The purpose of the UW\/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Mentored International Investigator Award (MIIA)<\/a> is to encourage international early-stage investigators (at an advanced stage of training or recently independent) to conduct independent research with close mentorship from UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR faculty. This research should ultimately lead to acquiring preliminary data to obtain funding to continue their HIV\/AIDS research careers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awards will be up to\u00a0$20,000\/year (direct costs)<\/strong>. Applicants may apply for up to 2 years of funding. Please note that for those requesting a two-year project, second year funding is contingent upon demonstration of satisfactory progress during year one. Please see the RFA for detailed budget development guidelines and restrictions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Applicants must:<\/p>\n Applicants may submit only one application to this program per cycle.\u00a0Only individual Primary Investigators (PIs) are eligible to apply; we do not allow Co-PIs to apply.<\/p>\n Applicants may resubmit revised proposals for other CFAR award programs.\u00a0We also accept applicant resubmissions of prior-year MIIA proposals that have been revised to address previous MIIA reviewer critiques.<\/p>\n Contact\u00a0cfardev@uw.edu<\/a>\u00a0if you have questions about eligibility.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eligible HIV-related research is defined broadly and includes basic science, clinical, epidemiological, behavioral, and implementation science research.\u00a0We can only accept applications in the\u00a0NIH\u2019s HIV research high or medium priority areas<\/a>. \u00a0Please refer to the\u00a0CFAR Clinical Clearance guidelines<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0No human participant\/patient work may be initiated until NIH clinical clearance approval is received.\u00a0\u00a0If you are considering a study involving approved drugs and\/or standard-of-care, please contact cfardev@uw.edu<\/a>\u00a0to determine whether your proposed project would be eligible for funding through CFAR.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Applications must include a mentoring plan and letter of support from a primary project mentor who is appointed at a U.S.-based CFAR affiliate (University of Washington, Fred Hutch, Seattle Children\u2019s, Access to Advanced Health Institute, University of Hawai\u2019i at M\u0101noa). Applicants are also strongly encouraged<\/strong> to identify in-country co-mentors while preparing their proposal. Please contact cfardev@uw.edu<\/a> with questions about your mentor selection process.\u00a0 Please also note that MIIA awardees are required to form a Mentoring Committee to provide guidance on their career development and assess MIIA project progress at least annually.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please note that the pre-submission process is designed to support applicants in strengthening their grantsmanship skills and success if selected for an award. Only applicants who have fulfilled the pre-submission requirements will be considered during the proposal review phase. Please refer to the RFA for detailed instructions on pre-submission requirements, and contact\u00a0cfardev@uw.edu<\/a>\u00a0with questions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nFunding Available<\/h3>\n
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