National Institutes of Health Career Development Awards
Career Development Awards provide career development support to individuals with a research doctorate or a health-professional doctorate. Select funding opportunities are outlined below.
Funding Opportunities
| Program | Name | Description | Years | Effort |
| K01 | Mentored Research Scientist Development Award | Career development in a new area of research | 3 - 5 | 75% |
| K02 | Independent Scientist Award | Develop the career of a funded scientist | 5 | 75% |
| K05 | Senior Scientist Award | For outstanding scientists with sustained level of high productivity | 5 | 75% |
| K07 | Academic Career Award | Developmental/leadership in academic instruction, research, administration | 2 - 5 | 25% - 75% |
| K08 | Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award | Development of the independent clinical research scientist | 3 - 5 | 75% |
| K22 | Career Transition Award | To support transition to a faculty position | 2 | 75% |
| K23 | Mentored-Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award | Development of the independent research scientist in the clinical area | 3 - 5 | 75% |
Please Note: All grant applications MUST BE reviewed by the Center for Nursing Research (CNR) prior to submission. Failure to have your application reviewed and processed by CNR may result in refusal of grant funds awarded.
