Global Monitoring Report 2008: A new World Bank - International Monetary Fund report warns that most countries will fall short on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of eight globally agreed development goals with a due date of 2015. 
Posted 4/16/08

Global Health Funding: On February 4, the Administration released the President's FY 2009 budget request, which entails global health funding and a number of policy provisions to global health programs. Posted 2/5/08

E-Application Correction Window: Two Days. You now have just two business days, rather than five, to revise your electronic application after the deadline if it still has errors or warnings. Posted 1/22/08

NIAID's FY 2008 Budget -- Not As It Appears to Be: The wait is over. NIH and other federal government agencies received their FY 2008 appropriations on December 26 when the President signed H.R. 2764 into law. Posted 1/22/08

Call for Abstracts for XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work: Sponsored by the Global Forum for Health Research. Deadline: December 31, 2007. Posted 11/28/07

International Extramural Associates Research Development Awards (IEARDA) (G11): The IEARDA program goal is to produce a cadre of trained academic research administrators in countries with limited resources to facilitate and/or develop the appropriate administrative infrastructure in their home institutions for the implementation of a more rigorous research program. Deadline: Letters of Intent - July 27, 2008, July 28, 2009;  Application Submission - August 27, 2008, August 28, 2009. Posted 11/28/07

Guidance on New Law (Public Law 110-85) Enacted to Expand the Scope of ClinicalTrials.gov - Registration: A new law has been enacted to expand the scope of ClinicalTrials.gov. This notice provides information for NIH grantees on new responsibilities related to the first part of the law, the registration of clinical trials. Posted 11/19/07

Job Lisings now appear in their own page in the resources section of the site. Posted 11/5/07

17th International Council on Women's Health Issues Congress: The Girl Child: Safety, Health, and Development. The abstract submission deadline has been extended to December 15, 2007. Posted 11/5/07

Johns Hopkins University Business Plan Competition: The annual Johns Hopkins University Business Plan Competition provides an opportunity for you to take a novel idea or innovative technology and develop a business plan based around it. This year the competition is open to all full-time students (undergraduate or graduate) in any of the academic divisions of the University. You may compete individually or as part of a team in one of three categories: biotechnology, general business, and medical devices/technology. Cash prizes range up to $5,000. Posted 11/5/07

5th Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest: Do you have photos of programs in action and the people you serve? Pictures illustrating the realities of urban and rural life in developing countries? Snapshots from your personal travels, volunteer service, or work experience? You may have an award-winning photo and a chance to win cash and/or a Canon digital camera! Entries accepted August 20th- November 16th, 2007. Posted 10/22/07  

Global Theme Issue: The Council of Science Editors has organized a Global Theme Issue on Poverty and Human Development, in which science journals throughout the world simultaneously publish articles on this topic of worldwide interest on October 22, 2007. The goal of the CSE Global Theme Issue is to stimulate interest and research in poverty and human development and disseminate the results of this research as widely as possible. This is an international collaboration of 235 journals from developed and developing countries. Posted 10/22/07

Elaborating on Collaborating Internationally: Whether you are a U.S. or foreign investigator, NIH has opportunities for international funding and collaboration tools. Posted 10/22/07

NIH Announces Plans to Eliminate Paper Notification of Notice of Award (NoA) Letters: (NOT-OD-08-002) National Institutes of Health. Posted 10/15/07

Opportunity: 2008 Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition (GSEC). GSEC is a business plan competition in which students from around the world create commercially sustainable businesses that address problems of poverty in the developing world. The program offers prizes for Best Global Health Plans. Deadline: October 31, 2007 - Submit your business plan executive summary online. Posted 10/15/07

Find Specimens, Reagents, Data, or Collaborators: Read the whole article in the NIAID Funding News. Posted 10/8/07

NIH Educational Debt Repayment Available to Ph.D. Research Scientists: Read the full article in the  "NIH Extramural Nexus:" Posted 10/1/07 

DMID Council-Approved Concept for Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense: Concepts represent early planning stages for PAs, RFAs, or RFPs. Posted 10/1/07

DMID Council-Approved Concept for Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Concepts represent early planning stages for PAs, RFAs, or RFPs. Posted 10/1/07

DAIDS Council-Approved Concept for a Master Contract for Non-Clinical Microbicide Development: Concepts represent early planning stages for PAs, RFAs, or RFPs. Posted 10/1/07

5th Annual International Photoshare Photo Contest: Join Photoshare in communicating health and development through photography. Grand prize is $1,000. Posted 9/24/07

Short-term Consultancy Opening: The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Initiative for Breast Cancer Awareness is seeking a Trainer of Trainers Consultant. The program is managed by the Institute of International Education (IIE) West Coast Center and implemented in collaboration with local partners in ten countries. Application deadline:  October 1, 2007. Posted 9/24/07

World Health Report 2007: Want to learn how the International Health Regulations help countries identify risks and control them? See the World Health Organization's 2007 World Health Report, A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century. Posted 9/10/07

Grab Your Passport for International Training in Clinical Research: Graduate students in the health professions have an exciting opportunity to go abroad for training in clinical research. Posted 9/10/07

Volunteer Opportunity for NPs and MDs in Rural Haiti. Volunteers are needed to participate in a medical mission in rural southwest Haiti from October 13 - 20, 2007. Volunteers must have a current professional license, clinical experience, and be willing to be part of a multidisciplinary team. For further information, contact Elizabeth Sloand at bsloand@son.jhmi.edu or 410-614-4543. Posted 9/10/07

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings - R13/U13. Deadline: December 15, 2007. Posted 8/27/07

Research area emphases added: Stigma, implementation, and health economics research for FIRCA-BSS: (PAR-06-437) (NOT-TW-07-003) Posted 8/27/07

New Activity Code Book: The new and reorganized Activity Codes, Organizational Codes, and Definitions Used in Extramural Programs book is here. Posted 8/21/07

Foreign Researchers: E-Application Tips Just for You: As a foreign investigator, what should you know about applying electronically for a grant? Posted 8/21/07

International Extramural Associates Research Development Awards (IEARDA) (G11): (PAR-07-427) National Institutes of Health. This program will provide training in NIH policies and procedures through a distance learning and NIH residency program, as well as funding to augment or expand upon existing research administrative infrastructure (e.g., Office of Research, Office of Sponsored Projects). Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): October 23, 2007. Posted 8/13/07

Reviewing Peer Review: NIH needs your help! From the NIH Director's Newsletter, Summer 2007. Posted 8/5/07

Research Assistant wanted for the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. This is a great opportunity for a new graduate to gain valuable experience in the global health field. Click here to see the job description and to apply. Posted 7/27/07 

Funding for U.S.-Egypt Collaborations. Every year, American and Egyptian scientists get funding to collaborate on research projects thanks to the U.S.-Egypt Joint Science and Technology Fund.  Read the full article in the NIAID Funding News. Posted 7/27/07 

Are You "New"? NIH's definition of a new principal investigator continues to evolve in your favor. Read the full article in the NIAID Funding News. Posted 7/27/07 

Can an Unscored Application Be Worth Revising? Yes. An unscored application is not necessarily a bad application. Read the full article in the NIAID Funding News. Posted 7/27/07 

NIAID Seeks to Expand TB Research. As part of a push to bolster tuberculosis (TB) drug development research, NIAID is partnering with Eli Lilly and Company and the Foundation for NIH. Read the full article in the NIAID Funding News. Posted 7/27/07 

Announcing 2008 NIH Regional Seminars in Program Funding and Grants Administration: (NOT-OD-07-076). National Institutes of Health. Posted 7/27/07 

New Tuberculosis Site and Research Agenda: Current events have highlighted tuberculosis, one of the most deadly and prevalent diseases of the 21st century. Read the full article in the NIAID News. Posted 7/3/07 

New Investigators, New Tutorial: Hot off the virtual presses, NIAID's New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding advises new applicants on grant-getting strategies and provides basic information about NIH funding. Read the full article in the NIAID News. Posted 7/3/07

International Ethics Guidance. Researchers working in international settings often face the task of adhering to regulations in environments where it may be hard to apply ethical guidelines. Read the full article in the NIAID Funding News.  Posted 6/5/07 

Faculty members are seeking student assistants - click here to see listings. Posted 5/24/07