NIH for new faculty

This page provides information, data, resources, and podcasts regarding NIH Career Development Awards (also known as K-series awards).

• NIH research training and research career development web site
• NIH new and early stage investigator policies
• New investigator guide to NIH funding (courtesy NIAID)

• Career Award Wizard: helps you select the right career award for you
• Visual Guide to NIH Career Development Awards
  • For individuals with a research doctorate
  • For individuals with a health-professional doctorate

• Funded Career Development Awards
• Career Award Application Success Rates

Note that not all Institutes and Centers (I&Cs) support every type of K award.  Check the NIH funding opportunity for a list of participating I&Cs.

• K01:  Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  Career development in a new area of research.
  3-5 yrs
  Salary determined by the sponsoring Institute.
• International Research Scientist Development K01 Award (IRSDA)
  Supports the research careers of US scientists related to global health.
• Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (K01)
• K02:  Independent Scientist Award
  To develop the career of the funded scientist.
  5 yrs; 75% effort.
• K05:  Senior Scientist Award
  For outstanding scientists with a sustained level of high productivity.
  5 yrs; 75% effort
  Funding determined by the sponsoring Institute
• K07:  Academic Career Award
  Developmental/Leadership in academic instruction, research, administration.
  2-5 yrs, 25-75% effort
  Requires institutional sponsorship.
• K08:  Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
  Development of the independent clinical research scientist.
  3-5 yrs; 75% effort.
  K12:  Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award
  Support to an institution for the development of independent clinical scientists.
  5 yrs; 75% effort; initiated by the educational institution.
• K18:  Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research
  Full- or part-time training in the use of human/animal embryonic, adult, or cord blood stem cells.
  Usually 6 months to 1 year (up to 2 years allowed).
  Limited I’s and C’s participating.
  K22:  Career Transition Award
  Support to an individual postdoctoral fellow in transition to a faculty position.
  NCI, NCCAM, NEI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIAID, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NINR, NLM
• K23:  Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
  Development of the independent research scientist in the clinical arena.
  3-5 yrs, 75% commitment.
• K24:  Midcareer Investigator Award In Patient-Oriented Research
  Development of clinical mentors conducting funded research.
  3-5 years, 25 to 50% effort
• K25:  Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (K25)
  To foster interdisciplinary collaboration by scientists with quantitative/engineering backgrounds.
  3-5 yrs; 75% effort
• K26:  Midcareer Investigator Award In Mouse Pathobiology Research
  For established pathobiologists wishing to devote up to 50% effort toward mouse pathobiology.
  3 to 5 years, renewable, 25 to 50% effort
• K30:  Clinical Research Curriculum Development
  Institutional award for development of a clinical research curriculum.
  5 yrs; up to $200,000 per year.
• K99/R00:  NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
  The NIH Pathway to Independence Award provides an opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising, postdoctoral research scientists followed by up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an independent research position. Award recipients will be expected to compete successfully for independent R01 support from the NIH during the career transition award period. For more information, see the New Investigators Program web site.
  • Total funds per year for the mentored phase is generally up to $90,000.
  • Total funds per year of the independent investigator phase is up to $249,000.
  • See http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm