Limited Submission Opportunity: Outstanding New Environmental Scientist
Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
URL: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-18-001.html
OBJECTIVES: The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award is intended to identify the most talented Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who intend to make a long-term commitment to research in the Environmental Health Sciences and assist them in launching an innovative research program focused on the understanding of environmental exposure effects on people’s health.
An essential element of the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is the support and career promotion of the next generation of exceptionally talented and creative new scientists who will further the understanding of the impact of environmental exposures on human health. The NIEHS supports a number of training and fellowship programs for pre and postdoctoral training, and mentored career development awards for faculty in the early stages of their career development. Along with these training and career development programs, NIEHS initiated a program of research grants for Early Stage Investigators, The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, that is designed to identify the best new biomedical investigators across the spectrum of science supported by the NIEHS (i.e., including basic mechanistic, clinical and population based researchers) and facilitate their establishing a vibrant, independent research program in the environmental health sciences. NIEHS uses this FOA to support the NIEHS goal of assuring a continuing cadre of productive environmental health science investigators.
FUNDING INFORMATION: The budget for direct costs is composed of two elements – research direct costs and career enhancement costs. For most applications, the budget for direct costs should be limited to $250,000 per year. With strong justification, research projects which have inherently higher costs may request direct costs of up to $400,000 per year. Career enhancement direct costs are limited to $250,000, which can be distributed over the 5-year award period. Note: the total direct cost budget (research plus career enhancement) may not exceed $475,000 in any year of the award.
ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
PD/PI’s must have faculty appointments which are tenure track or equivalent, generally at the level of Assistant Professor, Research Assistant Professor, and have demonstrated outstanding abilities in basic, clinical, quantitative, or population-based research. Individuals must have established research independence from a mentor, and have dedicated, independent laboratory space or access to the clinical, population-based and/or public health research resources which will allow them to conduct the research proposed in the grant application as the lead, independent PD/PI.
INTERNAL SELECTION PROCESS:
Please note that the opportunity allows multiple submission if they are scientifically distinct. Internal coordination of potential projects is being conducted to ensure all submissions are distinct.
Interested investigators should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by DATE: 12/6/19
- Questions outlined in InfoReady Review application;
- A brief statement (up to 2 pages) by the candidate describing his or her scientific achievements and proposed project;
- A brief budget outline for the proposed research
- Up-to-date CV.
A faculty committee drawn from both campuses will review internal proposals and select nominees.
DEADLINES:
Internal Materials Due: Friday, December 6, 2019
Sponsor Deadline:
LOI: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Application: Friday, February 28, 2020