NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program Webinar

The NIH Common Fund’s Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program aims to enhance and maintain cultures of inclusive excellence in the biomedical research community. “Inclusive excellence” refers to cultures that establish and sustain scientific environments that cultivate and benefit from a full range of talent. NIH aims to facilitate institutions in building a self-reinforcing community of scientists, through recruitment of a critical mass of early-career faculty who have a demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence. The program also seeks to have a positive impact on faculty development, retention, progression, and eventual promotion, as well as develop inclusive environments that are sustainable.

Potential applicants are encouraged join a pre-application Technical Assistance webinar, which will provide an opportunity to clarify expectations for both the FIRST Cohort and FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center request for applications (RFA).

• RFA-RM-20-022: NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
• RFA-RM-20-023: NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Potential applicants are encouraged to send questions, preferably at least 24 hours prior to the webinar, to FIRSTNIH@nih.gov.

Learn more about FIRST and access FAQs at https://commonfund.nih.gov/FIRST/faqs.

Please note: We recommend that you join at least 10 minutes before the meeting begins.

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