The purpose of NIDILRR’s ARRT program is to provide advanced research training and experience to individuals with doctorates, or similar advanced degrees, who have clinical or other relevant experience.
Donor Name: Administration for Community Living
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/10/2022
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of the ARRT Program is to increase the capacity for high-quality rehabilitation research by supporting grants to institutions to provide advanced research training to individuals with doctorates or similar advanced degrees who have clinical or other relevant experience. NIDILRR makes these ARRT grants to institutions to recruit qualified persons, including individuals with disabilities and other individuals underrepresented in the scientific workforce, and to prepare them to conduct independent research related to disability and rehabilitation with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Act. An applicant should consult NIDILRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2023 (the Plan) when preparing the application.
Proposed ARRT projects must:
- Recruit and select candidates for advanced research training, and include in their application targeted plans for recruiting individuals with disabilities. Applicants may also include targeted plans for recruiting individuals from additional populations that are underrepresented in the scientific workforce, including Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaskan Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders;
- Provide a training program that includes didactic instruction, is multidisciplinary, and emphasizes scientific methodology;
- Provide research experience with qualified researchers at the host institution or other appropriate institutions and practicum experience, or other practical activities, with organizations representing individuals with disabilities;
- Provide academic and career mentorship;
- Provide opportunities for participation in the development of professional presentations and scholarly publications and for attendance at professional conferences and meetings.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $200,000
- Award Floor: $195,000
- Length of Project Period: 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods
Eligibility Criteria
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education.
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