Programs, presentations, podcasts and more!
- NIH’s Family-Friendly Initiatives
NIH supports various programs and policies fostering a balanced work and family life.
Podcasts
- Early Stage Investigators (Part 1): The Policy (9:55)
Discusses NIH’s interest in supporting ESIs, who is and is not an ESI, the benefits afforded to ESIs, and more. - Early Stage Investigators (Part 2): Extensions (7:52)
Discusses NIH’s interest in supporting ESIs, who is and is not an ESI, the benefits afforded to ESIs, and more. - NIH Family Friendly Policies (9:55)
From funding available for childcare costs to extensions of early-stage investigator (ESI) status, NIH supports various programs and policies fostering a balanced work and family life. Insights on available programs, who is eligible, some of the fine print, and other tips to consider when seeking support.
Presentations and Videos
- Next Generation Researchers Initiative (NGRI): Training Future Biomedical Researchers (44:09)
Recording of 2021 presentation from NIH Virtual Seminar. Panelists provide an update on NIH’s progress in terms of supporting early-stage investigators (ESIs) and discuss some programs and initiatives that have been developed for early career investigators. - ESI Status Extension Request (9:31)
A tutorial demonstrating how investigators can electronically submit ESI status extension requests directly from eRA Commons to the extension committee. - Maintaining Your Personal Profile (9:17)
This updated tutorial will familiarize eRA Commons users with the Personal Profile and the importance of keeping it updated.
Programs for Scientists Just Beginning Their Independent Careers
NIH has a number of programs aimed at promoting diversity and enhancing progress to an independent career, such as:
- Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R35)
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2)
- NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5)
- Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) program
- National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN)
- Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation program (FIRST)
- NIH mentored Career Development (K) awards
- Pathway to Independence Award (K99-R00)
- other mentored K awards such as K01, K08 and K23 that have goals to assist investigators to develop independent research careers
- Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry and Re-integration into Health-Related Research Careers
- NIH Loan Repayment Programs