Diversity-Specific Opportunities

Common Funding Mechanisms Across Career Stages

	*NIH Diversity Supplement*	*AHA Diversity Supplement*	*Hanna Gray Fellows Program*	*BWF Postdoc Div. Enrichment*	*Harold Amos MFDP*
*Career Stage?*	High school – Professors	Predocs & Postdocs	Postdocs	Postdocs	Postdocs
*How many years?*	1-4	1-2	2-4	3	4
*When is it due?*	Varies	Feb. 1	Early Dec.	Jan.	Mar.
*Citizenship restrictions?*	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
*When would it start?*	Flexible	Apr. 1	Sep. – Jan.	Sep.	Fall
*Instructions?*	Link	Link	Link	Link	Link

RMG's list of funding opportunities to promote diversity: Selection of funding opportunities to support postdoctoral fellows and grad students that will help diversify the scientific research enterprise.

NIH’s list of diversity related funding opportunity announcements.

The NIH's Diversity K Awards support postdocs and early career faculty from diverse backgrounds.

NIH Diversity Supplements

The NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research Supplement work within the scope of original NIH-support grants to support individuals from underrepresented groups in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences (e.g., individuals from underrepresented racial/ ethnic or disadvantaged backgrounds, those with disabilities). See NOT-OD-20-031 for complete eligibility details.

AHA Research Supplements

The AHA Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Science allows for current AHA awardees to identify and serve as mentors for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows who are from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in science and medicine (e.g., Black or African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander).

Grant Writing Courses

HHMI Hanna H. Gray Proposal Bootcamp: Eliciting feedback will clarify and deepen your thinking. Plus providing feedback to your peers will improve your writing.