Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented
Research (K24)
(Established Researchers)
This award provides support for established clinicians within
15 years of their specialty training to further their research
and mentoring of outstanding patient-oriented investigators.
It will enable them to expand their potential for significant
contributions to their field, and to act as mentors for beginning
clinical researchers. This award provides protected time to
enable the clinician to carry out these activities.
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.
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- The NHLBI has developed the following additional documents:
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- Helpful
Hints for NHLBI Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient
Oriented Research (K24), at URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/training/redbook/hints4k24.htm
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- 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
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- 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).
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- The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the
category Request
for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements.
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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:
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- 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.
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- 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:
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- 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:
Chief, Review Branch
Division of Extramural Research Activities, NHLBI
Two Rockledge Center, Room 7214
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7924
Bethesda, MD 20892-7924
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express mail)
Telephone: (301) 435-0270
FAX: (301) 480-0730
Email:
Chief, Review Branch
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
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