# Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-mh-21-120-mental-health-research-awards-for-investigators-early-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331690

> National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $500,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on December 9, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | RFA-MH-21-120 |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 9, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.242 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); U.S. Territory or Possession.

## What the grant funds

Mental illnesses are a global concern, presenting shared opportunities to advance science across international boundaries. The goal of this initiative is to support the scientific work and research career development of exceptionally talented scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long-term career commitment to mental health research. This initiative seeks to assist these researchers in launching an innovative basic, translational, clinical, or services research program that holds the potential to transform the understanding, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of mental illnesses in low resource international settings.

## Questions people ask

### Is RFA-MH-21-120 still open?

No. It closed on December 9, 2021.

### Who can apply for Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Mental Health Research Awards for Investigators Early in their Career in Low and Middle-Income Countries (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)?

Closed December 9, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each.

### Who has been funded under RFA-MH-21-120?

NIH RePORTER lists 3 projects funded under RFA-MH-21-120 in fiscal 2022 to 2026, at 3 institutions. The most were at University of Cape Town, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, University of Sao Paulo.

### Who has won Mental Health Research Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles. The program made 6,785 awards worth $8.8 billion in that time.