit or non-profit

organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, 

hospitals, and laboratories; units of state

and local governments, and faith-based

or community-based organizations.

• At least two investigators (one from 

an institution in a high-income 

country and one from an institution 

in a low-to-middle income country)

must collaborate on the application 

as Principal Investigator (PI) and 

Co-Investigator. The PI may be from 

the low-to-middle income country or

from the U.S. or other high-income

nation or institution.

• A list of eligible low-and middle-income

countries can be found at: http://www.

worldbank.org/data/databytopic/CLASS.

XLS.

Award Provisions

• The award uses the NIH Exploratory

Grant (R21) mechanism. It provides 

up to $100,000 per year, in increments 

of $25,000, for a maximum of two 

years to plan, strengthen and develop 

collaborations and conduct studies 

to obtain preliminary data for future

research project grant applications

(R01).

• Foreign institutions may request 

facilities and administrative costs up 

to a maximum of eight percent.

Application Procedures

Additional information about this program is available on the FIC website at

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220 

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653/1654

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: brainfic@nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

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ECOLOGY OF 

INFECTIOUS DISEASES 

PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Program is jointly supported by NIH and

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

to fund interdisciplinary research programs to improve understanding of the

underlying ecological and biological

mechanisms that govern relationships

between human-induced environmental

changes and the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases. These changes

include, but are not limited to, deforestation, habitat destruction or fragmentation, biological invasion, climate change,

unsustainable agricultural practices, and

environmental pollution. The focus of 

the initiative is on the development of

predictive models for the emergence 

and transmission of diseases in humans

and other animals, and ultimately the

development of strategies to prevent or

control them. Partners in the Ecology 

of Infectious Diseases Initiative are NSF,

FIC, the National Institute of Allergy 

and Infectious Diseases, the National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences, and the National Institute 

of General Medical Sciences.

Eligibility

• Scientists affiliated with domestic 

and foreign for-profit and non-profit

organizations, both public and private,

(including domestic institutions with

foreign collaborators) such as universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories,

units of State and local governments,

and eligible agencies of the Federal

Government.

Award Provisions

• Up to $350,000 per year in direct costs

for a project period of up to 5 years.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for training are made by the program directors. 

A listing of grantee institutions and program directors and additional information

about this program are available on the

Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: rosenthj@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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FOGARTY

INTERNATIONAL

RESEARCH

COLLABORATION 

AWARD

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Fogarty International Research

Collaboration Award (FIRCA) provides

small research grants to foster international research partnerships between 

NIH supported U.S. scientists and their

collaborators in regions of the developing

world. The FIRCA aims to extend and

enhance the research of the U.S. investigator while benefiting the scientific 

interests of the foreign scientist.

Eligibility

• Principal investigators of a U.S.-based

NIH-sponsored research project grant

that will be active for at least 1 year

beyond the submission date of the

FIRCA application.

• Scientists affiliated with public 

and private research institutions in

developing countries of Africa, Asia

(except Japan, Singapore, South Korea

and Taiwan), Central and Eastern

Europe, Russia and the Newly

Independent States of the Former 

Soviet Union, Latin America and 

the non-U.S. Caribbean, the Middle 

East and the Pacific Islands (except 

Australia and New Zealand).

Award Provisions

• Up to $32,000 per year for up to 

3 years to support direct costs;

• Funds for supplies and equipment 

necessary to the collaborative research

project (for the foreign collaborator’s

laboratory only); and

• Funds for travel for the U.S. principal

investigator, the foreign collaborator

and/or their research associates.

In addition, up to $2,000 is allowed 

for conference travel for the foreign 

collaborator.

• No salaries are offered under these

awards. However, a stipend of up 

to $5,000 may be allocated for the 

foreign collaborator, if justified. 

Application Procedures

Deadlines for receipt of applications 

are March 25, July 25, and November 

25 of each year. 

Applications must be submitted on 

the grant application form PHS 398,

which is available from: 

Division of Extramural Outreach 

and Information Resources

Office of Extramural Research

National Institutes of Health

Rockledge 2 Building, Suite 6095

6701 Rockledge DR MSC 7910

Bethesda, MD 20892-7910

Telephone: (301) 435-0714

E-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov

Website: http://grants.nih.gov/

grants/oer.htm

Special instructions are necessary 

to complete the application and 

can be obtained on the Internet at:

http://www.nih.gov/fic.

Or from:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: firca@nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS
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GLOBAL HEALTH

RESEARCH INITIATIVE

PROGRAM FOR 

NEW FOREIGN

INVESTIGATORS

In collaboration with other NIH

Institutes, Centers, and Offices, FIC 

supports the Global Health Research

Initiative Program (GRIP) for New

Foreign Investigators. This program 

promotes the productive re-entry of

young NIH-trained foreign investigators

from the developing world to their home

countries. The specific goal of this 

program is to provide funding opportunities upon return home for the increasing

pool of foreign biomedical and behavioral

scientists, clinical investigators, nurses,

and other health professionals with 

state-of-the-art knowledge of research

methods to advance critical issues in

global health when they return home.

Upon completion of their research 

experiences using this grant mechanism,

developing country participants 

supported by this RFA are expected to

continue to pursue independent and 

productive careers, including expert 

training and consultation and/or research

of biomedical issues within their home

institutions.

Eligibility

• Developing country scientists currently

or recently supported through FIC 

D43 international training programs;

and

• Developing country scientists currently

or recently trained through the NIH

Visiting Program for Foreign Scientists.

Award Provisions

GRIP provides partial salaries to the 

junior researcher returning home, 

equivalent to similar professionals in 

the home country, and provides support

for research projects. Specifically, an

applicant can request up to two modules

of $25,000 each, or total direct costs 

of $50,000 per year, plus Facilities and

Administrative (F&A) costs up to a 

maximum of eight percent for a foreign

institution. The Principal Investigator 

is expected to devote at least 50 percent

of his/her total effort to this project. 

Application Procedures

The GRIP Request for Applications is

posted regularly. It can be accessed

through the NIH Guide for Grants and

Contracts or through the FIC website 

at http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: primacka@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT

AND ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Health, Environment and Economic

Development (HEED) Program encourages developmental and exploratory

research and research capacity-building 

in developing countries on topics that

combine the issues of health, environment and economic development in order

to improve scientific understanding of 

the relationships among those factors,

and suggest guidance for policy. The 

program funds interdisciplinary, international research collaborations to examine 

the health effects of major economic 

development trends that affect the 

natural environment. It focuses on 

developing a better understanding of 

the economic behavior and incentives 

of individuals and groups that affect

health outcomes through changes in 

environmental conditions.

FIC funds the HEED program in 

collaboration with the National Institute

of Environmental Health Sciences, the

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development, the National

Institute on Aging, the NIH Office of

Behavioral and Social Science Research,

the United States Geological Survey, and

the National Council on Science and

Technology of Mexico (CONACYT).

Eligibility

• U.S. and foreign for-profit or non-profit

organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, 

hospitals, and laboratories; units of state

and local governments, and faith-based

or community-based organizations.

• Foreign collaborators should be from

Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe, Asia

(except Japan Singapore, South Korea

and Taiwan), the Pacific Island Region

(except Australia and New Zealand), 

the Middle East (except Israel), Latin

America or the Caribbean. 

• The primary foreign collaborator must

either hold a full-time research position

or should have a full-time faculty 

position with a strong research 

commitment.

Award Provisions

• Institutional grant of up to $100,000 

per year for a maximum of two years to

plan, strengthen and develop collaborations and conduct studies to obtain 

preliminary data for future research

project grant applications (R21), or

• Institutional grant of up to $400,000 

per year for a maximum of five years 

to carry out research on HEED (RO1).

Application Procedures

Additional information about this program is available on the FIC website at

http://www.fic.nih.gov

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training and

Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220 

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653/1654

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: nugentra@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS
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INTERNATIONAL

COOPERATIVE

BIODIVERSITY 

GROUPS

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The International Cooperative

Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) program 

is a unique interagency effort to integrate

improvement of human health through

drug discovery, incentives for conservation of biodiversity, and new models of

sustainable economic activity through

research and capacity building programs

in biodiversity-rich developing countries.

The program is funded and managed

jointly by the Fogarty International

Center; the National Cancer Institute; 

the National Heart, Lung, and Blood

Institute, the National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the

National Institute on Drug Abuse; the

National Institute of Mental Health; 

the National Science Foundation; and 

the Foreign Agricultural Service of the

U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Eligibility

• U.S. non-profit private or public institutions, in collaboration with at least 

one developing country institution and

other public and private organizations

to comprise a multidisciplinary group.

Award Provisions

• Institutional awards for 5 years, in 

the form of cooperative agreements 

to support multidisciplinary research

and capacity building in developing

countries.

• Projects include acquisition and 

analysis of natural products derived

from biological diversity as potential

therapeutic agents for diseases of 

concern to both developed and 

developing countries; surveys and

inventories of plants, animals, and

microorganisms; efforts to examine 

and preserve traditional medicine 

practices; and development of longterm strategies to ensure sustainable

management of biological diversity.

• In addition to research and training

efforts, the program builds incentive

and opportunities for conservation of

biodiversity through new models of

research partnerships and treatment 

of intellectual property.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for 

training are made by the principal investigators. A listing of grantee institutions

and principal investigators and additional

information about this program are 

available on the Internet at: http://

www.fic.nih.gov/programs/icbg.html.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: rosenthj@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
INTERNATIONAL 

STUDIES ON HEALTH 

AND ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The International Studies on Health 

and Economic Development Program

examines the effects of health and 

microeconomic agents (individuals,

households, and enterprises) and aggregate

growth (cross-country growth analysis),

and explores how health finance and

delivery systems are a source of variation

in health outcomes. Studies must be 

relevant to populations in low- and 

middle income-nations and should be

either hypothesis testing or hypothesis

generating. 

This program is supported in collaboration with the National Institute on Aging,

the National Institute of Child Health

and Human Development, the National

Institute of Mental Health, the NIH

Office of Behavioral and Social Science

Research, and the Global Development

Network.

Eligibility

• Domestic and foreign, for-profit and

non-profit organizations, public and 

private, such as universities, colleges,

hospitals, laboratories, units of State

and local governments, and eligible

agencies of the Federal Government.

Award Provisions

• Up to $400,000 per year for up to 

5 years to support direct costs.

Application Procedures

Further information about this 

program is available on the Internet at:

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

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Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Training 

and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: nugentra@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS
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INTERNATIONAL

TOBACCO AND HEALTH

RESEARCH AND CAPACITY

BUILDING PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The FIC International Tobacco and

Health Research and Capacity Building

Program supports projects that address

the burden of tobacco consumption in

low- and middle-income nations. Projects

pursue observational, intervention 

and policy research of local relevance, 

and build capacity in epidemiological 

and behavioral research, prevention, 

treatment, communications, health 

services and policy research. The program

aims to train low- and middle-income

nation investigators who will examine

the manifestations, determinants and 

outcomes of tobacco use, including

smokeless tobacco products, and evaluate

interventions in a range of areas. 

This program is supported in 

collaboration with the National Cancer

Institute, The National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development,

the National Institute of Mental Health,

the National Institute of Nursing

Research, and the National Institute 

on Drug Abuse, and the CDC.

Eligibility Requirements

• Public and private domestic and foreign,

for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Award Provisions

• Up to $400,000 per year in direct costs

for a project period of up to 5 years.

Application Procedures

Decisions about whom to accept for

training are made by the program 

directors. A listing of grantee institutions

and program directors and additional

information about this program are 

available on the Internet at: http://

www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: primacka@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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STIGMA AND 

GLOBAL HEALTH

RESEARCH 

PROGRAM

FIC, with 11 NIH partners, the Health

Resources and Services Administration,

and the Canadian Institutes of Health

Research supports the Stigma and 

Global Health Research Program. In

addition to FIC, the 11 NIH partners are

the National Center on Minority Health

and Health Disparities, the National

Human Genome Research Institute, the

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 

and Alcoholism, the National Institute 

of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 

the National Institute of Dental and

Craniofacial Research, the National

Institute on Drug Abuse, the National

Institute of Mental Health, the National

Institute of Neurological Disorders and

Stroke, the Office of AIDS Research, the

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Research, and the Office of Research 

on Women’s Health. The purpose of the

program is to stimulate interdisciplinary,

investigator-initiated research on the 

role of stigma in health, and on how 

to intervene to prevent or mitigate 

its negative effects on the health and 

welfare of individuals, groups and 

societies worldwide.

Eligibility

U.S. and foreign for-profit or non-profit

organizations; public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, 

hospitals, and laboratories; units of state

and local governments; agencies of the

U.S. federal government.

Award Provisions

• R21 grant applicants may have a 

project period of up to three years with

a total direct cost of $100,000 per year. 

• R01 grant applicants may have a 

project period of up to five years 

and up to 1) $500,000 in direct costs 

per year for applications in which 

comparative or intervention studies 

at two or more international sites 

are planned, and which involve an 

international team of investigators. 

2) $200,000 in direct costs per year 

for all other projects.

Application Procedures

Additional information about this program is available on the FIC website at

http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: stigmafic@nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS
INTERNATIONAL

FELLOWSHIPS 

AND OTHER 

OPPORTUNITIES

INTERNATIONAL

RESEARCH SCIENTIST 

DEVELOPMENT 

AWARD

(For U.S. Scientists)

The International Research Scientist

Development Award provides opportunities in basic, clinical, or behavioral/social

biomedical research to U.S. post-doctoral

scientists in the formative stage of their

careers to extend their research experience to laboratories or other research 

settings in the developing world. The 

program aims to forge working relationships between future heads of health

research programs in the United States

and established researchers in developing

countries that will lead to ongoing 

collaborations in the study of health 

problems of mutual interest.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or 

permanent resident;

• A doctoral or medical degree, or the

equivalent, in a social science, behavioral science or health science field

earned within the past 7 years;

• A demonstrated commitment and 

competence in health research;

• An invitation from a sponsor affiliated

with an internationally recognized

developing country research facility in

Africa, Asia (except Japan, Singapore,

South Korea and Taiwan), Central and

Eastern Europe, Russia and the Newly

Independent States of the Former 

Soviet Union, Latin America and the

Caribbean, the Middle East (except

Israel) and the Pacific Ocean Islands

(except Australia and New Zealand).

Applications to work in institutions 

in Sub-Saharan Africa are especially

encouraged; and

• Applicant must have a U.S. sponsor/

mentor at a research institution. 

An enhancing factor for consideration is

having U.S. and foreign-funded mentors

with ongoing collaborative research.

Award Provisions

• Four years of support with at least 

50% on site over the life of the grant, at

a developing world center of scientific

excellence;

• Salary and fringe benefits up to $75,000

for 3 years based on level of experience;

• Allowance up to $20,000 per year for

relevant research materials;

• Economy class round-trip airfare and

necessary ground transportation for 

the candidate to the foreign site; and

• Language training, if justified.

Application Procedures

Information on application procedures 

is available on the Internet at: http://

www.fic.nih.gov/programs/irsda.html.

Questions may be addressed to:

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

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: nugentr@mail.nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov

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FOGARTY-ELLISON 

OVERSEAS FELLOWSHIPS

IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND

CLINICAL RESEARCH

(For U.S. medical, osteopathic and public

health graduate students)

FIC, with support from the Ellison

Medical Foundation, is offering a one-year

mentored clinical research training experience at selected developing country

sites for graduate level U.S. students in

the health professions. The 14 clinical

research centers have NIH-funded

research as well as FIC training grants,

and are in a diverse group of countries,

including Botswana, Brazil, Haiti, 

India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, South Africa,

Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia. 

Eligibility

• Students at U.S. medical, osteopathic,

dental, and nursing schools who have

completed their basic science courses

and one year of clinical clerkship; and

students in doctoral public health 

programs who have completed their

coursework and passed their qualifying

exams prior to the beginning of the 

fellowship.

• Students with support of their home

academic institution, including a 

committed mentor. 

Award Provisions

• Approximately one year of clinical

research training, starting with a threeweek orientation program at the NIH 

in Bethesda, Maryland and followed by

ten plus months at the foreign site. 

• Each U.S. scholar will receive a stipend

of $18,000-$20,000 per year (adjusted 

to cost of living expenses at the foreign

site) and an additional $6,000 per year

for travel, insurance, and educational

materials. 

• The foreign training site will receive

$10,000 per U.S. trainee for programmatic support including mentoring and

administration, laboratory costs, and

support of educational programs. 

• Additional funds will be provided to

support a graduate level trainee from

the foreign site who will be paired with

the U.S. trainee in the clinical research

training program. 

Application Procedures

The program is administered by the

Association of American Medical

Colleges (AAMC) and the Association 

of Schools of Public Health. Additional

information is program is available on 

the AAMC website at www.aamc.org/

overseasfellowship.

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
U.S. CIVILIAN RESEARCH

& DEVELOPMENT

FOUNDATION

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The U.S. Civilian Research &

Development Foundation (CRDF) is a

nonprofit organization authorized by the

U.S. Congress and established in 1995 by

the National Science Foundation to fund

collaboration between the United States

and other countries, primarily those of

the former Soviet Union (FSU). In addition to advancing the transition of

weapons scientists to civilian work, this

unique public-private partnership supports exceptional research that offers 

FSU scientists and engineers alternatives

to emigration and strengthens the scientific and technological infrastructure of

their home countries. 

The Cooperative Grants Program (CGP) is

the flagship of the Foundation’s activities,

providing support to joint U.S. and FSU

research teams in all areas of basic and

applied research in the natural sciences,

mathematics, engineering, and biomedical and behavioral sciences. Since 1997,

the U.S. National Institutes of Health

(NIH) has contributed funding to CRDF

to support over 150 joint projects in the

biomedical and behavioral sciences. In

addition, NIH has supported targeted

research projects in the areas of biodefense and HIV/AIDS as well as proposal

development workshops. Additional

funding is provided by the U.S.

Department of State, the National

Science Foundation, several FSU governments, and the Armenian Academy of

Sciences.

Eligibility

Scientists and engineers from all FSU

countries except Belarus are eligible to

apply, in partnership with a U.S. colleague. Based on its successful experience

in the FSU, the CRDF is currently

expanding its activity to other geographical regions, including the Baltics States,

the Balkans, and the Middle East.

Award Provisions

• CGP grants provide up to two years 

of support to joint U.S.-FSU research

teams.

• CGP grants average $60,000 and include

individual financial support, equipment,

supplies and travel support to FSU participants, institutional support to the

FSU grantee institution, as well as U.S.

team expenses for travel, supplies, and

graduate student stipends.

• CGP grants are awarded on a competitive basis. A merit review process 

that includes external peer review 

and assignment to disciplinary review

panels rigorously evaluates research 

proposals. 

• CGP accepts proposals on a rolling

basis. An individual may only submit

an application once every 12 months.

Application Procedures

Applications must be submitted electronically through CRDF’s Electronic Proposal

Submission system (EPS) system on the

CRDF website (www.crdf.org). 

The CRDF is based in Arlington, Virginia,

with offices in Moscow and St.

Petersburg, Russia, and Kyiv, Ukraine.

CRDF 

1530 Wilson Blvd., 3rd Floor

Arlington, VA 22209

Tel: (703) 526-9720

Fax: (703) 526-9721

Website: www.crdf.org

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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

HUMAN 

FRONTIER SCIENCE 

PROGRAM

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Human Frontier Science Program

(HFSP) is a multinational initiative to

support international scientific cooperation in brain research and molecular

approaches to biological functions. 

The HFSP is funded primarily by 

Japan, with contributions from other

Economic Summit countries and the

European Union. In the United States, 

the program is supported by the NIH 

and other Federal agencies. Grants 

are awarded to teams of scientists from

different continents (e.g., Asia and 

North America, North America and

Europe, Asia and Europe). Fellowships 

for fellows from any country are awarded

for research in a member country.

Eligibility

• Biomedical scientists from the following countries are eligible to apply:

Canada, Japan, Switzerland, U.S., and

members of the European Union.

Scientists from other countries may 

participate if associated with scientists

from the above member countries.

Award Provisions

• Grants for up to 3 years for basic

research carried out jointly by research

teams in different countries (young

investigators compete for separate

awards);

• Long-term fellowships lasting up to 

3 years and short-term fellowships 

lasting up to 3 months, to be undertaken in another participating country; and

• Workshops held in Strasbourg, France

bring together international and multidisciplinary groups on topics of high 

scientific importance.

Application Procedures

Applications must be submitted by

September 1. Application materials 

and further information may be obtained

by contacting:

Human Frontier Science Organization

Bureaux Europe

12, Quai Saint-Jean

BP10034

67080 Strasbourg Cedex

France

Telephone: (33) 88-21-51-21

Fax: (33) 88-32-54-47

E-mail: info@hfsp.org

Website: http://www.hfsp.org
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JAPAN SOCIETY 

FOR THE PROMOTION 

OF SCIENCE

(For U.S. Scientists)

The Japan Society for the Promotion 

of Science (JSPS) conducts fellowship 

programs to promote international 

cooperation and mutual understanding

through scientific research. The programs

provide opportunities for U.S. scientists

to conduct cooperative research with

leading research groups in universities

and other research institutes in Japan. 

Eligibility, Award Provisions, and 

Application Procedures

Research applications are accepted 

at FIC, which acts as a nominating

authority for the programs. Eligibility

requirements, award provisions, and

application procedures are different 

for each JSPS fellowship. Eligibility 

information and information about 

award provisions and application 

procedures are available on the 

Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.gov.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International 

Training and Research

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Heath

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-1653

Fax: (301) 402-0779/2056

E-mail: jsps@nih.gov

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

NIH 

VISITING 

PROGRAM

(For Foreign Scientists)

Each year, more than 2,700 scientists

from other nations conduct collaborative

research at NIH. Candidates are invited 

to participate by senior NIH scientists,

based on the research needs of the 

host laboratory. There are two categories

of Visiting Program (VP) participants: 

visiting fellows, who receive awards 

for research training, and visiting 

scientists, who receive appointments 

to conduct research.

Eligibility

• An appointment or award to the

Visiting Program must be requested by

a senior scientist in an NIH laboratory.

• Scientists with a doctoral degree or its

equivalent in the health sciences and

not more than 5 years of relevant 

postdoctoral experience are eligible 

for appointments as visiting fellows.

• Scientists with 5 or more years of relevant postdoctoral research experience

are eligible for the following types of

appointments: Research Fellow (VP),

Clinical Fellow (VP), Staff Scientist (VP),

Staff Clinician (VP), Investigator (VP)

and Senior Investigator (VP). 

Award/Appointment Provisions 

• Initial visiting fellow awards may be 

for 1 to 2 years, with the potential for

extensions up to 5 years, subject to 

visa limitations.

• Initial visiting scientist appointments

may be for up to 2 years with the 

potential for extensions up to 5 years,

subject to visa limitations.

• Stipends and salary schedules are based

on levels of experience.

Application Procedures

Interested candidates should submit a

résumé, bibliography, and brief description of research interests to individual

senior NIH scientists working in their

field of interest. Information about 

the research being conducted by NIH 

scientists may be obtained through the

NIH CRISP System on the Internet,

which can be accessed at: http://wwwcommons.cit.nih.gov/crisp Enter your

search terms and under ACTIVITY 

select “intramural.”

Questions may be addressed to:

Office of Education, 

Office of Intramural Research

National Institutes of Health

Building 2, Room 2E04

2 Center Drive

Bethesda, MD 20892-0240

Telephone: (301) 496-2427/(800) 445-8283

Fax: (301) 402-2158

E-mail: www.training@nih.gov
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GUEST RESEARCHER 

AND SPECIAL 

VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

(For Foreign Scientists)

In addition to participants in the 

NIH Visiting Program, NIH accepts 

Guest Researchers and Special

Volunteers who have secured other

sources of support for their research

assignments at NIH intramural 

laboratories.

A Guest Researcher carries out 

independent research using NIH 

facilities and equipment.

A Special Volunteer works 

collaboratively and under the 

direction of an NIH senior scientist.

Application Procedures

Interested candidates should submit 

a résumé, bibliography, and brief 

description of research interests to individual NIH senior staff scientists working

in their field of interest. Information

about the research being conducted by

NIH scientists may be obtained through

the NIH CRISP System on the Internet,

which can be accessed at: http://wwwcommons.cit.nih.gov/crisp. Enter your

search terms and under ACTIVITY 

select “intramural.”

Questions may be addressed to:

Office of Education, 

Office of Intramural Research

National Institutes of Health

Building 2, Room 2E04

2 Center Drive

Bethesda, MD 20892-0240

Telephone: (301) 496-2427/(800) 445-8283

Fax: (301) 402-2158

E-mail: www.training@nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

NIH RESEARCH 

GRANT AND 

CONTRACT AWARDS

Foreign scientists are eligible to 

apply for NIH grants to pursue research in

any area of the biomedical and behavioral

sciences within the scope of the NIH 

mission. 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 or resources, populations, or environmental conditions not

readily available in the United States.

In addition, many U.S.-based research

grants include foreign components, which

enable U.S. principal investigators to 

conduct cooperative international studies.

Foreign scientists also are eligible to

apply for NIH contractual awards in

response to solicitations by NIH research

institutes and centers, which appear in

the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.

Contracts are tendered in support of 

specified needs and services identified 

by the funding institutions.

Application Procedures

Prospective applicants are encouraged 

to contact relevant scientific staff at the

NIH before developing grant proposals.

PHS grant applications are available from:

Division of Extramural Outreach 

and Information Resources

Office of Extramural Research

National Institutes of Health

Rockledge 2 Building, Suite 6095

6701 Rockledge Dr MSC 7910

Bethesda, MD 20892-7910

Telephone: (301) 435-0714

E-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov

Website: http://grants.nih.gov/

grants/oer.htm
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NATIONAL RESEARCH

SERVICE AWARD

FOR INDIVIDUAL

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

The National Research Service Awards

(NRSAs) offer postdoctoral scientists the

opportunity to receive full-time research

training in areas of biomedical and 

behavioral research designated to reflect

national need. All NIH Institutes and

Centers support this award. Individuals

requesting foreign training must justify

the particular suitability of the foreign

site to the proposed research.

Eligibility

• Ph.D., M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., or 

equivalent degree.

• Confirmed arrangement to work 

with a particular sponsor affiliated 

with a private or public institution 

that has the staff and facilities needed

for the proposed training.

• Does not support residency training or

study leading to a professional degree.

Award Provisions

• Duration varies from 1 to 3 years.

• Up to $50,000 depending upon the level

of training and relevant experience.

• Awardees are subject to the payback

provisions of the National Research

Service Award.

Application Procedures

Deadlines for receipt of applications are:

April 5, August 5, and December 

5 of each year. 

The program announcement is available

at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm

The application form 416-1 is available

at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.

htm
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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

NATIONAL RESEARCH

SERVICE AWARD 

FOR U.S. SENIOR

FELLOWS

The National Research Service Awards

(NRSAs) provide opportunities for 

senior level U.S. scientists to undertake

fulltime research training in disciplines

that reflect national need. Although 

most awards support training at a 

U.S. institution, scientists may elect 

to pursue their fellowship at a foreign

institution where specialized opportunities exist. Individuals requesting foreign

training must justify the particular 

suitability of the foreign site. Senior

Fellowships are awarded to experienced

investigators who desire to make 

major changes in the direction of their

research careers or to broaden their 

scientific background by acquiring 

new research capabilities. Normally 

senior fellowships are associated with 

faculty sabbaticals.

Eligibility

• At least 7 years of postdoctoral research

or professional training.

• An invitation from a sponsor affiliated

with a public or private institution with

appropriate facilities for the proposed

training.

Award Provisions

• 1 to 3 years.

• Stipends for senior fellows are 

determined individually at the 

time of award.

• NIH provides up to $3,000 to sponsoring institutions to help defray such

awardee expenses as health insurance,

research supplies, equipment, travel to

scientific meetings and related items.

Funds for tuition and fees may be

requested separately.

Application Procedures

Deadlines for receipt of applications are:

April 5, August 5, and December 5 of

each year. 

The program announcement is available

at: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm

The application form 416-1 is available

at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.

htm
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PAN AMERICAN

FELLOWSHIP

(For U.S. and Foreign Scientists)

The Pan American Fellowship (PAF) 

is designed to help train researchers 

from Latin America and the Caribbean 

in biomedical and behavioral health 

sciences research. The ultimate goal 

of the fellowship is to build research 

capacity where it is most needed by 

offering advanced training in priority

research areas to help address publichealth issues in Latin America and the

Caribbean. PAF provides opportunities 

for researchers to participate in one or

two years of research and advanced 

training in an NIH intramural laboratory.

Eligibility

• A doctoral degree or equivalent 

professional experience.

• Citizenship or permanent residency in

the United States or a participating

Latin American or Caribbean country.

• Sponsorship by a qualified science or

technology funding agency, university,

research institute or other organization

in Latin America or the Caribbean and

acceptance by the host NIH intramural

laboratory or center.

Award Provisions

• Initially 1 year, may be extended to 

2 years.

• Stipend of $25,000 per year, a roundtrip

ticket from the country of origin to 

NIH and back, medical insurance, and

registration in courses/seminars in the

research area related to the project.

Application Procedures

The participating Latin American or

Caribbean institution nominates the 

PAF fellow and provides necessary 

documentation to FIC. PAF applicants 

are encouraged to identify and contact

potential NIH host laboratories or offices.

Additional information is available on 

the Internet at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/

regional/americas.html.

Questions may be addressed to:

Division of International Relations

Fogarty International Center

National Institutes of Health

Building 31, Room B2C11

31 Center DR MSC 2220

Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Telephone: (301) 496-4784

Fax: (301) 402-3414

Website: http://www.fic.nih.gov
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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

THE SUMMER 

PROGRAM 

IN JAPAN

(For U.S. Scientists)

FIC and the National Science Foundation

jointly sponsor the Summer Program 

in Japan. This program provides 

opportunities for U.S. graduate students

to gain exposure to the Japanese research

environment and culture, with the 

expectation that associations will be

established that assist later scientific 

collaboration.

Eligibility

• Students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are enrolled in a

graduate program in the biomedical or

behavioral sciences at a US. institution

(M.S., M.D. or Ph.D.).

Award Provisions

• Internships within a Japanese research

laboratory; language training in Japan;

and an orientation on U.S.-Japan 

comparative science policy, Japanese

science, culture, history, and political

institutions. 

• Duration of the internship is 8 weeks

during the summer months.

• Stipend of $2,500 plus travel and 

living expenses.

Application Procedures

Proposals are accepted once a year, 

beginning in November, and must 

be received by the first Monday in

December.

Further information and application

materials may be obtained by 

contacting:

Japan Program

Office of International 

Science and Engineering

National Science Foundation

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 935

Arlington, VA 22230

Telephone: (703) 292-8704

Fax: (703) 292-9175

E-mail: EAPinfo@nsf.gov

Website: http://www.nsf.gov/home/int
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Under provisions of applicable public laws

enacted by Congress since 1964, no person in

the United States shall, on the grounds of race,

color, national origin, handicap, or age, be

excluded from participating in, be denied the

benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination

under any program or activity (or, on the basis

of sex, with respect to any education program

or activity) or receiving Federal Assistance. 

In addition, Executive Order 11141 prohibits

discrimination on the basis of age by contractors and subcontractors in the performance of

Federal contracts, and Executive Order 11246

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discriminate against any employee or applicant

for employment because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Therefore, the

activities of the National Institutes of Health

must be operated in compliance with these

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Fogarty International Center

http://www.fic.nih.gov

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February 2004
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