Navigating NIGMS Grants

Virtual Office Hours for Grant-seeking F​aculty

Thinking about applying for one of NIGMS’s grant mechanisms, but not completely sure how? Want to ask your questions directly to NIGMS staff? Then you have come to the right place. Join NIGMS staff in a series of live, small group sessions dedicated to assisting early career faculty and late-stage postdoctoral researchers to plan their future applications. We welcome all audiences, but topics may be geared towards first-time applicants with general overviews. NIGMS staff will present on a topic briefly, but the majority of sessions will be geared towards your questions and open discussions.​

We hope to provide office hours series on different NIGMS grant mechanisms. The first will be a 4-part series focusing on NIGMS’s flagship research project grant - Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI-MIRA). Please go to NIGMS’s MIRA website for more information.

Dates and registration links can be found below for the topics. We will have experienced program staff from multiple NIGMS divisions, as well as review staff, to answer your questions. You can register for one or all! See you there!

Is the ESI-MIRA right for me? (Tuesday, 11/19 3:00 p.m. ET)
Panelists: Rochelle Long, Ph.D., Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D., Michelle Bond, Ph.D., Marc Rigas, Ph.D.
Register​

Developing your MIRA research plan (Wednesday, 12/4 1:00 p.m. ET)
Panelists: Alexandra Ainsztein, Ph.D., Sailaja Koduri, Ph.D., Michelle Bond, Ph.D., Marc Rigas, Ph.D.
Register​

Specifics of the ESI-MIRA application (budget, appl components, etc.) (Thursday, 12/12 1:00 p.m. ET) - CLOSED
Panelists: Michelle Bond, Ph.D., Marc Rigas, Ph.D., Joyce Stamm, Ph.D.
Register​

Specifics of the ESI-MIRA application (budget, appl components, etc.) (Tue​​sday,​ 12/17 12:00 p.m. ET) - ADDITIONAL SESSION
Panelists: Michelle Bond, Ph.D., Marc Rigas, Ph.D., Joyce Stamm, Ph.D.
*Please only register for one session. Thank you.​*
Register​

How the ESI-MIRA is reviewed and funding decisions (Thursday, 1/9/2025 1:00 p.m. ET​)
Panelists: Brian Chad​wick, Ph.D., Mollie Manier, Ph.D., Tracy Koretsky, Ph.D.
Register

For Participants:
​Registration for each session will close when it reaches 50 participants. Meetings will not be recorded. The live meeting can be captioned using the Zoom platform. Participants requiring sign language interpretation and/or other reasonable accommodations should email NIGMScontactus@nigms.nih.gov or call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339 at least 3 days prior to the event. Please contact Jason Chan ​if you have any comments or questions.