Now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 academic year
- US Citizens and Permanent Residents may apply
- You should apply during your second year of graduate study or later, preferably after having earned a Masters degree
- You should be interested in research (planned dissertation or other research manuscripts) that aligns with the grant theme of non-pharmacological cognitive interventions
- Your primary mentor should be a faculty member from our mentor list. If you meet all other criteria apart from this one, please contact the program leadership to discuss your options
Successful applicants will have…
- Strong academic credentials
- Research interests in aging & cognitive interventions
- Commitment to a career in research
- A strong letter of support from the chair of your dissertation committee
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Summary of Application Steps
- Applicants will submit a Qualtrics form application. To see a sample, so you know what information to gather before beginning, click here.
- The application has three sections
- Basic information about you
- You attach and upload your your trainee biosketch and trainee statement (see below for details)
- You attach your mentor’s biosketch, letter of support, and training plan (see below for details)
Application Steps for You
- Complete the CTSI Modified Fellowship Biosketch
- Submit your trainee statement. This statement should address:
- your career goals, and how this training program to develop independent research careers can support those goals
- your scholarly productivity to date, and your strategy to maintain and improve scholarly productivity if you receive protected research time from this fellowship
- your fit with the grant themes, and in particular how your dissertation and/or other projects/papers will contribute to understanding non-pharmacological cognitive interventions for older adults
Application steps for your mentor
- Complete the NIH Non-fellow biosketch
- Summarize mentor’s training history; this should comprise a list of current & former PhD & Postdoctoral trainees, and should include each trainee’s dissertation (or main research) topic, and their current position & employer.
- Submit mentor’s letter of support/evaluation of trainee. Letter may comment on
- Research ability & potential to become an independent researcher;
- Productivity & scholarly development to date;
- Adequacy of scientific & technical background;
- Written & verbal communication abilities, including ability to organize scientific data;
- Quality of research endeavors or publications to date, if applicable;
- Perseverance in pursuing goals;
- Evidence of originality;
- Need for further research experience & training;
- Familiarity with research literature.
- Submit mentor’s training plan for trainee. This may include elements like
- Mentor’s strategies for maintaining regular contact and supervision;
- Mentor’s plans for ensuring trainee accountability and productivity;
- Mentor’s plans for communicating about the trainee with T32 program directors;
- Mentor’s perception of trainee’s growth needs, & your curricular/experiential plan for addressing those needs