NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Research Award for CAM Practitioners
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The Bernard Osher Foundation/NCCAM CAM Practitioner Research Career Development Award was established in 2006 to help diminish barriers for CAM clinicians who desire to pursue a career in CAM research. Awards provide support for a sustained period of "protected time" of intensive career development research and training under the guidance of an experienced mentor.
In late 2008, NIH announced that eligibility guidelines have been expanded. They now include candidates with:
- A CAM health-professional doctoral degree (i.e., a CAM clinical doctorate); those who also hold a conventional biomedical or behavioral research or clinical doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D.) are no longer excluded.
- A conventional biomedical or behavioral research or clinical doctoral degree (Ph.D. or M.D.) and a state license to practice a CAM profession.
For more information, visit grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-at-08-005.html.
