The letter of intent deadline for diversity grants has passed. The information below is for reference only.
- All grants are targeted towards early-stage investigators, unless stated otherwise.
- You will be required to take an eligibility quiz to gain access to the letter of intent.
- Be sure to check your eligibility before beginning the quiz as once submitted, your answers cannot be changed.
- We strongly advise reviewing the eligibility criteria, instructions and the information below.
- Questions? Review the FAQs
- If your question is not answered there, contact the ATS Research Program
Timeline
Grant Portfolio Opens | July 17, 2024 |
Letters of Intent Due | September 16, 2024, 11:59 PM EST |
Invitations to Applicants | Late October 2024 |
Full Applications Due | December 16, 2024, 11:59 PM EST |
Award Notification | March 2025 |
Grant Start Date | July 2025 |
ATS Diversity GrantOne grant available$40,000 for one year |
Target audience: Early-stage investigators from underrepresented populations in the US biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences research enterprise. Investigators may be working in basic science, translational, or clinical research in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. |
Definition of diversity: A. Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data) and the report Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting; individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be demonstrated convincingly to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be encouraged to participate in NIH programs to enhance diversity. For more information on racial and ethnic categories and definitions, see the OMB Revisions to the Standards for Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.
Students from low socioeconomic (SES) status backgrounds have been shown to obtain bachelor’s and advanced degrees at significantly lower rates than students from middle and high SES groups (see more here), and are subsequently less likely to be represented in biomedical research. For background see Department of Education data: https://nces.ed.gov/; https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_tva.asp; https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/advancing-diversity-inclusion.pdf. D. Literature shows that women from the above backgrounds (categories A, B, and C) face particular challenges at the graduate level and beyond in scientific fields. (See, e.g., From the NIH: A Systems Approach to Increasing the Diversity of Biomedical Research Workforce). |
In 2025 the Research Program will award one diversity grant of $40,000/one year for salaries, supplies, or a combination of these two. This research for this grant is unrestricted as long as it is in the areas of pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine. Indirect costs will not be paid to the sponsoring institution. |
Award-specific eligibility: • Must meet one of the NIH criteria above • Early-stage investigators (as defined here) • Must meet eligibility requirements for all grants found here |
Learn more about the grant review process here.