You need to look at the program announcement or RFA - it will say whether or not the person has to be a citizen or permanent resident (most require this). As I said in my posting a couple of days ago, the applicant can apply without a green card, but the permanent residency must be in place before the applicant can accept the grant. If the investigator is just now applying for a card, the timing probably would not work out (the norm here is about three years from application). Hope this helps. Joni Jon Hart, M.P.A., C.I.P. Senior Director Office of Sponsored Programs Administration Human Subjects Protections Program The Rockefeller University email: xxxxxx@mail.rockefeller.edu Tel: (212) 327-8054; fax: (212) 327-8400 -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Felicia Fitzgerald Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 11:24 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application I had the same question submitted to me yesterday and was waiting to see what this panel had to say about it. I too was unable to find anything in the NIH guidelines to say yea or nay. I ended up calling the grants contact for the R21 that my PI would like to apply for and she stated that she believed that if they have a current visa they may apply for a NIH grant. Anyone with a more firm yes or no? Or someplace that NIH has stated this? Felicia L. Fitzgerald Sr. Grants Specialist University of Florida-COE Office of Engineering Research 343 Weil Hall PO Box 116550 Gainesville, FL 32611 352-392-9447 ext 5 352-846-1371 Home of the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Kristen Wolff Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:45 PM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application Putting in an application for a green card is no guarantee that a green card will be received; even if it is, the process can take up to three years to be finalized. So if a particular NIH grant was only eligible to US citizens, and your PI applied for it on the assumption that by the time it was awarded s/he would be a citizen, you institute may have to turn the grant down due to the fact that the green card process took longer than the review and award process. I don't know how NIH feels about indefinitely deferring an award but my guess is they are probably not totally enthusiastic. However, there are grants at NIH that a non-citizen could be eligible for, an example is Pathway to Independence Award (PA-06-133), which states: "Scientific research is a global enterprise. The Pathway to Independence Award seeks to attract the best and brightest individuals conducting research in the United States, regardless of citizenship. This support should help transition them to research independence here in the U.S." It appears to be a case-by-case basis, although my guess is that the majority of opportunities rule in the citizenship direction. Kris -----Original Message----- From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On Behalf Of Iris Mondri-Kish Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 10:42 AM To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org Subject: [RESADM-L] FW: NIH grant and Green card application Hello, I've received the following request. I couldn't find an answer in the NIH Grants Policy statement or the OER website. Can anyone help me with a quicker more accurate answer than the one I can come up with on my own? Thanks!! Iris Iris Mondri-Kish Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst Benaroya Research Institute 1201 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 P: (206) 341-1581 F: (206) 223-7543 www.benaroyaresearch.org _____________________________________________ Hi, Iris, I am currently holding H1 visa. I could only apply for a few grants. however, we want to apply for more grants. I may submit the application for green card in 1-2 months. Dr. Sage and I are wondering whether I could apply for any NIH grants after I submit my application of permanent residence. Is there any requirement for the activation of the grant about my status? 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