The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will offer grant extensions to eligible grantees affected by COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent mitigation measures, have severely impacted progress in the field of medical research. In support of early-career scientists, NIH is allowing NIH Fellowship and NIH Career Development award recipients the opportunity to request no-cost extensions and funded extensions.
Requests should outline how the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted the grant recipient’s training and career development. NIH and authorized organization officials will consider requests on a case-by-case basis, subject to the availability of funds.
Read the full notice for more information.
Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.
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