ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Spotlight on graduate student and postdoc awards

By
V. Zhuravleva and A. Uhimov
April 19, 2024
ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Spotlight on graduate student and postdoc awards
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Pre-Award and Research Development

April 19, 2024

News and Updates

Congratulations, graduate students and postdocs!


Eight of our ZI graduate students and postdocs recently received fellowships and awards from NIH and private foundations to carry out their promising research. Please see their individual awards below.

Our Team

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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!

March 16 - April 19, 2024

Graduate Student Awards

Briana McRae: NICHD F31 "Brain-wide neural mechanisms enhancing maternal behavioral response to infant cues" (Marlin and Kahn Labs)


Margaret Conde Paredes: Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Ph.D. Fellowship "Deciphering functional connectivity of inhibitory circuits in the hippocampus"


Abby Wood: NINDS F31 "The Cellular and Neural Circuit Basis of Flexible Escape Behavior" (Grueber Lab)

Postdoc Awards

Selmaan Chettih: NINDS K99/R00 "Hippocampal Mechanisms of Episodic Memory Recall and their Contribution to Naturalistic Navigation Decisions" (Aronov Lab)


Asako Noguchi: HFSP Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship "Memory trace in a neuron: dissecting dendritic mechanisms of learning" (Losonczy Lab)


Jia Shen: NIDA F32 "Unraveling the neural mechanism underlying context dependent decision making" (Shadlen Lab)


Ivan Voitov: HFSP Long-Term Postdoctoral Fellowship "The biophysics of causality – sensing and control of network dynamics by single neurons" (Polleux and Losonczy Labs)


Marianna Zazhytska: Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Award "Interrogating inflammatory pathways in the olfactory epithelium to understand SARS-CoV-2 and neurodegeneration induced anosmia." (Lomvardas Lab)

Upcoming funding opportunities

Team Grants


Want to write a large, multi-investigator grant? Come talk to us about planning and executing team grant applications. Schedule a meeting with our team here!


New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities

  1. BRAIN Initiative U01: Exploratory Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - eTeamBCP: Team effort from 3-6 PIs to enable a large-scale analysis of neural systems and circuits within the context and during the simultaneous measurement of an ethologically relevant behavior. June 14, 2024
  2. BRAIN Initiative U19: Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs - TeamBCP. Integrated, interdisciplinary research teams that focus on examining dynamic circuit functions related to behavior, using advanced and innovative technologies. September 13, 2024
  3. NINDS RM1: Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE). Integrated team effort from 3-6 PD/PIs who will each bring a distinct scientific viewpoint or expertise necessary to pursue the interdisciplinary approach. October 8, 2024

Established Investigators (view full list on our website)


New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities

  1. BRAIN Initiative R01: Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data: June 7, 2024
  2. BRAIN Initiative R21: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System: June 18, 2024
  3. BRAIN Initiative R01: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects - TargetedBCP. June 28 2024, October 2 2024
  4. BRAIN Initiative R34: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects -TargetedBCPP. June 28 2024, October 2 2024

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  1. NIH Parent R01: New: June 5, October 5, February 5; Renewal/Resubmission:
    July 5, November 5, March 5
  2. NIMH Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior  -  R01/R21: R01: June 5, October 5, February 5. R21: June 16, October 16, February 16
  3. NIMH Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity - R01/R21: R01: June 5, October 5, February 5. R21: June 16, October 16, February 16
  4. NIH Parent R21: New: June 16, October 16, February 16; Renewal/Resubmission: July 16, November 16, March 16
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support for trainees at all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) R01: Provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding. The ReWARD program provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators. June 5, October 5, February 5
  2. NIMH BRAINS R01: must have ESI status; for launching an innovative clinical, translational, basic, or services research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders. June 20
  3. Edward Mallinckrodt Scholar Program: must be within 4 years of faculty appointment; high risk/high reward proposal. Limited submission - call for submissions expected: Mid-June. Internal application due: Early July
  4. NSF CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Program: Can apply a maximum of 3 times. July 26
  5. Beckman Young Investigator Program: U.S. citizen/permanent resident; within first 4 years of tenure-track position. Letter of Intent: August 1

Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
  2. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)
    • NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty. International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: July 12, November 12, March 12

    • NIH MOSAIC K99/R00 : Transition to faculty. 3rd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: July 12, November 12, March 12

    • NIH BRAIN Initiative K99/R00: Transition to faculty. 3rd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). New: June 13, October 11, February 13; Resubmission: July 15, November 14, March 13
    • NIH HEAL Initiative K99/R00 or HEAL Initiative K99/R00 to Promote Diversity: Transition to faculty. International applicants eligible. Pain and substance use disorder research. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. For diversity track application, must be from a group under-represented in sciences (all women included), and U.S. citizen/permanent resident. New: June 11, October 11, February 11

  3. NIH K01 Career Development Award

    • NIH/NINDS K01: 2nd - 4th year postdocs. New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: July 12, November 12, March 12

    • NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New: June 12, October 12, February 12. Resubmission: July 12, November 12, March 12

  4. Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: For postdocs doing basic biomedical research; eligible within first year of postdoc. June 15
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

   *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants

Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. NIH F31 or F31 Diversity NRSA: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. August 8,  December 8, April 8
  2. NIH Dissertation Grants
    • NIMH R36: Mental health research. Must be: U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; from a background under-represented in the health sciences (race/ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background); at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). August 9, December 10
    • NIDA R36: For substance-use disorder related dissertation research. Must be at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). June 16, October 16, February 16
    • NIA R36: For aging-related dissertation research. Must be: U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; from a background under-represented in the health sciences (race/ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background); at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). June 16, October 16, February 16
  3. NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN: Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). October 8, March 20
  4. NIA F99/K00: Transition to Aging Research for Predoctoral Students; must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident OR or be a non-U.S. citizen with a valid U.S. visa; with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). October 18
  5. ARC F99/K00: Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award to Promote Diversity; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students); participating institutes: NICHD, NIGMS, NEI, NIBIB, NLM, NCCIH, SGMRO. October 11, February 13, June 13
  6. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)