Related Extramural SOPs: Career Development Grants, Research Training, and Research Training Grants
Research training awards
NIH awards National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional research
training grants to institutions of higher education to defray the costs
of training graduate students or postdoctoral scientists.
Award type
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Award specifics
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Applicant profile
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Application
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NRSA Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32)
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Five-year duration, with the chance to renew.
Funding includes:
- NRSA
Stipend Levels.
- Trainee travel.
- Institutional training-related expenses.
- Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent
of modified total direct costs.
- Trainees must devote full-time effort during the trainee appointment
period.
- On a case-by-case basis, institutional costs for accommodating
disabled trainees in addition to usual costs paid by training-related
expenses.
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Domestic, non-profit, private, or public educational institution with an outstanding research and academic environment, including suitable staff and facilities.
Senior investigators who head research or training programs generally apply for T32s on behalf of their institution.
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Requires different elements than R01s. Institution must show:
- Clear objectives and quality training program, including special features (e.g., lab rotations, seminar series, entrance requirements; advisory committee).
- Proposed training program director who is a well-recognized scientist with a long training track record.
- Senior-level faculty with publications history, grants from NIH or similar agencies, and training experience.
- Successful past trainees.
- Adequate source of trainees.
- T32-specific minority recruitment plan.
- Course on responsible conduct of research.
NIAID encourages new applications to show relevance to biodefense.
In preparing their applications, institutions should use the Fillable Institutional Research Training Grant Application Forms and Data Tables section of the PHS
398 application.
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NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research
Training Grants (T35)
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Pre-doctoral trainees only.
Up to five years, with the chance to renew.
NRSA
Stipend Levels. Stipends are prorated for the number
of months of support.
Trainee-related expenses prorated for the number of months of
support for each trainee.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent
of modified direct costs.
Trainees must devote full-time effort during the trainee appointment
period, usually two or three months in the summer. |
Domestic, non-profit, private, or public institutions
with a high quality research program in the proposed areas,
including suitable staff and facilities.
Allow eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training
opportunities for people interested in careers in biomedical
and behavioral research. |
Institution must show:
- Proposed training in either basic or clinical aspects of the
health-related sciences.
- Training program director is responsible for
the selection and appointment of trainees and the
overall direction of the training program.
- Training program director and associated faculty
should have a documented record of success in conducting research
and a proven
track record of training scientists for careers in basic or clinical
research.
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Career development awards
Career development awards help scientists with diverse backgrounds to
enhance their careers in biomedical research. Applicants must apply electronically.
Except
for the K99/R00 award, applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent residency status
(an Alien
Registration Receipt Card, Form I-551). Non-citizens who have applied
for a Form I-551 and
expect to receive it by the earliest
award date may apply, though those with student or other temporary visas
are not eligible.
Award type |
Award specifics |
Applicant profile |
Application |
Mentored
Research Scientist Development Award (K01) |
Duration of three to five years, not renewable.
Salary up to $75,000 (if institutional base
salary is equivalent or more) plus fringe benefits.
Research development support of $25,000 each year.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent of
modified total direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year.
In the last two years of a K01 award, NIH permits concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency if 1) your K award is active, and 2) you are a PI on a competing research project grant or director of a subproject on a multicomponent grant from NIH or another federal agency. See the April 10, 2008 Guide notice. |
Clinician or Ph.D. in the fields of epidemiology and outcomes
research and must have accomplished independent research experience
after earning your degree.
Applicants who are more junior in terms of their research career. |
Institution must have a well-established research and clinical
career development program and qualified faculty in clinical
or basic research to serve as mentors.
Mentor is recognized as an accomplished
investigator in the proposed research area and has a track
record of success
in training independent investigators.
Proposes a period of study and career
development consistent with previous research experience. |
Independent Scientist Award (K02) |
Duration of three to five years (minimum of three), not renewable.
Salary up to $75,000 (if institutional base salary is equivalent
or more) plus fringe benefits.
No research support provided.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent of
total direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year.
Salary support from other NIH research grants is unallowable during
the K02 award. |
Commitment to a career in biomedical or behavioral research.
Doctoral degree and their own research project grant (R01 or equivalent). Most successful candidates are assistant professors eligible for promotion or tenure or are just-promoted associate professors. |
While building on the science in the investigator's R01, shows how applicant's ideas have developed over the course of research and describes career development plans. K02 should be almost an offshoot of R01.
Recommendations are not required. |
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)
and
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) |
Duration of three to five years, not renewable. For K08, award
length depends on experience.
Salary up to $75,000 (if institutional base salary is equivalent
or more) plus fringe benefits.
Research development support of
$25,000 each year.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent of
modified total direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year.
In the last two years of a K08 and K23 award, NIH permits concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency if 1) your K award is active, and 2) you are a PI on a competing research project grant or director of a subproject on a multicomponent grant from NIH or another federal agency. See the April 10, 2008 Guide notice. |
Commitment to a career in biomedical or behavioral research.
For K08, clinical doctoral degree such as M.D., D.V.M., or O.D.,
a professional license to practice in the United States, and
current work in basic research. See the March 31, 2008 Guide notice.
For K23, Ph.D. or clinical degree and just-completed specialty or subspecialty training; current research involving direct work with patients. |
Three main elements to success:
- Strong CV, with outstanding academic record and letters of recommendation.
- Mentor who is a top-notch scientist with superior funding, robust publication history, and the time and interest to mentor the investigator.
- State-of-the-art Research Plan and strong institutional commitment, such as a promised faculty appointment after the award term.
NIAID will not accept K-series applications proposing to conduct
new, independent clinical trials. For more information, read the March 28, 2008, Guide notice. |
Research Scholar Development Award (K22) |
Duration of two years, not renewable.
Direct costs of $150,000 in the first year and $100,000 in the
second year. Up to $50,000 of the award can be spent on
the PI's salary each year (exclusive of fringe
benefits); the rest
can be spent in any way. If funds are not needed for salary support,
they may be used for research expenses.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent of
modified total direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year.
In the last two years of a K22 award, NIH permits concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency if 1) your K award is active, and 2) you are a PI on a competing research project grant or director of a subproject on a multicomponent grant from NIH or another federal agency. |
Postdoc with no more than five years of
research experience and meets any of the following criteria:
- Works on an NIAID
training grant (T32) or in a laboratory supported by an
NIAID research
grant or cooperative agreement.
- Has an individual
fellowship (F32).
- Is hired
on a research supplement to promote diversity.
- Is employed
by an NIAID intramural laboratory.
See the March
30, 2006, Guide notice for more information.
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In the first of two application phases, applicant submits a CV that details career goals, a Research Plan, and three recommendations.
Within a year of receiving a fundable score, investigator must be offered an assistant professorship at an academic institution. To qualify for the second phase, he or she must show that the position offers an assistant professorship, laboratory, significant start-up funds, and minimal teaching or other responsibilities. |
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) |
Duration of three to five years (minimum of three), renewable.
Salary equal to the percent effort of the current NIH salary cap,
plus fringe benefits.
Research development costs of up to $50,000 each year.
Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight percent of
modified total direct costs.
Minimum effort of three to six person months required each year. |
Established clinician or Ph.D. who is committed to patient-oriented research and has concurrent research support, such as R01, pharmaceutical company funding, or participation in a clinical trial.
Should have completed clinical training within the past 15 years, although NIAID allows some flexibility on this requirement.
Interest in mentoring or teaching other young physicians in clinical research. |
Incorporates 75 percent science and 25 percent mentoring, teaching, and career development, not straight science like an R01.
Includes strong justification for additional funding and plans for mentoring or sponsoring junior researchers.
NIAID will not accept K-series applications proposing to conduct
new, independent clinical trials. For more information, read the
March 28, 2008, Guide notice. |
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) |
Duration of three to five years (minimum of three), not renewable.
Salary up to $75,000 (if institutional base salary is equivalent
or more) plus fringe benefits.
Research development costs of $20,000 each year.
Facilities and
Administrative costs based on eight percent of modified total
direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year.
In the last two years of a K25 award, NIH permits concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency if 1) your K award is active, and 2) you are a PI on a competing research project grant or director of a subproject on a multicomponent grant from NIH or another federal agency. See the April 10, 2008 Guide notice. |
Junior faculty member with an advanced degree in engineering or quantitative science, such as Ph.D. or M.S.E.E., who wants to integrate this expertise with biomedicine.
Former PIs on NIH research projects or subprojects and previous
recipients of certain awards aren't eligible. |
Less detailed Research Plan suffices because peer reviewers recognize investigator's limited experience. |
NIH
Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
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Duration of one to two years for initial
mentored phase (K99); up to three years for independent
investigator phase (R00), not renewable.
NIAID will give preference to applications requesting one year
of mentored (K99) and two years of independent (R00) support.
Salary up to $75,000 (if institutional base salary is equivalent or more) plus fringe benefits.
Research development costs up to $25,000 each year.
For K99 phase, Facilities and Administrative costs based on eight
percent of modified total direct costs.
Minimum nine person months effort required each year. |
Clinical or research doctoral degree with
no more than five years of postdoctoral research training at
the time of submission, who has plans to apply for an assistant
professorship at an academic institution. |
Should include a career development
plan, Research Plan with a description of the project
to be
pursued in the R00 phase, and at least three letters of reference.
During the initial mentored (K99) phase, the investigator must secure
a tenure-track, full-time assistant professor position at an
academic
institution.
To qualify for the independent investigator
(R00) phase, the investigator's division or department chair will
need to submit a letter demonstrating
the institution's commitment to the investigator by providing
protected research time, space, facilities, and other support needed
to conduct
the proposed research. |
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