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If a co-mentorship arrangement is in the best interest of your proposed study then it is permissible for applicants to have more than one mentor, however, only one can be listed as the primary mentor in the application fields.
Most post-fellowship positions are considered faculty positions. This could include, but is not limited to the following: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Researcher, Lecturer, and Assistant Project Scientist. Institutions differ with regard to what they consider to be faculty positions. Please check with your institution as to what is a faculty appointment. Please note, fellows are not eligible for the program.
Successful candidates will normally hold a faculty position in an appropriate university or research institute. Application and acceptance of a RSP Award requires the candidate to demonstrate that there is a host institution in place that is able to accept the terms and conditions of this award. Given research fellows normally work under contract to a funder and principle investigator, or already hold an independent fellowship, they would normally not be eligible for the program.
In order to receive funding for the award, it is a requirement that you be a citizen or permanent resident in one of the eligible countries. If your visa status is pending at the time of application, you may submit your application, however, if selected for funding, it would be required that you provide proof of a valid visa or citizenship for the duration of the two year award period, prior to the award disbursement date.
In order to receive funding for the award, it is a requirement that you hold a faculty position. If you anticipate receiving your faculty appointment prior to the award disbursement date, you may submit your application (please detail the circumstances in the ‘Cert. of Faculty Appointment’ upload field), however, if selected for funding, it would be required that you hold an appointment by the award disbursement date.
Please note any current or pending funding on the relevant form and indicate any applicable overlap between such funding and your RSP submission. Assuming you fulfill all other eligibility components, the only funding type which would render you ineligible for the RSP award would be current funding (as a PI) on R01, P01, or U01 awards. For additional information a list of NIH grants that a PI can hold and still be considered an Early Stage Investigator (and thus eligible for the program) can be found at: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/list-smaller-grants.htm
This would be considered pending funding and should be noted on the relevant form. Please indicate the pending status and check the appropriate boxes for scientific/budgetary overlap where applicable. If the Scientific Review Committee has any questions around any pending (or current) funding, you will be contacted directly by the RSP Coordinator.
Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is only required at the time of award disbursement. However a copy of the submission to the IRB must be submitted prior to the award.
No, as long as all budget requirements have been adhered to, you may present your itemized budget in any manner you see fit.
This is an optional upload field. As such it is not required that you upload anything here, however, this is an opportunity for applicants to detail any co-mentorship arrangements, how your team will support the proposed research, or other support mechanisms which may not be covered in the proposal or mentor letter.
