Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology Accepting Submissions for 2016

Congratulations to Shigeki Watanabe on winning the 2015 prize for his work on synaptic vesicle endocytosis! The annual Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology is an international award that honors young scientists for their contributions to neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. The winner receives:

  • Prize money of $25,000 USD
  • Full support to attend the prize ceremony held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience
  • Complimentary Eppendorf products worth $1,000 USD
  • Five-year subscription to Science and Science Online
  • Invitation for a later trip to Hamburg to visit Eppendorf

The deadline for the 2016 prize is June 15, 2016. Researchers who are not older than 35 years are invited to apply with a 1,000-word entrance essay. The winner’s and up to three finalists’ essays will be published in Science and on Science Online. Apply today!

Grantsmanship for Postdocs: Navigating the K99/R00 Award

If you missed the “Grantsmanship for Postdocs” seminar, check out this eBriefing by Evguenia Alexandrova. The seminar was hosted by the New York Academy of Science’s Science Alliance and New York Women in Stem (NYWISTEM), and featured a presentation by Jaime S. Rubin from Columbia University, followed by a panel discussion with postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who have successfully applied for K99/R00 funding.

Rubin outlines the K99/R00 application and review process, discusses common mistakes applicants make, and offers tips for writing a competitive application. The panelists emphasize the importance of starting the application early, seeking advice from past awardees, and working closely with postdoc mentors and grant-writing advisors throughout the application process.

Click the image above to watch the presentation (63:19 min) and panel discussion (54:52 min) or visit the eBriefing site for a detailed overview and list of resources on grants and funding.

ASSIST Now an Option for All NIH Competing Grant Applications

ASSIST was originally launched in 2012 for multi-project applications since they didn’t fit well within the electronic submission methods available at the time. Since then, the system has been expanded to address even more challenges identified by the NIH community. As of the December 22nd release (which completes the timeline for single-project support), ASSIST is now an option for:

  • All single and multi-project, competing grant applications
  • Single-project administrative supplements
  • Single-project, post-award successor-in-interest (type 6) requests
  • Single-project, post-award change of institution (type 7) requests

While the use of ASSIST is optional, benefits include the pre-population of data from eRA Commons profiles, submission status tracking for both Grants.gov and eRA Commons, the ability to import subaward budget forms, and the ability to copy data from a previously prepared application.  For more information and resources, see NOT-OD-16-042.