NIH Institute, Center, and Office (ICO) Funding Considerations for Individual Career Development

• NEI is committed to training the next generation of the biomedical and clinical research workforce in vision health, optometry, and ophthalmology by providing support for fellowship and career development awards. These awards are intended to provide mentored research training, research experiences, and career transition assistance in alignment with NEI’s mission. 
• NEI is interested in applications from individuals with scientific or clinical expertise in eye and vision health who seek advanced training to further NEI’s mission, including individuals with backgrounds in computer science, epidemiology, artificial intelligence, and engineering.
• NEI participates in: 
  • Career Development (K) Awards
  • NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

NEI Extramural Research: 
[email protected]

NIAMS supports a variety of mentored and non-mentored career development award programs designed to foster the transition to independence of basic, translational, and clinical scientists to carry out research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis, musculoskeletal, rheumatic, and skin diseases. 

For Research Scientist Development Award (K01) applications, NIAMS prioritizes applications where the applicant 1) demonstrates a significant change in scientific focus or 2) has a significant departure (greater than 1 years) from research. Excluding the Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24), applicants must demonstrate a clear need for additional mentored research time. 

It is recommended to contact the appropriate Program Officer before submission. For general career development award information, see the contact information below. 

The project period may not exceed five years. 

• Clinical Investigator Award (K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23): NIAMS will provide support up to $100,000 in salary/year plus fringe benefits 
• K01: Up to $75,000 in salary/year plus fringe benefits. 
• Career Transition Award (K99/R00): up to $75,000 per year for stipend in the K99 portion of the award.  
• K24: Up to the maximum legislative salary cap plus fringe benefits per year. 

• NIAMS expects a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort (i.e., 9 person-months) from applicants for awarded mentored career development projects. 
• For any mentored K award, NIAMS allows for a minimum of 50% full-time professional effort (i.e., 6 person-months) for orthopedic surgeons.
• For K24, NIAMS expects a minimum of 25-50% of full-time professional effort (i.e., 3 person-months).

Program Contact: 
Email:  [email protected] 

Grants Management Contact 
Email: [email protected]  

NIBIB supports the following career development awards for junior faculty who are within 10 years of obtaining their Ph.D., fellowship or residency. Individuals with postdoctoral appointments are not eligible to apply:

• Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
  • NIBIB will support junior faculty who seek to train in a new field or obtain experience or skills in an area significantly different from their prior postdoctoral research
• Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
• Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
  • Applicants must be clinicians with active licensure
• Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (K25)

NIBIB also supports the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) for postdoctoral fellows who need two years of additional mentored training to transition to independence.

NIBIB will consider individual career development applications addressing any area within NIBIB’s Interest Areas. 

Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans with the NIBIB scientific program contact before preparing an application.

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00): For the R00 phase, R00 applications received by June 30 will be considered for funding in the current fiscal year (by September 30). Applications received after June 30 may be considered for funding in the current fiscal year or the following fiscal year.

Supports project periods up to 4 years for K01, K08, K23 and K25 awards.

• For the K01 and K25, NIBIB will support up to $90,000 in salary/year plus fringe benefits.
• For the K08 and K23, NIBIB will support up to $105,000 in salary/year plus fringe benefits.
• For the K99, NIBIB will support up to $75,000 in salary/year plus fringe benefits.

• NIBIB will provide research support up to $40,000 per year for K01, K08, K23 and K25 awards.
• NIBIB will provide research support up to $25,000 per year for the first phase of the K99/R00 award.

NIBIB expects candidates to commit a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort (i.e., a minimum of 9 person-months) to their program of career development.

Scientific Program Contact:
[email protected]

Grants Management Contact:
[email protected]

• NICHD offers individual career development awards in research areas relevant to NICHD’s mission. 
• For Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards, NICHD will only consider applications in child abuse & neglect, population sciences, rehabilitation medicine, and Down Syndrome related projects.
• NICHD prioritizes applications from early career individuals within 6 years of completion of postdoctoral or clinical fellowship training. Applicants must demonstrate a need for further mentored training in order to establish an independent research program. 

Project periods are expected to be 3-5 years in duration, depending on research experience and prior sources of training support.

NICHD has a 6-year limit of cumulative support on institutional K awards and individual mentored K awards.

Salary Support: Generally, salary support for individual career development awards from NICHD is $75,000 per year plus fringe benefits. For career development awards focusing on clinician-scientist training, salary support may be up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits per year. 

Research Support and other Program Related Expenses: Up to $25,000 per year. 

• NICHD expects scholars to devote a minimum of 75% (9 person-months) of full-time professional effort toward research and career development activities.
• To maintain specialty clinical competency, U.S. licensed surgeon-scientists with active surgical duties may, with prior approval and institutional justification, devote 50-75% full-time effort to K award activities.

For general inquiries, contact [email protected]. For questions about existing awards and renewal applications, contact the Program Officer or Grants Specialist identified in the Notice of Award. 

• ORIP supports research-oriented veterinarian scientists (D.V.M., V.M.D., or equivalent degree from an institution accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association) proposing to develop independent research skills and gain experience in the methods, state-of-the art technologies, and experimental approaches required to advance modern biomedical research. 
• ORIP prioritizes applications that
  • Develop model systems, biomaterials, and technologies to address emerging human health needs, prevent disease, promote health, and advance foundational science
  • Advance the career development of veterinarian scientists to align with the management and use of comparative medicine resources
• ORIP encourages interdisciplinary collaborations and cross-training in essential and emerging areas, such as computational biology/bioinformatics, biostatistics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, science communication, science policy, and other relevant fields.
• ORIP supports career development applications that propose to develop leaders in human based models, including biology-centered in vivo modeling, artificial intelligence/machine learning, bioinformatics, tissue engineering, organoids, and organ-on-chip technology.

• A maximum of four years of protected time to develop awardee’s research career; however, the awardee is actively encouraged to apply for additional research grants anytime during the tenure of their K award.

ORIP will provide up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year for salary support.

ORIP will provide up to $20,000 direct costs per year for research support.

• Candidates are expected to commit a minimum of nine person months of effort (75% of full-time professional effort) to their program of career development during the mentored phase.
• In the final two years of the award, effort can be reduced, but not below 50%, provided recipient remains in a mentored status, and has successfully competed for research awards from NIH or any other Federal agency. 

Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Email: [email protected]