Title	The NCI Transition Career Development Award
Announcement	PAR-04-040 http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-040.html
Release Date	12/16/2003
Application Receipt Date	02/01/2004, 06/01/2004, 10/01/2004, 02/01/2005, 06/01/2005, 10/01/2005
Funding Mechanism(s)	K22 http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/flash/awards.htm
Status of Initiative	Accepting new applications
Description	This Program Announcement (PA) replaces PAR-01-134, which was published in the NIH Guide on September 4, 2001. The purpose of the NCI Transition Career Development (K22) Award is to facilitate the transition of investigators from the mentored stage of career development in academic cancer research to the independent stage. This is achieved by providing protected time through salary and research support for up to 3 years to: (1) Postdoctoral individuals transitioning into their first independent position and (2) investigators within the first 2 years of their first independent cancer research position, to develop and initiate their first independently supported cancer research programs. The award targets: (1) Clinicians pursuing basic science cancer research careers; careers in patient-oriented cancer research; or careers in cancer prevention, cancer control, or behavioral or population sciences and (2) doctorally degreed (e.g., Ph.D., D.Sc.) individuals pursuing research careers in cancer prevention, cancer control, or behavioral or population sciences. Federally employed doctorally degreed basic scientists are eligible candidates if they are working in research directly relevant to human cancer. The unique feature of this award is that eligible individuals may apply without a sponsoring institution while they are still in a "mentored" position. Successful postdoctoral applicants will be given up to 12 months to identify an independent (preferably tenure-track) position at a sponsoring institution before the award is activated. For postdoctoral applicants, the sponsoring institution for this award can be their current institution.
Contact	Dr. Mary Blehar , mblehar@mail.nih.gov Dr. David Eckstein , eckstein@mail.nih.gov Dr. Lester S. Gorelic , lg2h@nih.gov
Type of Cancer Research	Cancer Research Training, Career Development, and Education Opportunities
Relevancy to Specific Cancer(s)	Bladder Cancer Brain Tumor Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Colorectal Cancer Endometrial Cancer Esophageal Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lymphoma Melanoma Myeloma Other Cancers Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Prostate Cancer Sarcoma Stomach Cancer
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