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• Rigorous postdoctoral research training with a NIDA grantee at a U.S. institution.
• Professional development activities that help you establish personal relationships with NIDA grantees and NIDA officials who are willing to continue working with you after you return home.
• A stipend of $36,000US for living and personal expenses, round-trip travel, and a $4,000US allowance to cover the cost of health insurance and professional development activities.

Who Is Eligible?
The requirements for INVEST applicants are –

• An earned doctoral degree in medicine, public health, biomedical, behavioral, or social sciences.
• A minimum of 2 years of postdoctoral research experience, including a demonstrated ability to engage in independent research.
• Written assurance from an institution in the home country that there is a position to which the applicant can return after completing the fellowship.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Citizenship or permanent residency in a country other than the United States.
  Status of living and working outside the United States at the time the application is submitted.
• Eligibility for the J-1 visa to enter the United States.

How Should I Apply?
The INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship application requires careful and thorough coordination between the applicant and mentor:

• Contact a NIDA-supported researcher in the United States who is willing to serve as a mentor. The mentor must be a current NIDA grantee.
• Notify the NIDA International Program of your plans to apply.
• Write a detailed research plan for working with the U.S. mentor on biomedical or behavioral research investigating the causes, consequences, prevention, or treatment of drug abuse and addiction.
• Complete and submit your application to the NIDA International Program.

How Can I Get Help in Finding a Mentor?
To find the Mentor who’s right for you, consult the online database of research projects supported by NIH at http://crisp.cit.nih.gov, review journals online at PubMed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, or email the NIDA International Program for assistance at ip@nida.nih.gov.

• Application Deadlines: April 1 and October 1
• Notification of Award: June 1 and December 1

Instruction and application materials for the INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship can be downloaded from this Web site in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF format:

• INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Instruction PacketPDF Format (237KB)MS Word Format (88KB)
• INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Application PacketPDF Format (205KB)MS Word Format (262KB)
• Download INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Brochure:INVEST Drug Abuse Research Fellowship Brochure (2.7MB)

Moreinfo: http://international.drugabuse.gov/research/fellowships_invest.html