NCBDDD 2013 Fellowship and Research Opportunities
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Posted by: Bernadette Rensing
The National Center
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) at the CDC is pleased
to announce the availability fellowship and research opportunities for
2013.
Information about the
fellowship and research opportunities are available on the newly created
Disability Research and Dissemination Center (DRC) website at www.disabilityresearchcenter.com
Both fellowship and research
submissions are on-line submissions handled exclusively through the DRDC
website.
NCBDDD Fellowship Opportunity: The 2013 fellowship
opportunity involves activities with the NCBDDD "Learn the Sign. Act Early”
program, which supports early recognition of developmental delay and
disability. There are three components to the fellowship: a health
communication campaign, initiatives to promote local collaborations, and
research and evaluation to build capacity and overcome barriers to
systems. The Fellowship is in Atlanta,
GA at the NCBDDD. The
deadline for submission is March 4th, 2013. Please visit www.disabilityresearchcenter.com
to learn more about the fellowship opportunity and submission process.
NCBDDDD Research Opportunities:
There are 4 current individual research opportunities available
through RFA’s that have been developed in collaboration with NCBDDD. The
4 areas of funding are: child mental health, early identification of
developmental delay, outcomes for children with hearing loss and improving
screening for hearing loss in WIC programs. The specific research
projects are entitled:
·
Project to Learn about Youth – Mental Health (PLAY-MH)
·
Learn the Signs. Act Early
·
EHDI Developmental Outcomes Study
·
Improving EHDI Loss to Follow-up/ Loss to
Documentation through Screening at Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Certification Visits
The deadline for RFA
submissions are March 15th, 2013. Please visit www.disabilityresearchcenter.com
to review the RFA’s and learn more about the submission process. The
Letter of Intent (optional, but encouraged to allow formation of review panels) is due
February 15th, 2013.
Please contact info@disabilityresearchcenter.com
for questions.
Please feel free to circulate
this announcement to colleagues.
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