Getting Started (16)

• NIMH Strategic Plan
  This plan outlines the NIMH's commitment to continue the accelerated pace of scientific progress by generating, over the next 5 years, the best mental health research that will have the greatest public health impact and continue to fuel the transformation of mental health care.
• Dr. Insel, Director of NIMH - Rethinking Mental Health Illness: How Research Will Change Practice
  A message from the director of the NIMH discussing the need for mental illness research and it's influence on patient care.
• Getting Started at NIH
  This site will guide your search for information with useful links to NIH and other Web sites.
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs for Clinical Researchers
• NIH "Welcome Wagon" Letter -- Information for New Grantee Organizations
  This site provides information for new grantee organizations including information on requirements and provisions, electronic research administration, NIH grants and contracts, career opportunities, award data, and application instructions and forms.
• FY 2012 Funding Strategy For Research Grants
  This page has updates regarding the shift from continuing resolution to ongoing funding.
• Inside NIMH: Funding News for Current and Future NIMH Awardees
  This link directs you to a newsletter alerting researchers to NIMH funding opportunities, trends, and plans.
• NIH Extramural Nexus
  This link directs you to the home of the bimonthly report from the NIH Office of Extramural Research.
• Research Funding Contacts
  An informal compendium of names and contact information for nearly 300 research grant and scientific review officers in 21 organizational units.
• NIH Policy Notice Clarifying the Format of the Research Strategy Section for Restructured Applications
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on Application Changes
• Statistical Resources compiled by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
• NIH Policy Notice Amending the Policy on Submission of Late Grant Application Materials
• Details of Application Changes for Fellowships
• Funding Opportunities and Notices (Subscribe to Weekly Updates Here)

NIH/NIMH Research Training and Development (8)

• NIMH Council Workgroup on Research Training
  This pdf is a detailed overview of the methods used by NIMH to enhance research training and career development.
• NIMH Research Training, Career Development, and Related Programs
  This site provides links to information regarding contacts, career timetables, training and career programs supported by NIMH, and training programs for special populations.
• Contact Information
  Contact information for divisions of research in NIMH.
• Research Training and Career Development Timetable (.pdf, last updated June 2007)
  This file links your career stage with frequently used mechanisms for research training and career development.
• Some Hints on Obtaining a K01 for Postdocs and Junior Faculty
  This file gives a detailed timeline and helpful hints for postdocs and junior faculty who want to obtain a K01 award, written by a Pitt faculty member who is himself a K-award recipient.
• K Kiosk - Information about NIH Career Development Awards
  This site provides definitions of popular NIH Career Development awards.
• NIMH General Policy on Career Awards
  This link provides the most recent updates on K-award policies.
• Scientific Management
  This book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical researchers.

NIH Mentored Career Development Awards (K-Awards) (5)

• Funding Opportunities and Notices (subscribe to weekly updates here)
• Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
• Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
• NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)

Literature on Research Training and Career Development (9)

• The Career Development Institute for Psychiatry: An Innovative, Longitudinal Program for Physician-Scientists
  David J. Kupfer, MD, Alan F. Schatzberg, MD, Victoria J. Grochocinski, PhD, Leslie O. Dunn, MS, Katherine A. Kelley, Ruth M. O'Hara, PhD
• Training Future Generations of Mental Health Researchers
  Charles F. Reynolds III, MD, Paul A. Pilkonis, PhD, David J. Kupfer, MD, Leslie O. Dunn, MPH, Harold A. Pincus, MD
• Recruiting and Retaining Future Generations of Physician Scientists in Mental Health
  David J. Kupfer, MD, Steven E. Hyman, MD, Alan F. Schatzberg, MD, Harold A. Pincus, MD, Charles F. Reynolds III, MD
• Summer Research Institute
  Maureen C. Halpain, MS, Dilip V. Jeste, MD, Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD, Charles F. Reynolds III, MD, Gary W. Small, MD, Soo Borson, MD, Barry D. Lebowtiz, PhD
• The First Summer Research Institute in Geriatric Psychiatry
  Maureen C. Halpain, MS, Dilip V. Jeste, MD, Ira R. Katz, MD, PhD, Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD
• Health Industry Practices That Create Conflicts of Interest
  Troyen A. Brennan, MD, MPH, David J. Rothman, PhD, Linda Blank, David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, Susan C. Chimonas, PhD, Jordan J. Cohen, MD, Janlori Goldman, JD, Jerome P. Kassirer, MD, Harry Kimball, MD, James Naughton, MD, Neil Smelser, PhD
• Financial Conflicts of Interest in Physicians' Relationships with the Pharmaceutical Industry - Self-Regulation in the Shadow of Federal Prosecution
  David M. Studdert, LLB, ScD, MPH, Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD, MPhil, Troyen A. Brennan, MD, JD, MPH
• Applying for NIH Grants
  Paul A. Pilkonis, PhD, Jill M. Cyranowski, PhD
• An Evidence-Based Guide to Writing Grant Proposals for Clinical Research
  Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, David A. Fiellin, MD

Statistics (1)

• Statistical Resources compiled by the Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh