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• Visual Guide to NIH Career Development Awards
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  • Funded Career Development Awards
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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)
Provides US scientists with the opportunity to embark/enhance research careers related to global health.

K02

Independent Scientist Award
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 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.

• NCI
• NCRR
• NEI
• NIA
• NICHD
• NIDA
• NIDCR

K18

K22

Career Transition Award
Support to an individual postdoctoral fellow in transition to a faculty position.

• NCI
• NHGRI
• NHLBI
• NIAID
• NIAMS
• NIDA
• NIDCR
• NIDDK
• NIEHS
• NIMH
• NINDS
• 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 Career Development Award
To foster interdisciplinary collaboration in biomedical research by supporting career development experiences for scientists with quantitative and engineering backgrounds.
3-5 yrs; 75% effort

K26

Midcareer Investigator Award In Mouse Pathobiology Research
Provides support for established pathobiologists who wish to devote up to 50 percent of their effort to research and mentoring in the field of 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.