Fogarty International Center


The Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health manages funding and training programs to build research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), coordinates international research partnerships and consortia, and supports data science, bioinformatics, infectious disease, and mobile health research through grant mechanisms and programmatic oversight.

Industries

biotechnology
education
fitness
government
health-care
medical

Nr. of Employees

medium (51-250)

Fogarty International Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States, North America


Services

Publishes and manages funding announcements, application instructions, deadlines, and notices across career stages and topic areas.

Administers a consortium-based mentored research training program that provides one-year mentored research experiences for U.S. and LMIC trainees through established consortia; maintains consortia listings and directs trainee inquiries to consortium contacts.

Oversees awards that fund an open data science platform, coordinating center, research hubs, training programs, and ELSI projects to build data science capacity and networks across Africa.

Manages a phased funding mechanism that supports exploratory technology development followed by possible expansion to validation and effectiveness studies, with emphasis on LMIC-led capacity building and inclusion of new or emerging technologies beyond SMS-only interventions.

Administers multi-year career development awards that support advanced postdoctoral and early-career researchers, including eligibility screening, mentorship requirements, and monitoring of in-country research commitments.

Provides resources for grantees on foreign justification statements, consortium agreements, cost allowability, foreign travel, progress reporting, and managing changes in scope.

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Expertise Areas

  • Global health research funding and grant management
  • Research training and capacity building for LMICs
  • Design and administration of mentored career development awards
  • Coordination of international research consortia and partnerships
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Key Technologies

  • Genomic epidemiology
  • Phylodynamic modeling
  • Bioinformatics pipelines
  • AI and advanced data analytics for health
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News & Updates

Application deadline for the Emerging Global Leader Award with options specifying clinical trial requirements.

Upcoming application due date for IRSDA (K01) career development awards supporting in-country research and dual mentorship.

Deadline for Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in LMICs (R21/R33) phased award.

Issue highlighting emergency medicine and trauma care, researcher profiles, and program impacts.

Article describing the DS-I Africa consortium, partnerships, and program activities to build data science capacity and platforms across Africa.


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