The purpose of this site is to inform junior faculty and fellows about research career development awards that are potentially relevant to general internal medicine.
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NIH and VA Career Development Awards
NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Award (K08)
AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Award (K08)
Level: Junior Faculty
Awards: Mentored career development award; 3 to 5 years of salary and research support; amount depends on specific NIH Institute; require a minimum of 75% research effort
AHRQ offers a K08 only for health services research.
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
Level: Junior Faculty
Awards: Mentor-based; 3 to 5 years of salary and research support; amount depends on specific NIH Institute; require a minimum of 75% research effort.
Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Awards in Aging
Level: Junior Faculty
Award: Mentor-based; salary and research support of up to $800,000 over 5 years (K08 or K23); this is an NIA K award with private foundation supplemental funding.
NIH Mentored Clinical Research Scholar (CRS) Award (KL2)
Level: Junior Faculty
Awards: KL2 grants are supported by institutional CTSA awards and are open to junior faculty at those institutions. Every CTSA institution has a KL2 program; however, these funds are not available to junior faculty at institutions without a CTSA award. K12 programs fund up to 5 years of salary at up to 75% support.
NIA Claude D Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Career Development Awards
Level: Junior Faculty
Awards: Career development awards are not supported by institutional OAICs and are open to junior faculty at those institutions. Every OAIC institution has a career development program; however, these funds are not available to junior faculty at institutions wihtout an OAIC award. A list of current OAICs can be found here.
K99 - NIH Pathway to Independence Award Program
Provides 5 years of support consisting of two phases. Phase 1 is 1-2 years of mentored support followed by up to 3 years of independent support.
Level: MD, PhDs (terminal doctorate) and < 4 years post-doc research training (see restrictions if prior research faculty position or PI large research grants)
Purpose: to facilitate a timely transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to a stable independent research position with research support at an earlier state than is currently the norm
VA Career Development Award - 1 (CDA-1)
Level: within 2 years end of training (not above instructor); need not have VA position; may not have done research fellowship
Awards: up to 2 years for 75% research effort; instructor salary
VA Career Development Award - (CDA-2)
Level: within 5 years end of training (not above assistant professor); requires VA position
Awards: 3-5 years, 75% research effort; no significant administrative responsibilities
Diversity Awards
NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Level: Minority Students, Fellows, and Junior Faculty; must already have a K award
Award: Research supplements for underrepresented minorities (African American, Hispanic, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander; individuals with disabilities; individuals from low-income backgrounds)
Award is sought by the mentor to supplement an existing NIH grant; provides flexible salary and research support, maximum 2 years - 75% effort.
Application deadline: any time; funding decision is usually made within 10 weeks.
The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Level: Minority Fellows and Junior Faculty
Award: Mentor-based; $75,000 per year for salary support and $30,000 per year for research support for up to four years.
Private or Foundation Awards