Funding-Limited Submission – NIGMS – Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program - R25 (PAR-17-210); September 25, 2017

 

Purpose:  The overarching goal of this Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program of research education is to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce.  The primary focus is on Courses for Skills Development, Research Experiences, and Curriculum or Methods Development. A proposed program must include each activity and describe how the two emphases will be integrated. The Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program is intended to provide these activities to community college students to increase transition to and completion of a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences. This program requires partnerships between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree with baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. 

 

Funding Amount:  $300,000 direct costs per year

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit:  1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by June 6, 2017:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

 

Agency Deadline: September 25, 2017