Diversity Funding Opportunities

Upcoming ERAS and Transition to Residency Webinars

The upcoming and recorded webinars related to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and the transition to residency are designed to provide comprehensive support to various stakeholders within the medical education community. These webinars cater to medical school deans, faculty, and advisors, as well as residency and fellowship applicants, program directors, coordinators, and other graduate medical education staff, in addition to institutional leaders. By offering specialized sessions, the webinars aim to enhance understanding of the ERAS process and ensure that each group can effectively navigate the application and residency transition. Resources are organized by audience, with dedicated pages for medical schools, applicants, program staff, and institutions. The 2025 ERAS webinars are particularly highlighted, with recordings available for applicants, advisors, and programs, ensuring that all participants have access to the knowledge and tools needed to succeed in their respective roles.

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (CREST HBCU-RISE)

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions (MSI) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

The HBCU-RISE is a component of the CREST program that supports the expansion of institutional research capacity as well as the successful training of doctoral students, especially those from groups underrepresented in STEM at HBCUs.

HBCU-RISE projects must have a unifying research focus in one of the research areas supported by NSF; a direct connection to the long-term plans of the host department(s) and the institution’s strategic plan and mission; and plans for expanding institutional research capacity as well as increasing the production of doctoral students, especially those underrepresented in STEM.

Funding for Research Training

MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)

Supports postdoctoral scientists from diverse backgrounds conducting research in areas within the NIGMS mission by providing up to 5 years of support in two phases.  The initial (K99) phase provides support for up to 2 years of mentored postdoctoral research training and career development. The second (R00) phase provides up to 3 years of independent research support once the scholar transitions to an independent faculty position.  Awardees must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents.  For more information see: PAR-19-343.  Please note, the first application deadline is February 12, 2020.

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MOSAIC Institutionally-Focused Research Education Cooperative Agreement to Promote Diversity (UE5)

Supports scientific societies whose members conduct research within the NIGMS mission. Awardees will provide skills development, mentoring, and networking opportunities that prepare cohorts of scholars supported by MOSAIC K99/R00 awards to transition into, succeed, and advance in independent faculty careers at research-intensive institutions.  For more information see: PAR-19-342.  Please note the first application deadline is November 15, 2019.

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National Institute on Aging – NIH

There is limited genomic and epigenomic data from U.S. racial/ethnic minorities. NIMHD is looking for investigators to bridge this gap with this #FundingOpportunity to identify the mechanisms by which social factors lead to epigenetic changes and gene function that affect minority health and/or health disparities.

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Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO)

Mikayla Pulliam – INRO participant and postbac in the Research Technologies Branch

Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (INRO) promotes biomedical research training opportunities in allergic, immunologic, or infectious diseases. Applicants for INRO should be talented senior-level undergraduate students, those who have recently completed a master’s degree, or those who are in their final year of a master’s degree program. Through INRO, the NIAID training office sponsors postbac trainees from U.S. populations underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and those dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion — as defined by Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity Notice. Individuals from underrepresented populations and/or disadvantaged backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

Candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the biomedical sciences and be actively pursuing a postbaccalaureate (postbac) research training position – also called an Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) – in NIAID at the time of their INRO application. If selected to attend the visit, and if offered a position, candidates should be prepared to confirm a laboratory by March 1, with a start date of June 15 of the visit year.

INRO Flyer 2020

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