Minority Funding Resources
A number of funding institutions set aside monies to support researchers who are members of underrepresented minority groups, including the NIH and some private foundations.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institutes of Health
Program Overview
The NIH is dedicated to increasing the number of scientists who are members of minority groups presently underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research. Toward this end, the NIH sponsors programs supporting research experiences for minorities from high school to the faculty level at grantee institutions. An overview of some of these programs can be obtained at the NIH Initiatives for Underrepresented Minority Investigators Website.
Research Supplements
The best first step to obtaining independent research funding
often is to receive training and supervision from an experienced
senior researcher. NIH
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
offer an excellent opportunity to receive grant funds to work
on an existing NIH grant with a senior researcher in a particular
area of interest. The application information (which can be accessed
by clicking on the link above) describes the requirements for
all levels of research opportunities from high school through
college, graduate school, and postgraduate studies to investigator
level. The application also provides contact information for various
NIH agencies, including the NIDA. Administrative supplements are
much less competitive than peer-reviewed grant funding mechanisms
and can provide an excellent entry point for a research career.
Supplements are also available for the following groups: persons with disablities, persons seeking research careers or reentering research, and minorities. Below is a listing with links to detailed information about the supplements.
Career/Reentry Supplements
Research Supplements to Promote Reentry Into Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Careers
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-126.html
Reentry Supplements
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/training/supp_reentry.htm
Disability Supplements
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html
Minority Supplements
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html
Additional information and statistics about the research supplement program can be found at a Website developed by Dr. Walter Schaffer on NIH Minority Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities and Individuals With Disabilities
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/minoritysupplements/index.htm
Currently Funded Research
Individuals interested in this supplemental funding mechanism
can also search the
NIH CRISP database, a valuable source of information pertaining
to awarded research projects and programs supported by the NIH
and other Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies. Details include
award profiles and research project abstracts, which you can search
by keywords. This can help you to identify a Principal Investigator
who has a funded grant in your area of research interest.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Research Facility Capacity Development
In its efforts to broaden and strengthen drug abuse research
in minority institutions, the NIDA has initiated the Minority
Institutions' Drug Abuse Research Development Program (MIDARP).
Under this program, grants will be provided to develop the capacity
of minority institutions and their faculty, staff, and students
to conduct rigorous drug abuse research in all areas of research
supported by the NIDA, including neuroscience, behavioral, clinical,
and social science, public health, biological science, HIV/AIDS,
and health services areas.
Follow link for more funding information and a list of current
funding opportunities,
or visit the Office
of Minority Health Resource Center's Funding Resource and
HealthWeb:
Minority Health Education and Training.
