U.S.-Japan Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP)

U.S.-Japan Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP) is sponsored by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) / NIH. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

NOT-NS-03-024: ANNOUNCEMENT OF US-JAPAN BRAIN RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM (BRCP) - THE US COMPONENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF US-JAPAN BRAIN RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM (BRCP) RELEASE DATE: September 15, 2003 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) ( http://www. ninds. nih.

gov ) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) ( http://www. nimh. nih.

gov ) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ( http://www. nida. nih.

gov ) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) ( http://www. nidcd. nih.

gov ) National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) ( http://www. nidcr. nih.

gov ) APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE: October 27, 2003 The "Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan on Cooperation in Research and Development in Science and Technology" was signed by the President of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Japan on May 1, 1980 and subsequently renewed and extended.

Under the umbrella of this Agreement, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki National Research Institutes, Japan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP) on November 29, 2000.

The focus of the BRCP is to support studies of molecular, cellular, and integrative mechanisms of brain function. The BRCP supports the following three designated activities: 1) research collaboration between scientists in the U.S. and Japan; 2) exchange and training of scientists; and 3) information exchange via meetings or workshops.

The funding policy of the program is that each country will support its own scientists who participate in these activities. The Japanese component of the BRCP has been active since 2001. Details of the Japanese component of BRCP are available on the following website: http://www.

nips. ac. jp/jusnou/english/ The participating NIH Institutes are now accepting proposals from US neuroscientists who plan to participate in BRCP.

The Receipt date for applications in response to this Notice is October 27, 2003.

The following activities will be supported by the BRCP: 1) Research collaboration (funding of this activity is not a research award, but is intended to cover travel expenses and living costs of the US scientists during their research visit to the Japanese collaborators' laboratories (up to three months); 2) Scientific training for junior and senior US scientists in Japanese laboratories (up to three months); and 3) Meetings or workshops held in the US, which are organized and attended by collaborators and trainees under the BRCP.

1) US scientists without NIH funding, who plan to travel to Japan to attend a BRCP meeting/workshop or receive training or to conduct collaborative research on short-term (up to three months) visits can apply for BRCP TRAVEL FUNDS from the participating NIH Institutes.

2) US scientists with research funding from the participating NIH Institutes can apply for an ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT to their existing NIH grants from the participating NIH Institutes to support travel and living costs in Japan for themselves or personnel supported by their research grants to attend a BRCP meeting/workshop, to receive training, or to conduct collaborative research on short-term (up to three months) 3) US organizers of small-scale meetings or workshops, which will be held in the US and are directly related to research collaborations under the US-Japan BRCP, can apply for BRCP MEETING FUNDS from the participating NIH Institutes.

An original and five copies of the application should be sent by mail or courier to the NINDS program staff contact listed at the end of this notice. The application packet should include a PHS-398 face page citing this NOTICE (line 2). The PI and the institutional official A.

For a US scientist who plans to travel to Japan to attend a BRCP meeting or workshop the following information is required in the 1) The US scientist's name, title, affiliation, phone number and email address, Biographical Sketch, Current Support (citing participating NIH institute if applicable).

2) The title, agenda, location, and dates of the meeting or workshop 3) A justification for attending the meeting or workshop 4) A proposed budget (not to exceed $3,000) B.

For a US scientist who plans to travel to Japan to receive training the following information is required in the application: 1) The US scientist's name, title, affiliation, phone number and email address, Biographical Sketch, Current Support (citing participating NIH institute if applicable).

2) The Japanese host's name, title, affiliation, phone number, email address, and Biographical Sketch 3) A description of the training plan (250-500 words) 4) A proposed period, from (date) to (date) 5) A proposed budget (not to exceed $10,000) 6) An invitation letter from the Japanese host C.

For a US scientist who plans to travel to Japan to conduct research collaboration the following information is required in the application: 1) The US scientist's name, title, affiliation, phone number and email address, Biographical Sketch, Current Support (citing participating NIH institute if applicable).

2) The Japanese collaborator's name, title, affiliation, phone number, email address, and Biographical Sketch 3) An abstract of the research plan (250-500 Words) 4) A proposed period: from (date) to (date) 5) A proposed budget (not to exceed $10,000) 6) An invitation letter from the Japanese collaborator D.

For a US scientist who has already participates in the BRCP and plans to organize a BRCP meeting or workshop in the US the following information is required in the application: 1) The US scientist's name, title, affiliation, phone number and email address, Biographical Sketch, Current Support (citing participating NIH institute if applicable).

2) The title of the meeting or workshop 3) The Japanese organizer's name, title, affiliation, address, phone number, email address, and Biographical Sketch 5) The proposed period, from (date) to (date) 6) The content and purpose of the meeting or workshop including topics, name of speakers, and tentative agenda 7) A proposed budget (not to exceed $25,000) Applications in response to this solicitation will be reviewed by the Joint BRCP Steering-Review Committee, which includes scientists from the US and Japan.

Applicants will be notified of the decisions on their proposals in December 2003. The NIH anticipates funding one to two BRCP meetings or workshops in the US, up to five US scientists for short-term (up to 3 months) visits to Japan, and 10-15 US scientists to attend BRCP meetings or workshops in Japan each year. The selection process will be competitive across all applications and activities.

Criteria for the selection of successful applications include: 2) Relevance to the mission and areas of research interests of the participating NIH Institutes Areas of research interests of the participating NIH Institutes: o NINDS supports research on the healthy and diseased brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and mechanisms underlying neurological and o NIMH supports an integrated program of basic and clinical research in biology, neuroscience, epidemiology, behavioral sciences as well as services research aimed at developing and assessing new approaches to diagnose, prevent and treat mental illness.

o NIDA supports basic, clinical, and applied research on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of drug abuse and addiction. o NIDCD encourages collaborative basic and clinical biomedical and bio- behavioral research in the communication sciences of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language.

o NIDCR supports research on molecular mechanisms regulating normal craniofacial development; genetic and environmental influences on abnormal craniofacial disorders; and the etiology and pathophysiology of chronic pain in orofacial tissues with a focus on the RECEIPT DATE: October 27, 2003 (future receipt dates will be announced INQUIRIES AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Program Director, NINDS, NIH Staff Member, Joint BRCP Steering-Review Committee 6001 Executive Blvd.

NSC Room 2110 Bethesda, MD 20892 (USPS) collaboration on neuroscience (not part of this solicitation) 1) US postdoctoral fellows who plan to receive training in a Japanese laboratory can apply for the RUTH L. KIRSCHSTEIN NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS (F32) http://grants. nih.

gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-067. html 2) US independent scientists who plan to receive training or conduct collaborative research in a Japanese laboratory for long-term (four months to a year) can apply for the NIH NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR SENIOR FELLOWS (F33) http://grants. nih.

gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-00-131. html 3) For large-scale meetings or workshops that have larger impact on the neuroscience research community can apply for the NIH CONFERENCE GRANT (R13). http://grants.

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