Issue No. 145 November 22, 2022
Highlighted News and Announcements
PCORI Seeking Advisory Panel Members
PCORI is looking for individuals to join its five advisory panels: 1. Clinical effectiveness and decision science; 2. Clinical Trials; 3. Healthcare delivery and disparities research; 4. Patient engagement, and 5. Rare disease. Application deadline is March 31, 2023.
NIH Updated Instructions and forms for FORMS-H
NIH has released updated forms and instructions for FORMS-H forms, which are to be used for all grant applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2023.
Congratulations!
Margaret Kuklinski Receives Endowed Professorship
The UW Board of Regents has approved the recommendation for Margaret Kukliski to be appointed School of Social Work Endowed Professorship in Prevention, effective 9/16/22022. Congratulations, Margaret!
Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions Innovation Grant Awardees
Congratulations are in order for SSW faculty recipients of a Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions Innovation Grant, which aims to improve mental health care for adolescents and young adults. Recipients include:
Denise Walker (PI) and Ryan Petros (Co-Investigator), for the project “Developing a cannabis intervention for young adults with psychosis“.
Contact the Editor
The mission of the OFFER newsletter is to inform members of our social work community about a broad range of research-related events and opportunities with the goals of both encouraging and informing social work research activities. To assist us in providing this information, email Tasha Murphy at tbmurphy@uw.edu (please put “OFFER eNews” in the subject line) with details about your publications or awarded grants, research funding opportunities, and upcoming research events. Thank you!
New Publications
Jones, K.V., Parra Cardona, R., Sánchez, B., Vohra-Gupta, S., & Franklin, C. (2022) All Things Considered: Examining Mentoring Relationships between White Mentors and Black Youth in Community-based Youth Mentoring Programs. Child & Youth Care Forum. Advance Online Publication.
Zhou, Y., Berridge, C., Hooyman, N., Sadak, T., Mroz, T., Phelan, E. Development of a Behavioural Framework for Dementia Care Partners’ Fall Risk Management. BMC Geriatrics.
Freitag, C., Johnson, I., Berridge, C., Ramirez, M., Parsey, C., Allard, S.W. (2022). Meeting older adults’ food needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons and challenges from Washington State. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 11:1-26.
Funding Announcements
*Newly Added*
Intent to Publish FOA on Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health intends to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit R01 and R21 applications for research on bidirectional influences between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. The FOA is expected to be published in January 2023 with an expected application due date in March 2023.
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders
The National Institute on Drug Abuse has announced special interest in grant applications to conduct rigorous research on maximizing the availability and delivery of efficient, effective drug, alcohol, and tobacco treatment and recovery support services. Examples of such research include: clinical quality improvement, implementation science, effectiveness, and development or improvement of research methodology, analytic approaches, and measurement instrumentation.
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported Populations
The Office of Research on Women’s Health announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research highlighting health inequities among women in the United States who are understudied, underrepresented and underreported (U3) in biomedical research. This NOSI will support projects highlighting common sources of inequities in women and girls’ health, with a specific emphasis on those that integrate measures beyond the individual level and consider perspectives from multiple disciplines.
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Research on the Health of Bisexual and Bisexual+ People
Although there has been an overall increase in research focused on the health and well-being of sexual and gender minorities, there are fewer projects related to bisexual and bisexual+ (bi/bi+) health despite bi/bi+ people accounting for the largest proportion of the population of LGBTQI+ individuals in the U.S. This NOSI is specifically intended to stimulate investigation into the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social processes that affect the health and welfare of bi/bi+ individuals, and the development of acceptable, appropriate, and relevant interventions, preventive strategies, and service delivery methods.
Notice of Special Interest: Epidemiologic studies in Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to stimulate novel epidemiological research to address key knowledge gaps within and between subpopulations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. These populations are frequently aggregated in research, potentially masking important social and health differences.
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations
Although there has been an increase in SGM-focused health research in recent years, there remains a need for further research on the health of these populations. This Notice encourages research that describes the biological, clinical, behavioral, and social processes that affect the health and development of SGM populations and individuals and their families, and that leads to the development of acceptable and appropriate health interventions and health service delivery methods that will enhance health and development of these populations.
Notice of Special Interest: Research to Improve the Interpretation of Patient-Reported Outcomes at the Individual Patient Level for Use in Clinical Practice
The focus of this NOSI is on self-report (PRO) measures that: a) have already been developed and validated for use in clinical research and have strong, demonstrated psychometric properties, and b) are currently being used, or could have utility, in clinical practice. Specifically, this Notice calls for methodological studies that provide meaningful interpretation of PRO scores collected and acted upon at the individual patient level for use in clinical decision-making.
Notice of Special Interest: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
The purpose of this Notice is to highlight interest in research regarding the impact of COVID-19 on populations that experience health disparities (racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities) and other populations with medical or social vulnerabilities.
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity
The Office of Nutrition Research and participating NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices are issuing this NOSI to encourage research on the efficacy of interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes. It also calls for the development of new measures for nutrition security and assessment of food insecurity that are broadly applicable.
Selected Funding Opportunities
List of all active NIH grant opportunities
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Grant
Deadline: December 1, 2022
The Horowitz Foundation makes approximately twenty-five grants each year. Awards are granted for policy-related research in all major areas of the social sciences. Only doctoral students whose dissertation proposals have been approved by their committees are eligible to apply. Awards are for $7,500; proposals in certain targeted areas receive additional amounts.
Spencer Foundation Grant
Deadline: December 5, 2022
This grant program supports rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound field-initiated research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. The funder seeks to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible.
BIRCH Trainee Support Grants
Deadline: December 5, 2022
The UW BIRCH Trainee Support Grants help fund a variety of activities for doctoral students, fellows, and junior faculty which are directly relevant to their career development. The program provides $1,000 to enhance career development of trainees and junior investigators pursuing research careers in integrating mental health into HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.
Grand Challenges for Social Work Doctoral Award
Deadline: December 9, 2022
The Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) is pleased to announce the call for applications for its inaugural doctoral awards cohort. Doctoral awards of $3,000 are available to support dissertation or capstone expenses of social work doctoral students whose work addresses at least one of the Grand Challenges.
Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
Deadline: December 14, 2022
The NIH Research Education Program supports research educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies or careers in research. This funding will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences and courses for skills development. UW will put forth 1 application. To be considered, submit a 1 page letter of intent with description of proposed aims and approach and CV of the PI by December 14 to limitedsubs@uw.edu.
the Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01)
December 19, 2022 (expires November 23, 2024)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite R01 applications on the influence and intersection of sex and gender in health and disease, including: (1) research applications that examine sex and gender factors and their intersection in understanding health and disease; and (2) research that addresses one of the five objectives from Strategic Goal 1 of the 2019-2023 Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research “Advancing Science for the Health of Women.”
Injury Control Research Center Grant
Deadline: January 6, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is accepting applications for injury control research centers. Injuries and violence remain among the top 10 leading causes of causes of death in the United States. Applicants are expected to focus on populations who are disproportionately affected by injury and violence, and to consider the underlying social and structural conditions that contribute to inequities in risk for, and public health burden of, injury and violence.
Research Opportunities for New and “At-Risk” Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01)
Deadline: January 6, 2023 (expires September 8, 2025)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits R01 grant applications that propose independent research projects that are within the scientific mission areas of the participating NIH Institutes or Centers. This program is intended to support New Investigators and At-Risk Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the health-related sciences.
IRP Extramural Large Grants
LOI Deadline: January 10, 2023
Application Deadline: March 20, 2023
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) will award up to four $50,000 research grants that address one of the three following programmatic areas: 1) Integrating substance use services and human services programs; 2) Facilitating access to multiple programs; and, 3) Social-emotional development and mental health. Note that only researchers who send a letter of interest will be eligible to submit a full proposal.
William T. Grant Foundation: Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Deadlines: January 11, 2023, May 3, 2023, August 2, 2023
Research evidence can be a powerful resource for policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, and others who make high-stakes decisions that shape youth-serving systems. The Foundation is particularly interested in research on ways to improve the use of research evidence by state and local policymakers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. Investigations into various youth-serving systems, including justice, housing, child welfare, mental health, and education are encouraged.
William T. Grant Foundation: Reducing Inequality
Deadlines: January 11, 2023, May 3, 2023, August 2, 2023
This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. The Foundation welcomes descriptive studies (i.e., clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality; elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality), intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality, and measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policymakers.
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program
Deadline: January 19, 2023
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year HRSA initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk rural communities. RCORP-Overdose Response recipients will address immediate needs in rural areas through improving access to, capacity for, and sustainability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD). Applicants are encouraged to give special consideration to the needs of rural populations that have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes or health disparities.
NICHD Research Education Programs (R25)
January 25, 2023 (expires May 25, 2025)
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. This funding opportunity will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on courses for skills development and research experiences.
EarthLab Innovation Grants Program
LOI Deadline: January 26, 2023
Proposal Deadline: March 16, 2023
EarthLab is an institute at UW that pushes boundaries to address pressing environmental challenges, with urgency and action on climate and its intersection with social justice. The Innovation Grants Program invests in collaborations that span academic disciplines, engage multiple sectors and center community-driven questions.
Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
First Available Due Date: January 31, 2023 (expires February 1, 2024)
This NOSI calls for research that will enrich scientific understanding of how sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or being born with differences/disorders in sex development (DSDs) or intersex characteristics relate to health outcomes, health risks, health behaviors, perceptions and expectations about health, and access to health-related services or associated barriers.
Society for Research in Child Development Small Grants Program
Deadline: February 3, 2023
The Society for Research in Child Development is now accepting submissions for its 6th annual Small Grants Program for Early Scholars. Grants of up to $7,500 are available on a competitive basis for research projects conducted by SRCD early career members who completed their doctoral degrees in the past five years.
Measures and Methods to Advance Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities-Related Constructs (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires February 5, 2024)
This initiative will support research to improve the measures and methods for complex social constructs that capture the lived experience of populations that experience health disparities. Projects are expected to examine the performance and utility of specific measurement and/or methodological approaches.
Leveraging Health Information Technology to Address and Reduce Health Care Disparities (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires May 5, 2025)
This funding opportunity announcement seeks to support research that examines the impact of leveraging health information technology (health IT) to reduce disparities in access to and utilization of health care services, quality of care, patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities in the U.S.
Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires February 5, 2025)
The goal of this initiative is to support family level health observational and intervention studies in the biomedical, clinical, population, behavioral or social sciences. Projects must include a focus on families from one or more populations that NIH designates as experiencing health disparities in the US and territories, which include Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, and sexual and gender minorities (SGM).
Patient-Clinician Relationship: Improving Health Outcomes in Populations that Experience Health Care Disparities (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires October 5, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports innovative multi-disciplinary and multi-level (e.g., patient, clinician, interpersonal, health care system, community) research designed to understand how optimizing patient-clinician communication and relationship affects health care outcomes in patients from populations with health care disparities.
Effectiveness Trials for Post-Acute Interventions and Services to Optimize Longer Term Outcomes
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires February 5, 2024)
The National Institute of Mental Health seeks applications for research projects to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic and service delivery interventions for the post-acute management of mental health conditions affecting youth, adults, and older adults.
Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires May 8, 2023)
This funding announcement encourages applications for investigator-initiated fully remotely delivered and conducted clinical trials to assess the efficacy or effectiveness of complementary and integrative health interventions.
Comprehensive Care for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus from Populations with Health Disparities
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires June 5, 2024)
This award will support innovative multidisciplinary and multi-level research designed to develop and/or test interventions to optimize care of persons with Type 2 diabetes from populations with health/health care disparities, including racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations.
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S.
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires June 5, 2024)
This funding opportunity supports innovative population-based research that can contribute to identifying and characterizing pathways and mechanisms through which work or occupation influences health outcomes and health status among populations with health and/or health care disparities, and how work functions as a social determinant of health.
Addressing Health Disparities among Immigrant Populations through Effective Interventions
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires January 5, 2023)
This announcement calls for multidisciplinary/multilevel research focusing on the design and implementation of effective interventions that will address immigrant-specific factors to reduce health disparities, particularly among migrant workers, recent and 1st generation immigrants.
Maximizing the Scientific Value of Secondary Analyses of Existing Cohorts and Datasets in Order to Address Research Gaps and Foster Additional Opportunities in Aging Research
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (R01), February 16, 2023 (R21) (expires September 8, 2023)
This notice encourages the use of existing cohorts and datasets for well-focused secondary analyses on: (1) aging changes influencing health across the lifespan (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD)), (2) diseases and disabilities in older persons, and/or (3) the changes in basic biology of aging that underlie these impacts on health. Applicants should use the parent R01 and parent R21 application materials.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01)
Deadline: February 5, 2023 (expires February 5, 2025)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies. Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged.
*Newly Added*
IRP Extramural Small Grant on Poverty, Retirement, and Disability
Deadline: February 8, 2023
The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) has funding to support the study of economically vulnerable populations related to poverty, retirement, and disability policy. Funded by a cooperative agreement between CFS and the Social Security Administration, this small grant program is designed to expand the reach of poverty research into issues related to retirement and disability policies and programs. Applicants can propose research projects that address any area of relevance to retirement and disability research
AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01)
Deadline: February 12, 2023 (every February 12, June 12, October 12, annually)
This AHRQ program provides support and “protected time” to individuals with a research doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in health services research. The K01 award can be used both by individuals who propose to newly embark in health services research training and those who had a hiatus in their research careers because of illness or family circumstances.
NIMH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)
Deadline: February 16, 2023 (expires May 8, 2024)
The National Institute of Mental Health Exploratory/Developmental Grant program supports exploratory and high-risk research projects that fall within the NIMH mission by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methods, measures, models, or strategies, or to the generation of pilot or feasibility data.
Galvanizing Health Equity through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) Research Education (R25)
Deadline: June 27, 2023
This funding opportunity aims to support creative educational activities with a primary focus on courses for skills development (particularly courses that develop skills in multidimensional and intersectional health-related research and healthcare delivery) and curriculum/methods development (specifically, innovative curricula or methods at the undergraduate level or higher that integrate knowledge of sex and gender influences into health-related training or enhance understanding of sex and gender influences on health).
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
Deadline: Rolling
This funding is focused on studies about upstream causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals’ options and behaviors. Research should center on the needs and experiences of communities exhibiting the greatest health burdens and be motivated by real-world priorities.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health
Deadline: Rolling
Pioneering Ideas seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity in the future. We are interested in ideas that address any of these four areas of focus: Future of Evidence; Future of Social Interaction; Future of Food; Future of Work. Additionally, we welcome ideas that might fall outside of these four focus areas, but which offer unique approaches to advancing health equity and our progress toward a Culture of Health.
Events and Lectures
Webinar Series: Building a 21st Century Research Agenda for Child Welfare
This series points researchers toward questions where evidence is sorely needed to make a difference for children and families. However, for that research to make the biggest impact, it will be critical for researchers to communicate effectively about root causes, equity and dignity, and how environments shape child and family well-being. Dates and topics are listed below.
November 29, 12:00-1:30pm: Supporting Safe and Effective Investigations through Training Labs
December 1, 12:00-1:30pm: Building Protective Factors through Family Resource Centers
December 12, 12:00-1:00pm: An Anti-Racist Approach to Child Neglect Investigations
Save the Date: 2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
December 2, 2022
The Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival will be held on December 2, 2022 (additional information coming soon). The purpose of the festival is to highlight recently funded behavioral and social sciences research that the NIH supports; bring together behavioral and social scientists within the NIH extramural and intramural communities to network with each other and share scientific ideas; and explore ways to advance behavioral and social sciences research.
Human Subjects Research: Policies, Clinical Trials, & Inclusion
December 6-7, 2022, 9:00am-1:00pm daily
What are the basic HHS and NIH policies that apply to research involving human subjects, including clinical trials? How do you prepare a research proposal for review that addresses the regulatory requirements? What are some strategies for developing realistic and scientifically acceptable inclusion plans? HHS and NIH experts will share policies, resources, guidance, and case studies in this informative and engaging event.
Biosketch 101:Getting (Grant Reviewers) To Know You
December 7, 12:00-1:30pm
The Institute for Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is hosting a workshop on NIH biosketches. In this session, we will discuss how to make your experience and expertise shine through in the Personal Statement and Contributions to Science sections of the biosketch. We will also review the NIH biosketch format so that you can make sure yours complies with the latest NIH policy. Registration required.
*Newly Added*
Excellent Public Speaking for Scientists
December 8, 9:00-11:00am
Like graphing data, choosing controls, or mixing clear solutions — public speaking is a skill any scientist can learn. Public speaking skills are developed over time with practice and experience. Dr. Joanne Kamens offers fundamentals for preparing and delivering a public talk that will keep the audience awake and interested.
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Transformative Research Requires Insider Researchers
December 8, 2023, 12:00pm
In this NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series, Leticia Márquez-Magaña, Ph.D., will discuss health disparities in socially disadvantaged groups and how insider researchers (researchers who are members of the populations being studied) can leverage their community’s cultural wealth to improve the inclusion of study participants, strengthen research methodology, and ultimately, enhance the rigor and impact of studies.
Working to Promote Protection by supporting LGBTQ+ Teens in Foster Care
December 8, 2022
Youth in foster care face unique risk and protective factors related to substance misuse. LGTBQ+ youth in foster care need explicit support and acceptance; however, few caseworkers and caregivers receive specialized training. During this webinar, participants will learn about the importance of gender-affirming care for adolescence. They will also learn about the free online resource for caregivers and social workers offered by the State of Washington Alliance for Child Welfare Excellence.
NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival
December 8-9, 10:00am-1:30pm each day
The festival, hosted by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) will showcase exciting research results, emerging research areas, and innovations in health related BSSR. Presenters were selected from nominations made by various NIH Institutes and Centers to highlight impactful BSSR funded across NIH. Register to attend and view the festival agenda.
NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate Advisory Meeting
December 15, 10:00am-2:00pm
December 15, 9:00am-1:00pm
The Advisory Committee for the National Science Foundation’s Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate meets twice yearly to provide advice, recommendations and oversight to the directorate concerning support for research, education and human resources. The meeting is open, and members of the public are welcome to attend as observers
*Newly Added*
Leveraging Systems Change in Substance Misuse Prevention
January 10, 17, 24, & 31; February 7 & 14, 12:30-2:00pm
This six-week distance learning series offers an interactive experience for participants to explore the role of systems change in substance misuse prevention. Participants will examine capacities shown to enable evidence-based interventions to achieve and sustain expected results and learn how to incorporate these into their work. Registration required.
Conferences, Workshops, and Training Opportunities
Society for Social Work Research 2023 Annual Conference
January 11-15, 2023
Registration has opened for the SSWR 2023 Annual Conference “Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities + Building Solutions” that will be held in Phoenix, AZ. Early bird registration deadline is December 2, 2022.
*Newly Added*
Organizational Readiness for Securing Grant Funding
January 18 & 25, February 1 & 8, 2023, 11:00am-12:30pm
This 4-session distance learning course. sponsored by Northwest PTTC, will take an in-depth look at what it takes to successfully apply for grant funding, including how to write a highly competitive proposal, incorporate best practices in program design, and develop compelling budget narratives. In addition, the course will explore the major steps needed to go from initial idea to grant writing and submission.
NIH Virtual Grants Conference
February 1-2, 2023
The 2023 NIH Grants Conference will enable you to learn about NIH grants policies, interact with NIH experts, engage and network with your peers, and gather resources to use and share with colleagues. Registration is required.
ResilienceCon 2023
April 16-18, 2023
ResilienceCon™ is a new approach to conferences that offers a variety of traditional and innovative formats. It is an international conference that offers opportunities to interact with colleagues who are interested in strengths-based approaches to understanding, preventing, and responding to violence and other adversities.
Boston University School of Social Work’s Center for Aging & Disability Research & Education (CADER)
Ongoing
Prepare for the challenges of a rapidly changing society with CADER state-of-the-art online training programs. All CADER courses cover content areas related to legal and ethical considerations, cultural competence, person-centered approaches, health literacy, and strategies for communicating effectively in difficult situations. These online courses are available separately or as part of a certificate program, are self-paced, and can be taken anytime, and provide continuing education credits.
Postdoctoral Fellowships, Internships, and Research Job Opportunities
National Poverty Fellows Program
Deadline: November 30, 2022
The National Poverty Fellows Program is a federal government-university partnership that seeks to build the capacity of researchers to conduct high-quality policy-relevant research on poverty and inequality in the United States and to contribute to the effective use of research and scientific knowledge in the formation of public policy. Up to up to six postdoctoral fellows for 2023–2024 will be selected.
Society for Research in Child Development Fellowship Programs
Deadline (Federal Policy Fellowship): January 4, 2023
Deadline (State Policy Post-doctoral Fellowship): January 23, 2023
The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is seeking applicants for the SDRC U.S. Policy Fellowship Programs for the 2023-2024 academic year. There are 2 postdoctoral programs: Federal and State. Goals of the programs include providing fellows with firsthand experience in policymaking, implementation and evaluation, build a network of experts that bridge developmental science, federal and state policymaking, and science.
Research on Social Work Practice- Editorial Board
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Research on Social Work Practice invites applications for a three-year appointment to the journal’s Editorial Board. Editorial Board members should be professional social workers with a PhD in social work or closely related field, have post-MSW practice experience, and have authored of several research publications related to social work practice. Editorial Board members are expected to volunteer to review about 8 manuscripts per year. For more information on how to apply, please email Tasha Murphy (tbmurphy@uw.edu).
Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child Wellbeing: Princeton University
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing (CRCW) is offering a highly competitive postdoctoral research position to an individual with documented interest in the study of adolescence and the transition to young adulthood and experience working with the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) or other, similar longitudinal survey data.
Mental Health Services & Implementation Science Postdoctoral Training
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Mental Health Services Research at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, invites applications for postdoctoral training in mental health services research. We invite applications from individuals who will have earned a Ph.D. or M.D. by July, 2023. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Northwest PTTC Prevention Fellowship Opportunity: Now Recruiting!
Deadline: ASAP/ Open Until Filled
The Northwest PTTC Fellowship program is a 10-month paid fellowship program, designed to expand the field of substance use disorder prevention and build capacity within prevention coalitions in communities in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington). The fellowship occurs in four phases: Phase 1 (1 month) with NW PTTC team; Phase 2 (3 months) in Region 10 state at a state agency; Phase 3 (3 months) in an existing substance misuse prevention coalition community, serving as a mentee under a current Prevention Coordinator; and Phase 4 (3 months) in a high-need community in a Region 10 state working with the community to begin building a prevention coalition.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Research on Social Determinants of Health
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work announces a postdoctoral fellowship in the areas of research on social determinants of health and prevention sciences. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in behavioral interventions to promote child and family well-being. For questions, ask Dr. Sunny Shin (sshin@vcu.edu), Director of the Innovation in Child and Family Wellness(Innovative Wellness) Research Group.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community-engaged Behavioral Intervention Research
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Innovation in Child and Family Wellness Research Group of Virginia Commonwealth University is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to join a research team in exploring the roles of behavioral interventions to enhance child well-being, maternal health and family wellness. This fellowship is designed to prepare a postdoctoral fellow for excellence in community-engaged behavioral research as well as a leadership position in academic and research institutions.
Postdoctoral Position at John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Deadline: Open Until Filled
Work with Dr Kelly Dunn, Ph.D., MBA on randomized trials related to opioid use disorder. Postdoctoral fellows are financially supported for 2-3 years by a prestigious T32 training award. Job responsibilities include training in the management and supervision of trial conduct, data analyses, manuscript preparation and submission, and presenting at national conferences.
Postdoctoral Scholar: Body Image, Sexuality, and Health
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Body Image, Sexuality, & Health (BISH) Lab in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University will be hiring 1 full-time Postdoctoral Research Scholar (remote work possible; in-person preferred). The postdoc will primarily be working on the Pride Body Project (under the direction of PI: Aaron J. Blashill, PhD, and Project Director: Jaclyn Siegel, PhD). This research project focuses on testing the efficacy of a group-based, peer co-led, eating disorder prevention program for young sexual minority men (e.g., men who are gay, bisexual, or sexually attracted to men).
Postdoctoral Scholar: NIH Research Workforce Diversity Initiative
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The BUILD EXITO project at Portland State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar position focusing on a mixed-methods study of a comprehensive research training intervention for undergraduates historically underrepresented in clinical, social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Applicants should have a commitment to advancing equity in higher education for students marginalized due to race, disability, and social/economic adversity.
Postdoctoral Researcher Needed at Vanderbilt University
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Center for Research on Families and Communities Engagement to Address Health and Educational Equities (Center for RFACE-HEE) at Vanderbilt seeks a postdoctoral researcher with interest in research, preventive interventions and policies targeting African American parents/caregivers and youth for a 2-year appointment.
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Implementation Research in Suicide Prevention
Deadline: Open Until Filled
The Innovation in Suicide Prevention Implementation Research (INSPIRE) Center at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to begin in Summer or Fall 2022. This interdisciplinary training program provides an opportunity for social scientists to improve their knowledge of implementation science, health information technology, participatory design, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and how to conduct research that can improve outcomes for our most vulnerable citizens.
Call for Papers and Abstracts
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Deadline: November 30, 2022
The Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work is inviting submissions for the Special Issue, The Future of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Social Work: Challenges and Opportunities. This Special Issue will create an intellectual space to look into the potential future development and challenges so that the social work profession can act on creative, preventive and innovative solutions that will promote racial and social justice as well as embrace diversity, equity and inclusion.
Disability Justice in Social Work: Special Issue for the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare
Deadline for Abstracts: February 6, 2023
Social Work values include social justice and dignity and worth of the person, yet many social workers receive little training in disability rights, history, and culture and disabled social work practitioners, students, faculty, and staff experience marginalization, exclusion, microaggressions, and discrimination in our field. This special issue will provide an opportunity for in-depth exploration of how disability justice principles can be applied in social work practice, education, policy, and research.
New Perspectives on Trauma-Responsive Care
Deadline: March 23, 2023
Behavioral Sciences welcomes contributions on the following topics (among others): new and emerging perspectives on mezzo and macro trauma-responsive care (TRC); thoughts on the measurement practices of TRC; the effectiveness of existing trauma-responsive policies; thoughts about the current availability and focus of funding to develop effective mezzo and macro trauma-responsive interventions. Research-based and thoughtful conceptual manuscripts that contribute to the development of the field are welcome.
Health Equity Open Access Journal Call for Papers
Deadline: Rolling
Health Equity publishes fully open access peer-reviewed articles meeting the urgent need for authoritative information about health disparities and health equity among underserved and vulnerable populations with the goal of providing optimal outcomes and ultimately health equity for all.
Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy Practice Special Call for COVID Research
Deadline: Ongoing
Global Social Welfare is inviting authors to contribute research articles sharing experiences and results (both positive and negative) with our readers who can use this information to inform the development and implementation of future social work, social policy and public health programs.
The database for BIPOC-Authored Social Work Papers
Deadline: Ongoing
The BIPOC-Authored Papers for Social Work database was created in an effort to amplify BIPOC voices and perspectives, and to increase the representation of BIPOC authors across social work curriculum. As faculty engage in critical analysis of their syllabi and curricula, the availability of BIPOC-authored materials is an essential element of dismantling the white supremacy embedded in social work and transforming social work education and practice. As a crowd-sourced database, this collaborative endeavor has the potential to elevate academic excellence and enhance a diverse, inclusive, values-based learning environment.
Call for Papers Related to COVID-19
Deadline: Rolling Submission
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health disparities experienced by traditionally oppressed groups including older adults, low-wage workers and those living in poverty, and people with underlying health conditions. Public policies and practices that intentionally or unintentionally favor positive outcomes for certain groups over others violate human rights and must be rectified. As a result, rather than a one-time special issue of the journal, we invite authors to contribute relevant articles on a rolling basis for peer review.
Research Resources
NIH Grants YouTube Channel
The NIH hosts a YouTube channel where you can learn about NIH fundamentals, peer review, NIH policy, compliance, special funding programs, and more!
Research Resources for Investigators studying American Indian/Alaska Native Populations
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Human Research Protections has made available several materials from a recent workshop for those interested in conducting research involving AI/AN populations.
UW/Fred Hutch Behavioral Science Core
The UW/Fred Hutch CFAR’s Behavioral Science Core provides resources to catalyze behavioral science research related to HIV prevention and care. they offer research consultation services and research methods workshops, provide ongoing “Junior Investigator Group” sessions and quantitative stigma working group meetings, and host an annual behavioral science symposium.
ITHS Scientific Success Committee
ITHS has created a Scientific Success Committee, a group of experienced investigators, statisticians and bioethicists who provide feedback on study design, strategy or feasibility from early stages of development until implementation of a study. The committee meets monthly, and requires a brief application for consideration.
Video Guide: Overview of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, especially the Individual Fellowships (F awards) and Institutional Training Grants (T awards)
In this video, NIH’s Dennis Twombly and Lisa Moeller will take you through an overview of these two types of awards, providing some tips along the way.
All About Grants Podcasts
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) at NIH hosts a series of podcasts relating to NIH grants that is designed for investigators, fellows, students, and research administrators. Episodes cover topics such as grant preparation, developing successful grant applications, advice for new and early career scientists, submitting your application, the peer-review process, and post-award activities and requirements. The latest episode focuses on the newly required Diversity Plans for conference applications. Episodes are available as mp3s for download, and via iTunes. To access mp3s and transcripts of each podcast, click here.
Process for submitting a grant application through SSW
OFFER has created a new proposal timeline, a step by step guide outlining all the steps involved from starting through completing the research grant application process at SSW. This form, along with a sample proposal checklist and other useful information can be accessed through MySSW/ProposalDevelopment/Getting Started.
To access an array of research resources, including guiding principles, proposal development, sample grant applications, human subject reviews and more go to MySSW. For information on the latest COVID-19 research opportunities, go here.
