http://www1.od.nih.gov/oir/sourcebook/ir-comm/earlyawards.htm
Early Career Awards Open to IRP Scientists
Award Name	Apply To	Deadlines	IRP Eligibility	Type of Award
URLs for more Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-00-003.html

American Heart Assn. Scientist Development Grant http://www.americanheart .org/research/

Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, NHLBI

June 1

Individuals within two years of initiating independent research careers in basic, epi-demiological, or clinical investigation of cardiovascular function and disease, stroke, or related areas.

Bridge grant: AHA support would start when the investigator commenced independent research in a position outside NIH.

K-22 Bridge Grants: NCI NHGRI NHLBI NIAID NIAMS NICHD NIDA NIDCR NIDDK NIEHS NIMH NINDS NINR	Apply directly to institute	Varies. See institute details. Should be within a couple years of research independence, identify an intramural mentor. Some stipulate no more than 5 yrs postdoc experience.	NCI: 6/12 NIEHS: 6/8 NI NR:3/15 NHGRI: 2/1 NHLBI, NICHD, NEI and NIAID: multiple; NINDS: to be announced	See institute details. Most are bridge grants with a few years of IRP research support, followed by a couple years of research grant support at an outside institution.
NCI: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-01-134.html NHGRI: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-022.html NHLBI: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-154.html NIAID: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-018.html NIAMS: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-056.html NIDA: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-092.html NIDCR: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-097.html NIDDK: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-151.html NIEHS: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-98-001.html NIMH: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-01-065.html NINDS: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-122.html NINR: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-98-001.html
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards http://www.bwfund.org/programs/biomedical_sciences/career_awards_main.html	OIR: cronec@od.nih.gov	NIH deadline: June 30	Candidates must have completed at least 12 months but not more than 48 months of postdoc research training by the 10/1/00; must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents	Bridge grant. BW-support commences when candidate begins an independent research position outside NIH.
National Hemophilia Foundation http://www.hemophilia.org/research/labgrant.htm	Rita Barsky, Assistant Director of Research, National Hemophilia Foundation, 116 West 32nd Street -11th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-328-3730 Fax: 212-328-3788 E-mail: rbarsky@hemophilia.org	October 1	Must be equivalent of assistant professor with no more than six years of postdoctoral experience.	Support commences when candidate begins an independent research position outside NIH.
Presidential Early Career Awards in Science and Engineering http://www.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm	OIR: cronec@od.nih.gov	NIH deadline: June 30	Candidates who are now or who will be in their first year of a tenure-track intramural appointment. by 9/00	The nation's top honor for early career scientists. Five years' NIH research support is assured; reception at the White House. No special funds beyond regular IRP support.
Searle Scholars http://www.searlescholars.net/index.html	OIR: cronec@od.nih.gov	NIH deadline: June 30	Candidates should have begun intramural tenure-track appointments within past two years.	One of the most prestigious early-career awards; research support for 3 years, contingent on progress.
NIH Director's Seminar Series http://www.nih.gov /about/director/dirsem.htm	OIR: cronec@od.nih.gov	NIH deadline: June 30	Outstanding late tenure-track or recently tenured investigators whose work is of broad interest at NIH	Unpaid but prestigious lectureship