Office of Training Grant Support
Expertise and resources to enhance training grant excellence at UW–Madison

Announcements

Below is a list of recent training grant related announcements from relevant external funding agencies and organizations and/or campus.

March

3/1/21 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: Administrative Supplements for NIGMS Training, Research Education, and Career Development Grants to Develop Curricular, Training, and Evaluation Activities

February

Professional Development Hub (pd|hub) recently published the report, Enhancing Dissemination of Evidence-Based Models for STEM PhD Career Development

Check out a report from the Center for WorkLife Law, in partnership with the National Postdoctoral Association, titled: Parents in the Pipeline: Retaining Postdoctoral Researchers with Families

The American Education and Research Association and Spencer Foundation released a report, Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students

2/24/21 – NIH FOA: NINDS T32 Institutional Research Training Program (PAR-21-149)

2/16/21 – Open Mike: Update on New NIH RePORTER

2/8/21 – Laser Use and Safety in Laboratories Online Workshop on Feb.17

2/2/21 – UW–Madison Initiative to Promote University-Industry Research and Education Partnerships

2/1/21 – UW–Madison Retains Top 10 National Research Ranking

2/1/21 – Open Mike: NIH R01 Grant Outcomes of T32 Postdoctoral Participants

January

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) examines perceptions of doctoral student professional development activities. Learn more in a recently released data brief.

CGS: GradImpact Call for Submissions

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Guidance for Trainees Program accepting applications. Application deadline is March 12, 2021.

1/29/21 – NIH Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2021 (NOT-OD-21-056)

1/29/21 – NIH Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2021 (NOT-OD-21-058)

1/27/21 – NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2021 (NOT-OD-21-049)

1/19/21 – Nature: Award-Winning Mentors Share their Secrets

1/13/21 – NASEM Report Release on Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Wellbeing in Higher Education

1/12/21 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: Virtual Resources from the National Research Mentoring Network

1/7/21 – Registration is open for the February 2021 Data Science Research Bazaar

1/5/21 –NASEM announces release of The Science of Mentorship Podcast

December

12/14/20 – Inside Higher Ed: How to Be a Change Agent for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

12/11/20 – Required Use of Two-Factor Authentication Using Login.Gov for eRA’s External Modules in 2021

12/11/20 – UW–Madison Postdoc Diversity and Inclusion Forum: A Diversity of Stories

12/9/20 – Notice of Change to the Number of Applications that Can Be Submitted by Institutions Applying to PAR-21-025 “Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) T32

12/7/20 – WCER Improving Mentoring Relationships for Next Generation of Academic Science Leaders

12/1/20 – Nature: Postdocs need urgent financial support amid COVID conditions

12/1/20 – Nature: Uncertain prospects for postdoctoral researchers

12/1/20 – NSF Reports on Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities in 2019

12/1/20 – Extended Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic

November

11/25/20 – Nature: Why seek a single mentor when you can have three — or more

11/25/20 – Rollout of Redesigned eRA Commons Home and Landing Screens in January 2021

11/23/20 – Prohibition on Expending NIH Grant Funds for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services

11/20/20 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: New G-RISE and IMSD Funding Announcements and Upcoming Webinar

11/20/20 – NIGMS FOA: Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (T32 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

11/17/20 – NIH Implementation of the Revised Federal-wide Research Terms and Conditions

11/6/20 – Celebrating 25 Years of Embryonic Stem Cell Research at UW–Madison

11/2/20 – Research Bazaar Seeks Workshop Proposals – Deadline is Nov. 25

October

10/28/20 – Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (T15)

10/21/20 – NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution

10/15/20 – Council of Graduate Schools Issues Report on Graduate Student Applications and Enrollment

10/15/20 – UW Studies Investigate Need For and Impact of Culturally Aware Mentorship Training

10/15/20 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog:  Developing a Culture of Safety in Biomedical Research Training

10/14/20 – NIGMS Biomedical Beat Blog: How I Got Here: A Webinar on Following Your Own Career Path

10/14/20 – Office of Basic Science and Research announces New SMPH Core Facilities Website

10/12/20 – Newly Redesigned Website Serves the UW–Madison Data Science Community

10/5/20 – Friendlier Approach for Cross-Referencing NOSIs in FOAs Used for Submission

10/1/20 – Requirement for Trainee Diversity Report to be Submitted Electronically for Institutional Research Training, Career Development, and Research Education Awards Beginning in Early FY 2021

NIH’s View Notice of Award (NoA) webpage now includes a sample of the standardized Page One of the NoA

September

09/29/20 – Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Clarification of the Objectives and Program Elements in NHGRI Applications Submitted in Response to the “Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants (Parent T32)”

09/24/20 – Thriving Community of Postdocs Play Valuable Role in Campus Research

09/16/20 – Reminder: NIH Policy on Use of Hypertext in NIH Grant Applications

09/15/20 – Science: Science Trainees Face Uncertain Career Prospects. Professional Development Programs Can Help

09/9/20 – NIGMS recently hosted a webinar on its new Predoctoral Training Grant (T32) FOA for the basic biomedical sciences (PAR-20-213) for receipt dates on or after September 25th. The video and slides [PDF] from the webinar are now available.

09/8/20 – The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) Peer Group on Responsible Conduct of Research is hosting a free, two-day virtual conference October 14-15, 2020. To learn more, click here.

09/1/20 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: NIGMS Resources on Rigor and Responsibility

August

The Council of Graduate Schools PhD Career Pathways project released a brief on how biological and life sciences PhDs transition into the workforce. Click here for access to the brief.

July

07/31/20 – Upcoming Changes to the Notice of Award (NoA) Beginning October 1, 2020

07/15/20 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: Retiring Peer Review Site Visits for NIGMS Training Programs

07/8/20 – Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Fall 2020 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

07/1/20 – UW–Madison Biotechnology Training Program Awarded T32

June

06/10/20 – NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog: What We Can Do to Combat Anti-Black Racism in the Biomedical Research Enterprise?

06/8/20 – Request for Information: Soliciting Input on the NIGMS 2021-2025 Strategic Plan Framework

06/1/20 – NIH FOA: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Institutional Predoctoral Research Training Grant (T32-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

May

Understanding Interventions (UI) publish a special issue, “The Use and Impact of NIH-fueled Resources for Mentoring–Reports from the Field, 2020”

05/20/20 – UW–Madison RSP Notice 2020-1: Fringe Benefit Rates for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021

05/13/20 – Request for Information (RFI) on Developing an Online Educational Resource for Training in the Principles of Rigorous Research (NOT-NS-20-062)

05/11/20 – NIH Late Application Policy for Institutional Training Grants to PA-20-142 and PA-20-162 Due to Public Health Emergency for United States Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 

April

04/29/20 – National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) announce a new webinar series for students, postdocs, and faculty 

04/8/20 – NIH and AHRQ Notice–Reminder: Changes to Forms and Instructions for Research Training Grant, Fellowship, and Career Development Award Applications for Applications Due on or After May 25, 2020

04/2/20 – NIH FOA: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35) 

March

03/25/20 – NIH Data Tables FORMS-F Version are now posted on the NIH website 

03/20/20 – NIH FOA: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32) 

Updated Biosketch forms are now posted on the NIH Website 

February

02/7/20 – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipends, Tuition/Fees and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2020

December

12/10/19 – Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. December 2019) for FY 2020

12/3/19 – NIH and AHRQ Announce Upcoming Changes to Policies, Instructions and Forms for Research Training Grant, Fellowship, and Career Development Award Applications

November

11/26/19 – Open Mike: Expanding NIH’s Definition of Socio-Economic Disadvantaged to be More Inclusive and Diversify the Workforce 

11/22/19 – Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity

11/22/2019 – New NIH “FORMS-F” Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after May 25, 2020

October

10/30/19 – Press Release: National Academies Consensus Report on the Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM

September

09/24/19 – The UW Libraries’ ORCID Team recently published a webpage for training grant programs to share with trainees

July

07/15/19 – Genetics T32 and Nutritional Sciences T32 training grant programs renewed by NIH

07/10/19 – Requirement for ORCID iDs for Individuals Supported by Research Training, Fellowship, Research Education, and Career Development Awards Beginning in FY 2020