Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
(Established Researchers)

Candidates for this award must have a health professional doctoral degree or its equivalent, including but not limited to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., O.D., D.C., N.D., Pharm.D., as well as a doctoral degree in nursing. Individuals with a Ph.D. degree may apply if they normally perform clinical duties. They must have completed their specialty training within 15 years of submitting the application and be working in a research environment, conducting patient-oriented research, and receiving independent research support. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, non citizen nationals, or legal permanent residents of the U.S.

Who is eligible? Patient-oriented investigators at U.S. institutions with independent research support

The opportunities? Research training and career development

Duration of support? 3 to 5 years, 25 to 50 percent effort, with a one-time renewal

Where? Domestic non-Federal organizations, public or private, such as medical, dental or nursing schools or other institutions of higher education

Applications due? February 12, June 12, and October 12 - new applications;
March 12, July 12, and November 12 - renewal and resubmission applications. Letters of intent (LOI) are requested from applicants who are planning to submit resubmission applications. These LOIs should be submitted one month in advance of the resubmission receipt due date and emailed to the Chief, Review Branch, Division of Extramural Research Activities, NHLBI.

The most recent announcement can be found at the following URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-151.html.

 

The NHLBI has developed the following additional documents:

 

Helpful Hints for NHLBI Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research (K24), at URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/redbook/hints4k24.htm

 

Helpful Hints for Competitive Renewal of the NHLBI Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) at URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/redbook/hh4crk24.htm

 

The NHLBI has a model K24 application that may be useful as a reference (URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding//training/redbook/k24model.htm).

 

The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the category Request for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements.

 

Salary: The salary that may be requested and awarded is 25% to 50% of the recipient's institutional salary, exclusive of fringe benefits, up to the maximum allowable annual salary rate in effect at the time of award. NIH issues an annual notice of the maximum allowable salary rate in the NIH Guide at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html.

How to apply: Individuals apply to the NIH using application form PHS 398. The form is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. For further assistance contact:

Grants Information

Phone: (301) 435-0714

E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov

Applicants are reminded that there are special instructions for preparing individual career award applications in the PHS 398, beginning with Section 7. Do not use the instructions for regular research grants found in the PHS 398.

 

Note: NIH is in the process of converting to SF424 (Research and Related [R&R]) forms and electronic submission through Grants.gov. For general information on this transition, please see the transition timeline at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/files/Electronic_Receipt_Timeline_Ext.pdf. Updates regarding the transition process are at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/.

Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and five signed photocopies in one package to:

 

Center for Scientific Review

National Institutes of Health

Two Rockledge Center, Room 1040

6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7710

Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express or regular mail)

Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service, non-USPS service)

Letters of Reference - Letters of reference and the Research Career Award Reference Report (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/cdarefguidelines.pdf) are not required for the K24.

Personal deliveries of applications are no longer permitted (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-040.html).

At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application and all five collated sets of the appendix materials must be sent to:

Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if you have questions about this award:

Sandra Colombini Hatch, M.D.
Program Director

Division of Lung Diseases (responding for all NHLBI programmatic Divisions)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7952
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7952
Phone: (301) 435-0222
FAX: (301) 480-3557
Email: hatchs@nhlbi.nih.gov

Revised: May 2008