Research: K99/R00

My first blog is about a grant K99/R00.
Getting a grant is very important for researchers, but I can not apply for most of NIH grants, since I'm Japanese and I don't have a green card.
There is some Japanese grants called Gakushin which you can apply if you are Japanese and working in the US or any other countries. I tried a few times but all failed.
But I heard that you can apply for a grant K99/R00 even if you are not American or you don't have a green card.

Here is a link to the detail information.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-063.html

Well, it seems like kind of super difficult to understand what I need to prepare for it.
(Is it because English is not my first language?)

A couple of weeks ago, I asked my boss if he does mind me submitting this grant and of course he said "go for it" or something like that.

So, this will be my first challenge to get a grant by myself.
Well, even though I said "by myself", I still need somebody's help.

I asked A, who is an Administrative Assistant in my lab, to read the instruction and she told me that basically I need a 12 pages research plan and a lot of items such as recommendation letters by June.

One of the due date is February of 2011, but I just assumed that it's nearly impossible to write a grant in a few days, so I'm shooting for the June deadline.

Here is a list of items I need for K99/R00. (Of course A gave me this list)
Internal Forms (Title and Signature)
Project Summary
Project Narractive
Facilities and other resources
Biosketch
Budget
Budget justification
Cover letter
Candidate background
Career goals and objectives
Career development/training activities
Training in the responsive conduct research
Statement by mentor
Description of institutional environment
Institutional commitment of candidates research career development (what's this?)
Specific aims
Research strategy
Biography and references cited
Vertebrate animals
Equipment
Resource sharing plan
List of referees

OK, I don't understand some, actually most of them.
Anyway, my due date is June. Don't worry. Should be fine.

Dr. R



最初のブログはグラントK99/R00について。

グラントを獲得することは研究者にとってとても重要なことだけど、ぼくはNIHのグラントに応募できない。日本人だし、グリーンカードがないから。
もちろん海外で働く日本人研究者が応募できる日本のグラント、学振もあるけど、ぼくは何度もチャレンジしてるけどうまくいかない。
でも最近、アメリカ人じゃなくてもK99/R00というグラントなら応募出来るという情報を得た。

詳しくはリンク先をみて。
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-063.html

まず最初の印象は、長すぎて何が何だか全然わからない。
（これは英語が母国語じゃないせい？）
何が必要なのか、情報を抽出するのも難しそう。

数週間前、ボスにこのグラントの応募について聞いてみたところ、当然「よし　やってみろ」との返事。
というわけで、これがぼくの人生初めてのグラント応募だ。
ま、自分の力だけで進めるのは不可能なので、誰かの手伝いが必要だけどね。

研究室の秘書であるAさんにお願いし、インストラクションを解読してもらった。
彼女は慣れてるので朝飯前だ。
彼女が言うには、基本的には12ページの研究計画書と、たくさんの書類が必要とのこと。
締め切りは年に３回あり、１つは２月だけど、ぼくは６月分で応募することにした。
数日でグラントを終わらせるの不可能と自分で判断。

秘書さんがくれたリスト。
Internal Forms (Title and Signature)
Project Summary
Project Narractive
Facilities and other resources
Biosketch
Budget
Budget justification
Cover letter
Candidate background
Career goals and objectives
Career development/training activities
Training in the responsive conduct research
Statement by mentor
Description of institutional environment
Institutional commitment of candidates research career development (what's this?)
Specific aims
Research strategy
Biography and references cited
Vertebrate animals
Equipment
Resource sharing plan
List of referees

、、、。
もう何が何だかさっぱりだ。
ま、締め切りは６月だし、なんとかなるだろう。

Dr. R