THE NIH Intramural-to-India (I-to-I) Program

August 25, 2010

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Research Scholarship Under the US-India Collaboration onPrevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS

Job Description : In June 2006, the Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare and U.S. Secretary ofHealth and Human Services (HHS) signed a Joint Statement for Collaboration onPrevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS to promote cooperative
research and research training focused on HIV/AIDS.
The Joint Statement calls for the development of strategic plans for collaboration and tofacilitate the expedited review and clearance of proposed bilateral projects. Both theUnited States of America and India have earmarked funds to support joint research and
training activities pursued under this program. The lead U.S. agency identified to implement activities under this program is the HHS National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the lead Indian agency is the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). Recognizing NIH’s broad intramural expertise in HIV/AIDS research, the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) piloted the NIH Intramural-to-India (I-to-I) Program to promote collaborations between NIH intramural scientists and co-investigators in Indian research institutions. The I-to-I Program was launched in fiscal year (FY) 2007 to support oneyear pilot projects from NIH intramural scientists to enhance existing or initiate collaborative research projects with investigators in Indian research institutions.
Description:
For FY 2010/2011, the I-to-I Program is soliciting collaborative research projects focusing on research and research training in HIV-related co-morbidities. Proposals that include a short-term scientist exchange are encouraged. Each proposal can request
support from NIH for a maximum of $100,000 per year. Support will be for a maximum of two years. We anticipate that approximately five awards will be supported; total U.S. and Indian funding of 1 million dollars per year ($500,000 from the U.S. and $500,000 from India).
A similar Call for Proposals will be issued by ICMR and DBT for Indian investigators under this program. NIH intramural and Indian scientists who will be conducting a collaborative research project under this program must jointly draft and submit an application with identical content to NIH and ICMR/DBT. Applications should be in line with application forms and administrative and financial procedures required by each funding entity separately. Awards to Indian investigators will be provided by ICMR
and/or DBT.

Justification for the short-term scientific exchange should be provided, clearly outliningthe need for such an exchange in the context of the research objectives proposed. The short-term scientist exchange proposal must be a component of the proposed research project, and total costs for the research and scientific exchange components should not exceed $100,000 total cost. A stand alone short-term scientist exchange proposal without a research proposal will not be accepted. The short-term-scientist exchange component can not be used to support Indian researchers who are already in an NIH intramural laboratory or who have been previously identified for support from other sources. The exchange may be from one week to sixmonths in duration. (Note: This program provides support only for the Indian researcher; no support will be provided for family members, financial or documentary.)Under this Call for Proposal, NIH intramural scientists are eligible for short-term visits that are limited to one month in duration.

Eligibility:
NIH intramural investigators who are currently collaborating with an Indian investigatorand would like to propose a new project or who would like to develop a new collaboration with an investigator from an Indian institution are eligible.
Note: Each NIH intramural scientist may submit only one proposal.

Instructions for FY 2010-2011 Proposals:
Proposals are to be submitted electronically as a PDF attachment to:
Ms. Gail Wolfson
Office of AIDS Research
wolfsong@mail.nih.gov
Proposals submitted should include a letter or email affirming the endorsement/approval of the IC Scientific Director or their Designee.
Research proposals submitted by the NIH intramural investigator must contain the
following:
o Abstract of the project that describes the research, need, and significance of the proposed study.
o Research plan that includes a description of the project, monitoring plans if required, and expected outcomes. The research described must be a new initiative; this initiative is not intended to replace or supplement funding for ongoing projects.
o Research proposal should not exceed five pages; this limit does not include the abstract, references, collaboration plan, or the budget.
o Letter from the Indian collaborator describing his/her activities and specific role in the project and their anticipated budget.
o Biosketch from the Principal Investigator (PI) and Indian Co-PI.

Time Line:
Proposal Submission Deadline: August 31, 2010
Review October 2010 – January 2011
Award Notification: March 2011
Inquires:
Direct inquiries regarding the I-to-I Program to:
Geraldina Dominguez, Ph.D.
Program Director
AIDS Malignancy Program
Office of HIV and AIDS Malignancy
31 Center Drive
Room 3A/33
Rockville, MD 20852
301-496-3204 (voice)
301-480-4137 (fax)
domingug@mail.nih.gov