Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development
Award (K23)
(Postdoctoral Individuals/New Independent Researchers)
This award supports the career development of investigators
who are committed to patient-oriented research. It provides
support for supervised study and research for clinically trained
professionals who have the potential to develop into productive,
clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research.
This program provides research development opportunities
for clinicians with varying levels of research experience.
Support is provided for a minimum of 3 years and a maximum
of 5 years.
All candidates must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals,
or legal permanent residents of the U.S.
Persons with temporary or student visas are not eligible.
Candidates must have an M.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.O., D.C.,
Pharm.D. or the Ph.D. or other doctoral degrees in disciplines
such as clinical psychology, nursing, clinical genetics, and
rehabilitation, or equivalent degree from an accredited domestic
or foreign institution at the time of application. Certification
by an authorized individual at the degree-granting institution
that all degree requirements have been met is acceptable.
Candidates must have completed their clinical training, including
specialty and, if applicable, subspecialty training prior
to receiving an award.
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development
Award (K23) Web links:
K23
Program Announcement (PA-09-043)
Helpful
Hints for NHLBI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
Development Award (K23)
Two
K23 model applications
One model is representative of NHLBI applications focusing
on epidemiological patient-oriented research; the other focuses
on blood diseases.
The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the
category Request
for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements
with the application receipt date.
Special
Leave Guidelines for Recipients of Mentored Career Award
Who is eligible? All individuals with a professional
science degree committed to patient-oriented research
Current and former recipients of K12 support may apply for
the K23 provided that they have no more than three
years of K12 support by the time the K23 award is issued.
The combined total of K12 plus K23 support must not exceed
6 years. A candidate for the K23 may not concurrently apply
for or have an award pending for any other NIH career development
award.
The opportunities? Research training/career development
Duration of support? Three to five years, at least
75 percent effort
Where? Research institutions
Applications due? February 12, June 12, and October
12 - new applications;
March 12, July 12, and November 12 - resubmission applications.
Salary: Up to $75,000 per year plus fringe benefits.
Research Development Support: $30,000 for
research development support per year. With sufficient justification
up to $50,000 per year can be requested.
How to apply: 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.
Electronic submission of reference letters is a separate
process from submitting an application electronically. Reference
letters are submitted directly through the eRA Commons and
do not use Grants.gov. Therefore, candidates must follow the
Supplemental Instructions in the SF
424 R&R Application Guide for Research Career Awards (Instructions,
Part 7.3, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm).
- Please contact the following NHLBI staff member if
you have questions about this award:
Ms. Ann Rothgeb
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Room 10158
6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7952
Bethesda, MD 20892-7952
Phone: (301) 435-0202
FAX: (301) 480-3557
E-mail:
Rothgeba@nhlbi.nih.gov
Revised: December 2008
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