The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) invites qualified researchers to submit research grant applications on the social and cultural dimensions of health. The goal of this announcement is to elucidate basic social and cultural constructs and processes used in health research; clarify social and cultural factors in the etiology and consequences of health and illness; link basic research to practice for improving prevention, treatment, health services, and dissemination; and explore ethical issues in social and cultural research. The goal of this program announcement (PA) is to encourage further development of health-related social sciences research relevant to the missions of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers (ICs).

All ICs participating in this PA will accept applications for the NIH investigator-initiated research project grant (R01) award mechanism.

Funding: The award amount for the R01 is unspecified. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this PA may not exceed five years.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Date of Proposal Submission: February 01, 2004

The Policy Research Division (PRD) of the Population Council offers a few residential postdoctoral fellowships to persons who wish to pursue advanced training and research in population studies under the mentorship of a member of its research staff. Priority areas of research are fertility and family planning, health/reproductive health, population aging, population and development, transitions to adulthood, and urban growth and its consequences.

Funding: The initial term of appointment is one year but reappointment for a second and final year is expected. Awards consist of a monthly stipend, travel and accommodation for one professional meeting per annum, transportation expenses to and from New York at the beginning and end of fellowship period, health insurance and a small allowance for books.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Date of Proposal Submission: February 01, 2004

The Fogarty International Center (FIC) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was established to advance health through international scientific cooperation and to serve as the organizational locus for NIH international activities. The FIC fosters research partnerships between U.S. and foreign scientists through grants, fellowships, exchange awards, and international agreements.

The participating institutes and centers invite qualified researchers to submit research grant applications on methodology and measurement in the behavioral and social sciences. Methodology and measurement issues include the processes that underlie research design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis techniques in the social and behavioral sciences. The goal of this program announcement (PA) is to encourage research that will improve the quality and scientific power of data collected in the behavioral and social sciences, relevant to the missions of the NIH institutes and centers. Research that addresses methodology and measurement issues in diverse populations, issues in studying sensitive behaviors, issues of ethics in research, issues related to confidential data and the protection of research subjects, and issues in developing multidisciplinary, multimethod, and multilevel approaches to behavioral and social science research is particularly encouraged.

The primary mechanism of support will be the investigator-initiated research project grant (R01).

Funding: The award amount is unspecified. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this PA may not exceed five years.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Date of Proposal Submission: February 01, 2004

The Cooperative Grants Program provides one- to two-year support to joint research teams of U.S. and former Soviet Union (FSU) scientists and engineers in all areas of basic and applied research and development. Proposals may be submitted for cooperation in any area of civilian research and development in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Funding: The average anticipated grant size is $40,000 per year over a one- to two-year period. At least 80 percent of the funds awarded to each project will be used for project-related expenses of the FSU component of the research team, including institutional support. No more than 20 percent may be used for U.S. team expenses.
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Date of Proposal Submission: Continuous

This program supports cutting-edge research in the social sciences on Eastern Europe, the New Independent States (NIS), the Near East, and Asia

Funding: Unspecified
Letter of Intent: Unspecified
Date of Proposal Submission: March 15, 2004