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.
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented
Research (K24) Web links:
K24
Program Announcement (PA-09-037)
Helpful
Hints for NHLBI Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented
Research (K24)
Helpful
Hints for Competitive Renewal of the NHLBI Midcareer Investigator
Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
NHLBI
K24 model application
The NHLBI Website also lists training programs under the
category Request
for Applications/Proposals & Program Announcements.
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.
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.
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.
- Letters of Reference - 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:
Sandra Colombini Hatch, M.D.
Medical Officer
- 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: December 2008
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