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Academia

Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources. A large collection of articles related to Ph.D. careers.

An NIH Site Visit Need Not Provoke a Tension Headache. By Liane Reif-Lehrer; from the September 17, 1990 issue of The Scientist.

Science Community Gives Mixed Review to 'Triage' Article on use of triage in grant review at NIH. By Liane Reif-Lehrer; from the November 28, 1994 issue of The Scientist.

The Difference Between Getting Funded and Not Five suggestions from NIH study section members and scientific research administrators on increasing the likelihood of getting a grant application funded. Summary of an article published in The Scientist on March 4, 1996, by Liane Reif-Lehrer.

Following Instructions is Critical to Success of a Grant Application. By Liane Reif-Lehrer; March 4, 1996 issue of The Scientist.

A Winning Strategy for Grant Applications: Focus On Impact - discusses the new creativity guideline adopted by NIH as one of the five criteria considered during grant reviews. By Kathryn S. Brown; from the April 28, 1997 issue of The Scientist.

Proposal Writing Services Give Researchers A Competitive Edge By Stephen P. Hoffert; from the January 19, 1998 issue of The Scientist.

GrantsNet - a searchable database of funding options for young biomedical scientists;

A Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers. Hosted by the National Academy of Sciences.

Effective Teaching is a Skill that Researchers Can Learn. By Liane Reif-Lehrer; from the June 28, 1993 issue of The Scientist.

For Today's Scientist, Skill In Public Speaking Is Essential By Liane Reif-Lehrer; from the May 14, 1990 issue of The Scientist.

HMS Beagle's Readers' Forum - letters on career changes in science, including Liane Reif-Lehrer's description of her move from research scientist to professional grant-writing advisor.

BMEnet Job Openings Listing of position openings in biomedical engineering.

The Academic Position Network Searchable database of academic position openings.  

Industry

Best of... Frontline Report Advice on networking, job fairs, finding the first "real" job, and negotiating a severance package.

IEEE Frontline Report Engineer's Guide to Lifelong Employability; Following up on Issues Facing the Over-50 Engineer; How to Prepare for a Job Interview. From the September-October 1997 IEEE Frontline Report.

Management Consulting Forum Advice about a career in management consulting. Also contains interviewing advice and the Myers-Briggs personality test.

A Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers. Hosted by the National Academy of Sciences.

Career discussions General career information and discussions hosted by the Wall Street Journal.

BMEnet Job Openings Listing of position openings in biomedical engineering.

IEEE-USA Employment Services. Career resources.

Careermosaic Career resources.

Monster.com Career resources.  

U.S. Government

Useful Web Sites for Nih Applicants

The NIH Home Page: http://www.nih.gov

Special Programs at NIH

R03/Small Grant Program (AG, AI, CA, DA. DC, DE, DK, HD, HL, MH): http://www.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm

AREA or R15 for Non-Research Intensive Colleges and Universities: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm

SBIR/STTR Homepage: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

Model SBIR application from NHLBI: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/sbir/modelsbi.htm

The K Awards: http://www.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm

Guidelines for the K Awards: http://www.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/section_4.html

MORE Division opportunities: http://www.nih.gov/nigms/about_nigms/more.html, http://www.nih.gov/nigms/funding/grntprog.html  

THE FUNDING COMPONENTS OF NIH

Research Areas of Interest to the Extramural Programs at NIH Institutes http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/emprograms/index.html

Homepages of the NIH Institutes and Offices: http://www.nih.gov/icd/

NIGMS Homepage for applicants and program announcements http://www.nih.gov/nigms/funding/

The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts Program Announcements (PAs)/ Request for Applications (RFAs): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

DATA ON ACTIVE GRANTS

CRISP, NIH-funded research projects: http://commons.cit.nih.gov/crisp/owa/CRISP.Generate_Ticket  

The Application Process

NIH Grant Application (PHS 398) Instructions/Guidelines and Forms: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm

NIH Modular Grant Information, Q&A, Sample Budget and Biosketch: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm

Application Receipt, Referral and Review: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

Center for Scientific Review http://www.csr.nih.gov/

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about NIH Grants: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/giofaq.htm

25 Helpful Hints for New Investigators from NIGMS Staff: http://www.nih.gov/nigms/funding/tips.html  

The Review Process

The Five Review Criteria for Most NIH applications: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/1997/97.06.27/notice-review-criter9.html

Descriptions of Initial Review Groups at the Center for Scientific Review: http://www.csr.nih.gov/review/irgdesc.htm

NIH Center for Scientific Review Study Section Rosters: http://www.csr.nih.gov/committees/rosterindex.asp  

Foreign Scientists in the Intramural Program:

Fogarty International Center-Visiting Program for Foreign Scientists http://www.nih.gov/fic/visiting/index.html

Individuals interested in a Visiting Program fellowship award or appointment should write to NIH senior scientists working in the same research field, enclosing a resume and brief description of their particular research area. Information about the research being conducted by NIH scientists and their names  

National Science Foundation

NSF Science Resource Studies Science and engineering statistics compiled by the NSF.  

Commerce Business Daily Commerce Business Daily (CBD), issued by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and presented on the World Wide Web by the Community of Science, features procurement info such as notices of proposed government procurement actions (which appear only once), sales of government property and contract awards.

CBDNet Government's free electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily with search.

R&D Services Procurement Notices Sources sought by U.S. Government.

R&D Contract Awards Contract awards on CBDNet.

Search CBD Search Commerce Business Daily.

SBIR News Up to date SBIR news provided by Jade Research Corporation.