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National Institutes of Health Career Development Awards for Individuals with a Doctorate

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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.