Resources for NIMH Emerging Research Investigators Workshop

NIMH Priorities

This section highlights priorities within the NIMH divisions that are relevant to pediatric mental health research.

• Division of Pediatric Translational Research and Treatment Development
• Division of Services and Intervention Research
• Division of AIDS and Health and Behavior Research
• Division of Intramural Research Programs

Research Grants and Scientific Review

This section provides resources for submitting an application to NIMH. This section also includes information on the scientific review process that takes place after an application has been submitted.

General Information:

• Standard application receipt dates
• NIH electronic grant submission process
• NIH planned transition dates for electronic submission (PDF file, 1 page)
• The NIH policy and guidelines for reviewers
• An example of a mock grant review session
• An example of an annotated NIH grant application
• Additional information on the requirements regarding ethnic minority representation in your research

Select Program Announcements (PA) relevant to pediatric mental health researchers:

• R21 PA: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
• R34 PA: From Intervention Development to Services: Exploratory Research Grants
• R03 PA: NIH Small Research Grant Program

Career Pathway and Mentoring

The following resources provide information for new NIH investigators.

• NIMH Research Training, Career Development, and Related Programs
• NIH New Investigators Program
• NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award PA notice
• Questions and Answers about the Pathway to Independence Award
• A Guide to Training and Mentoring in the Intramural Research Program at NIH

Research Plan and Methodology Issues

This section lists resources that focus on the development of the research plan.

• Qualitative Methods in Health Research (PDF file, 24 pages)
  
• Fisher, C.B., Hoagwood, K., Boyce, C., Duster, T., Frank, D.A., Grisso, T., et al., (2002) Research ethics for mental health science involving ethnic minority children and youths. American Psychologist, 57(12), 1024-40.

Human Subjects Issues

This section provides information on several NIMH policies relating to human subjects research.

• NIMH Policy for the Recruitment of Participants in Clinical Research
• NIMH Terms and Conditions for Recruitment of Participants in Clinical Research
• NIMH Points to Consider about Recruitment (PDF file, 9 pages)
• Policy for NIMH Data and Safety Monitoring Boards
• Certificates of confidentiality