INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship

Personal Data For applicant & each family member traveling to U.S.: ·    Place of birth – city & country ·    Passport number

Mentor Data ·    Mentor’s name ·    Mentor’s institution ·    Current e-mail address

Three References For each individual: ·    Individual’s full name ·    Current e-mail address

Information Needed Only by Mentor

Current NIDA Grant Data For each currently active NIDA grant and pending application in which mentor is involved: ·    Grant source & identifying number ·    Grant project title ·    Grant project officer ·    Grant award date & end date including no-cost extensions ·    Grant project aims

Past Mentoring ·    Total number of pre- and post-doctoral fellows trained by mentor ·    For a representative five of the trained fellows, list the fellow’s name, current position title, and current employer

Institution Data ·    Letter from representative of mentor’s institution confirming  institution eligibility to prepare and issue the requisite Form DS-2019 as a sponsor of the U.S. Department of State’s “J” Exchange Visitor Program ·    Assurance of compliance with National Institutes of Health research policies, regulations, guidelines

The Applicant Research Plan and Mentor Statement

Research Plan The applicant will need to compose the following information: ·    A 50-word summary of his or her goals for the fellowship ·    A 250-word abstract for the research proposal ·    Answers to questions about mentor selection and collaborative process ·    Research plan that is well formulated and presented in sufficient detail so reviewers can evaluate its scientific merit Download research plan instructions(pdf-88kb). Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader©. If you experience problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader© .

Mentor Statement The mentor will need to compose a statement including, but not limited to, the following: ·    Type of research support mentor will make available to the applicant, including any seminars and opportunities for interaction with other groups and scientists ·    Applicant’s qualifications and research career potential ·    Applicant’s research plan, including description of research facilities, equipment to be available, skills and techniques applicant will learn, how plan will relate to applicant’s career ·    Feasibility of applicant’s plan with respect to current National Institutes of Health regulations on research conduct

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