Ninds Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course

Presolicitation Notice Procurement Title Ninds Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course This Is Not A Request For Proposals Rfp This Is A Pre Solicitation Announcement Only A Request For Proposals Rfp No Nih Ninds 006234 Entitled Ninds Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course Will Be Issued Via Contract Opportunities Www Beta Sam Gov On Or About May 01 2021 The Purpose Of The Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course Is To Prepare Students From Populations Traditionally Underrepresented In Science Such As The American Indian Alaska Native Aian To Be Competitive Applicants For The Nih Summer Intern Program Sip Nih Seeks Colleges Universities And Medical Schools Uniquely Situated Near Aian Communities And Suited To Provide A Scholarly Scientific Curriculum And Administer The Aian Sip Prep Program The Traditional Knowledge Component Of Course Cannot Be Presented By Anyone Outside The Native Community Brief History The 2021 Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course Is A Two Year Program To Prepare Students From Traditionally Underserved Populations To Be Competitive Applicants For The Nih Summer Internship Program Sip As Recent Nih Policy Dictates That Students Under 18 Years Old Are No Longer Eligible For The Program Unless Accompanied By A Legal Guardian Many Students Especially Those From Underserved Areas Are No Longer Able To Make Arrangements To Attend The Program Ninds Is Taking This Opportunity To Approach This Very Important Part Of The Nih Mission From A Different Tact Ninds In Collaboration With The Nih Tribal Health Research Office Will Provide A Program That Will Not Only Continue To Provide An Opportunity For Underserved Students To Have A Science Research Experience But Will Prepare Theses Students So That Once Able To Attend The Students Will Be Competitive With Their Peers Moreover The Mission Of The Nih Is To Develop Maintain And Renew Scientific Human Resources That Will Ensure The Nation s Capability To Prevent Disease Therefore Encouraging Enrollment Of New Trainees In Nih Program Would Be In Line With The Mission Objective Of This Program Is To Expose Diverse Students To Basic Laboratory Procedures Including Planning Experiments Evaluating Data Keeping A Laboratory Notebook Reading And Evaluating Journal Articles And Understanding Basic Laboratory Techniques Each Program Will Also Include A Medical Or Clinical Component Exposing The Students To Opportunities And Research In The Medical Field As Well As A Traditional Knowledge Component And Internship And College Application Preparation The Objective Of This Contract Is To Provide Comprehensive Summer Training To Aian Students In Support And Preparation Of Attending The Nih In The Next Few Years This Is To Include Strategic Planning And Program Development To Support Scientific Research Preparatory Summer Course The Scope Of The Contract Requirement Includes The Contractor Will Be Expected To Conduct A Summer Internship Program The Base Period Summer Program Will Be Based On The Attached Curriculum And Schedule The Internship Participants Will Number Between 10 15 Rising Junior Aian High School Students For An Introductory To Research Session Base Period Summer Program And A One Day Fall Activity That Will Build Off Of The Summer Program For The Students Option Period One Will Have A One Day Spring Of 2021 Activity Building Off Of The Prior Summer Curriculum And Fall Activity For The Same Group Of Students The Contractor Is Expected To Develop Their Own Curriculum For Option Period One Summer Program Which Is More Advanced And Builds Off Of The Lessons Learned In The Base Period Summer Program In Option Period One The Contractor Will Utilize Best Efforts To Retain The Same Group Of Students Who Participated In The Base Period In The Event A Student Who Participa

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