Sunday, January 25, 2026 1/25/2026

Georgetown University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

Award Number: T32GM144880
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 02/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2025

Group Awards By:

View Award Description

Georgetown University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) - Project Summary The Georgetown University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) will bring together 61 faculty from 7 graduate programs and departments across Georgetown to develop a cadre of diverse and interdisciplinary scholars for careers in the biomedical scientific workforce. The overarching program goals are to expand diversity of our PhD student population, build a community of interdisciplinary scholars, facilitate career self-efficacy, and establish a community of practice in inclusive mentorship. Each year, six IMSD Trainees will enter the program and be supported for years 1 and 2. Year 1 will consist of foundational coursework in their respective disciplines with access to interdepartmental electives, cohort development activities, and research rotations. All IMSD Trainees will complete a core Survival Skills course that focuses on scientific rigor, science communications, proposal development, and responsible conduct of research. Scholars will also complete a course in Celebrating Difference that helps them navigate institutional cultures, develop leadership skills, and synergize their sociocultural and science identities. During year two, trainees will join thesis research laboratories and form cross-disciplinary mentorship teams tailored to their individualized interests and career development needs. The mentoring team structure will broaden the trainee’s scientific skills and career perspectives, as well as foster cross-departmental scholarship. Additionally, IMSD Scholars will develop cross-sector professional management and communications skills by completing project management and communications curriculum. Scholars will also complete experiential immersion projects with administrative partners on campus or with offsite partners in industry or policy sectors. Participating faculty will complete training in effective and inclusive mentoring practices using the Entering Mentoring Train the Trainer curriculum that we’ve previously replicated at Georgetown University. To integrate our faculty into the IMSD recruitment process, we will partner with the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), a Historically Black College and University, to provide paid summer mentored-research experiences to undergraduates to develop our applicant pipeline. This pipeline development initiative will build a strong mentorship network for prospective students, IMSD Scholars, IMSD Affiliates (advanced graduate students who have completed their 2 years of direct support), and faculty, establishing a ‘vertical’ community of scholars at different stages of their professional development. Furthermore, we will build community and peer accountability among our IMSD Trainees, and in parallel among their faculty mentors, by utilizing a Power of Peers (POP) circle peer-coaching model framework. IMSD POP circles provide participants with a self-sustaining structure to problem solve and address career development issues with a community of peers. Faculty mentor POP Circles will share equitable mentoring practices and build a robust community of practice in equitable training that spans department boundaries.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$528,536 )
2026	2025	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	12/3/2025	TERMINATION	-$528,536
														Subtotal = -$528,536

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $402,317 )
2025	2025	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	1/15/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$402,317
2025	2025	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	4	4/25/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $402,317

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $459,791 )
2024	2024	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	3	7/2/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$13,331
2024	2024	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	1/29/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$446,460
														Subtotal = $459,791

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $446,460 )
2023	2023	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	3/1/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$6,843
2023	2023	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	MAIN CAMPUS	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	1/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$439,617
														Subtotal = $446,460

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $219,809 )
2022	2022	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (THE)	37TH AND O ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	1/17/2022	NEW	$217,580
2022	2022	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (THE)	37TH AND O ST NW	WASHINGTON	DC	20057	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	1	5/27/2022	NEW	$2,229
														Subtotal = $219,809

Grand Total All Awards = $999,841

Top

All Categories

About

Search

Reports

Data Submission

Award Information

Georgetown University Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD)

Award Number: T32GM144880

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 02/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 04/30/2025

Federal Websites

Department of Health & Human Services

HHS Operating Divisions

HHS Staff Divisions

Download A Document Viewer