Training Institute Application
Eligibility Requirements for the Training Institute:
Intention to become an NIH-funded researcher focused on recovery support services
Intention to conduct research on recovery support services within the focus areas of the JEAP Initiative:
- Focus services: peer recovery support services and recovery residences AND
- Focus populations: emerging adults and adults of any age involved with the justice system
Have PhD completed or have advanced to candidacy for PhD in psychology, education, public health, criminal justice/criminology, or a related field
PhD candidates, postdoctoral fellows or trainees, and early stage investigators (i.e., within 10 years of earning PhD) are eligible
This Training Institute aims to help Trainees become NIH-funded researchers. The eligibility criteria for many early career NIH awards include the following: "the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status).” By the time the Training Institute begins in July, applicants are required to have one of these statuses.
Preferred Expertise: Lived experience (i.e., in recovery from substance use and/or formerly involved with the adult or juvenile justice system)
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 19th, 5pm PT
Pacific Time Zone
Application Instructions:
Application Materials:
A completed online Application Form (See Step 1 above, or open the application here)
A current curriculum vitae
Essay #1: Please describe your current career/educational phase, your career goals, your research interests, and fit with the JEAP Initiative as well as specifically indicating which, if any, JEAP Initiative research priorities align with your research interests (2 page maximum, 11-pt Arial font, 1” margins, single-spaced).
Essay #2: Please describe how your life experiences, experience with different populations, personal qualities, and/or relevant demographic factors will inform the development of research ideas related to the JEAP Initiative (1 page maximum, 11-pt Arial font, 1” margins, single-spaced).
Writing sample (e.g., a paper written during PhD program, a chapter of dissertation, or a published paper)
2 letters of recommendation (if you are a PhD candidate, one letter should be from your primary advisor). To submit these letters, provide the upload link to your recommenders and ask them upload their letters directly.
Completed Primary Mentor Agreement. To submit this agreement, provide the agreement and upload link to your mentor and ask them upload the completed agreement directly.
Please prepare your files as Word or PDF documents, and label each file as LastNameFirstName_NameofDocument (i.e., CruzMichelle_WritingSample). As noted in Step 2 above, once you have submitted the online Application Form, you will be sent a link to upload your Application Materials.