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K Kiosk - Information about NIH Career Development Awards

Career Award Data and Administrative Information

 

The Special K awards!

K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
Career development in a new area of research.
3-5 yrs; Salary determined by the sponsoring Institute.

International Research Scientist Development K01 Award (IRSDA)
Provides US scientists with the opportunity to embark/enhance research careers related to global health.

Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01) - NHLBI (RFA-HL-05-015)
Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority Institutions (K01) - NHLBI (RFA-HL-05-016)

K02 Independent Scientist Award
Develop the career of the funded scientist.
5 yrs; 75% effort.

K05  Senior Scientist Award
For outstanding scientists with a sustained level of high productivity.
5 yrs; 75% effort; Funding determined by the sponsoring Institute

K07 Academic Career Award
Developmental/Leadership in academic instruction, research, administration.
2-5 yrs, 25-75% effort; requires institutional sponsorship.

K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
Development of the independent clinical research scientist.
3-5 yrs; 75% effort.

K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award
Support to an institution for the development of independent clinical scientists.
5 yrs; 75% effort; initiated by the educational institution.


K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research
Supports full-time or part-time training in the use of human or animal embryonic, adult, or cord blood stem cells. Usually 6 months to 1 year (up to 2 years allowed) full or part-time. NIDDK, NIAAA, NIAID and NHLBI participate.

K22 Career Transition Award
Support to an individual postdoctoral fellow in transition to a faculty position.

K22 support is available from: NCI, NCCAM, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIAMS,

NICHD, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NINR, NLM

K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
Development of the independent research scientist in the clinical arena.
3-5 yrs, 75% commitment.

K24  Midcareer Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented Research
Development of clinical mentors conducting funded research.
3-5 years, 25 to 50% effort

K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (K25)
To foster interdisciplinary collaboration in biomedical research by supporting career development experiences for scientists with quantitative and engineering backgrounds.
3-5 yrs; 75% effort

K26 Midcareer Investigator Award In Mouse Pathobiology Research
Provides support for established pathobiologists who wish to devote up to 50 percent of their effort to research and mentoring in the field of mouse pathobiology.
3 to 5 years, renewable, 25 to 50% effort

K30 Clinical Research Curriculum Development
Institutional award for development of a clinical research curriculum.
5 yrs; up to $200,000 per year.

K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
The NIH Pathway to Independence Award provides an opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising, postdoctoral research scientists followed by up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an independent research position. Award recipients will be expected to compete successfully for independent R01 support from the NIH during the career transition award period. For more information, see the New Investigators Program web site.

  • The total cost per year for the mentored phase is generally up to $90,000.
  • The total cost per year of the independent investigator phase is up to $249,000.

http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm