National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Model K08 Application

The attached Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) application is provided as a model for other applicants in developing their K08 applications for submission to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The Institute receives frequent requests for "model" applications and this application has been identified by the Initial Review Group (IRG) and by the NHLBI staff as an exemplary application for use as a model. Review of this document, however, should in no way preclude the inexperienced applicant from seeking further advice from experienced colleagues or from appropriate program personnel at NHLBI.

This model application uses an earlier version of PHS 398. However, current applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. The SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide for NIH and Other PHS Agencies, now includes Part 1.7 Supplemental Instructions to the SF 424 (R&R) for Preparing an Individual Research Career Development Award (CDA) Application ("K" series). Note in particular that the "Candidate" and "Research Plan" (sections A-D) combined may not exceed 25 pages. Please note that this new Application Guide is to be used with all Adobe application packages, including those for the K programs.

This model application contains many of the required elements for a K08 application but it does not include the face page; budget pages; biographical sketch (including documentation of licensure to practice medicine in the United States); other support; letters of reference; statements by sponsor(s), consultant(s), and collaborator(s); institutional commitment to candidate; literature cited; consortium/contractual arrangements; consultants; and appendix pages. Note that all K08 applicants must provide those components in their application. Information of an identifying and proprietary nature such as the level of effort, the timetable, the name of the applicant and the names of collaborators, mentors and institutions has been removed and replaced with the underline symbol "_____."

Potential applicants should realize that the applicant in this model application has dual doctorates and comes to the K08 program with at least three years of previous research experience. This applicant has also completed some didactic course work (graduate courses in biostatistics, cellular and molecular physiology, etc). Not all potential applicants are expected to have this extensive didactic and research experience. They should, however, endeavor to describe their experience and their career development plans with similar levels of detail and clarity.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) Web links:

K08 Program Announcement

For additional information specific to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute K08 awards, please see K08 supplemental information and K08 Helpful Hints.

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