Pre-Proposal Deadline: NIH Director's Biomedical Research Workforce Innovation Award: Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST)

NIH Director's Biomedical Research Workforce Innovation Award
Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST)
Harvard Pre-Proposal Deadline: February 24, 2014 by 5:00pm
Award Amount: up to $250,000 per year for 5 years

This program invites applications that propose the establishment, implementation, and assessment of innovative approaches and activities to broaden and complement traditional research training in biomedical, behavioral, social and clinical sciences. These awards will provide support for institutions to develop novel ideas in training and workforce development. The goal of this program is to better prepare pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral scientists for the breadth of careers in the biomedical research workforce, and to establish a network to develop, share, evaluate, and disseminate best practices within the training community.