Career Development Awards
This web page is designed to give an overview of career development
grants in the biomedical sciences. It is not intended to be comprehensive,
but rather to provide links to the most significant programs. This page
includes information on the career development programs of the National
Institutes of Health (K-series grants) and of several private
funders. An excellent searchable database of funding opportunities
and many other resources for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral
fellows, and junior faculty is available at http://www.grantsnet.org/.
This document is also available as a MS Word document.
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has implemented a series of
career development grant programs often called the K-series awards after
the designation for the grant mechanism (K01, K02, K05, etc.) However,
each of the NIH institutes and centers implement this award in different
ways to accommodate the career needs of researchers working in fields
related to their specific missions. Therefore, all candidates are strongly
encouraged to contact the prospective NIH awarding component in the
early stages of application preparation to discuss issues of eligibility
and the specific provisions of these awards.
The application form for the career award is the standard PHS 398 form,
which is available on the web at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm.
There is a special Table of Contents page that must be used with the
application and that page is included within the 398 forms kit.
Below are brief descriptions of the various programs in the career
development awards series. The website for the most current program
announcement is included. Please check with the relevant program officers
to ensure that your application is within current funding priorities
and that you meet current eligibility standards. More information is
available on the NIH's Career Development website at:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award(K01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-019.html
The Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) provides support
for an intensive, supervised career development experience in one of
the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research
independence. Candidates for this award normally must have a research
or health-professional doctorate and postdoctoral research experience
at the time of application. In addition, the candidate must be
able to demonstrate the need for a three, four, or five-year period
of additional supervised research as well as the capacity and/or the
potential for highly productive independent research. The proposed career
development experience must be in a research area new to the applicant
and/or one in which an additional supervised research experience will
substantially add to the research capabilities of the applicant. The
candidate must provide a plan for achieving independent research support
by the end of the award period.
Although most of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this award
to support career development experiences that lead to independence,
the characteristics of the ideal candidate may vary. Some of the ICs
reserve this award for individuals who propose to train in a completely
new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their careers
because of illness or pressing family circumstances. Other ICs reserve
the K01 for faculty from underrepresented groups or faculty at minority
serving institutions who may want to enhance their research skills and
knowledge through a period of supervised training at a research center.
Finally, some ICs use it to support a research experience that will
substantially expand the knowledge and capabilities of a current postdoctoral
scientist. Therefore, potential applicants are strongly advised to contact
the appropriate NIH staff contact at the end of the complete announcement
(see website) to discuss their particular situation before developing
an application.
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-020.html
The Independent Scientist Award (K02) provides up to five years
of salary support for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate
the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing
their research careers. This award is intended to foster the development
of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential
to make significant contributions to their field of research.
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-021.html
The Senior Scientist Award (K05) provides stability of support to outstanding
scientists who have demonstrated a sustained, high level of productivity
and whose expertise, research accomplishments, and contributions to
the field have been and will continue to be critical to the mission
of the particular NIH center or institute. The award provides
salary support for award periods of up to five years as a means of enhancing
the individual recipient's skills and dedication to his/her area of
research. The Senior Scientist Award (K05) permits NIH institutes and
centers to identify and support exceptionally talented investigators
who are well established in their field of research.
Only the following NIH centers and institutes support this award:
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Academic Career Award (K07)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-070.html
The Academic Career Award (K07) provides support for individuals interested
in introducing or improving curriculum to enhance the educational or
research capacity of an institution. The award supports junior candidates
who wish to develop expertise in a particular field by improving teaching,
research, and leadership skills. It also supports senior candidates
with demonstrated scientific expertise and leadership skills.
Only the following NIH centers and institutes support this award:
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-003.html
The purpose of the Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)
is to support the development of outstanding clinician research scientists.
This mechanism provides specialized study for individuals with a health
professional doctoral degree committed to a career in laboratory or
field-based research. Candidates must have the potential to develop
into independent investigators. The K08 supports a three, four,
or five year period of supervised research experience that may integrate
didactic studies with laboratory or clinically-based research. The proposed
research must have intrinsic research importance as well as serving
as a suitable vehicle for learning the methodology, theories, and conceptualizations
necessary for a well trained independent researcher.
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (K12)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-140.html
The Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award (MCSDPA)
is an award to an educational institution to support career development
experiences for clinicians leading to research independence. At present
this mechanism is only supported by the National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research. Under this award, newly-trained clinicians
are to be selected and appointed to this program award by the grantee
institution. In other respects, the research experience of the candidates
selected for support under this award should resemble those supported
by the individual Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award.
Applications for this award should propose a research plan which has
both intrinsic research importance and will also serve as a suitable
vehicle for learning the methodology, theories, and conceptualizations
necessary for a well trained independent researcher. The program should
be designed to accommodate appointees with varying levels of experiences.
For example, a prospective candidate with limited experience in a given
field of research may find it appropriate to engage in a structured,
phased developmental program, including a designated period of didactic
training followed by a period of supervised research experience. The
entire program should be comparable in scope and rigor to meeting the
requirements for an advanced research degree.
Career Transition Award (K22)
This award provides support to an individual postdoctoral fellow in
transition to a faculty position. Often the first three or four years
of training are provided at the NIH. Each participating institute implements
this program differently. Please contact the appropriate institute for
current guidelines.
National Eye Institute (K22)
The NEI Scholars Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-98-107.html
The purpose of the National Eye Institute (NEI) Scholars Program is
to provide an opportunity for outstanding individuals to obtain laboratory
or clinical research training within the NEI intramural environment
and to facilitate the successful transition to continue their research
career at an extramural institution as independent vision researchers.
This is accomplished by first providing individuals with the necessary
resources to receive high quality research training for three to four
years at the NEI. This is followed by providing extramural funding to
support the research program for two years at the extramural institution
to which the NEI Scholar is recruited. It is anticipated that NEI Scholars
will subsequently compete for independent funding to continue their
research.
National Cancer Institute (K22)
The NCI Scholars Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-98-026.html
The purpose of the NCI Scholars Program is to provide an opportunity
for outstanding new investigators to begin their independent research
careers first within the special environment of the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) and second to continue their careers at an institution
of their choice. This program is designed to encourage exceptionally
well-qualified new investigators to establish themselves in the cancer
research field by providing them with independent research funding.
This is accomplished by providing through an NCI intramural funding
mechanism for three to four years the necessary resources to initiate
an independent research program at the NCI, followed by support for
two years through an extramural funding mechanism (K22) of their research
program at the extramural institution to which they are recruited.
National Human Genome Research Institute (K22)
Genome Scholar Development and Faculty Transition Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-022.html
The purpose of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Genome Scholar Development and Faculty Transition Award is to enable
promising new genome researchers to establish an independent research
program in genomic research and analysis and to secure a tenure-track
appointment in an academic institution in the United States. This is
accomplished by providing the necessary resources to initiate an independent
research program as a Genome Scholar in an extramural or a National
Institutes of Health (NIH) intramural laboratory for up to two years
followed by funding of their extramural research program for up to four
years at an extramural institution to which she/he has been recruited
as tenure-track faculty. The total number of years for both phases of
the award cannot exceed five. This award has two phases--a Genome Scholar
Development Phase and a Faculty Transition Phase. Applicants may apply
for both phases or for the Faculty Transition Phase only. It is anticipated
that awardees will subsequently obtain a research project grant (R01)
to support the continuation of their research.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K22)
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-154.html
The overall goals of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI) Career Transition Award (K22) program are to enable outstanding
individuals to obtain a research training experience in the NHLBI Division
of Intramural Research and to facilitate their successful transition
to an extramural environment as independent researchers. The award will
provide up to three years of support for research training in an NHLBI
intramural laboratory followed by two years of support for an independent
research project in an extramural institution. It is anticipated
that awardees will subsequently obtain research project grants such
as the R01 to support the continuation of their work.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K22)
Research Scholar Development Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-98-072.html
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites
applications from outstanding intramural and extramural postdoctoral
fellows for the Research Scholar Development Award (RSDA). The RSDA
will provide support for postdoctoral fellows who are moving to assistant
professor positions in an academic institution. The purpose of
the RSDA is to ease the transition to an academic position by enabling
the awardee to focus on the establishment of his/her research laboratory
prior to submitting applications for grant support. This is a two-year
pilot program begun May 15, 1998.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K22)
NICHD Career Transition Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-98-025.html
The overall goals of this program are to enable outstanding individuals
to obtain a research training experience in the National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Division of Intramural Research
and to facilitate their successful transition to an extramural environment
as independent researchers. The Career Transition Award will provide
two years of support for research training in an NICHD intramural laboratory
followed by two years of support for an independent research project
in an extramural institution. It is anticipated that awardees will subsequently
obtain a research project grant (R01) to support the continuation of
this work.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (K22)
NIDCR Scholar Development and Faculty Transition Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-097.html
The purpose of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR) Scholar Development and Faculty Transition Award is to enable
promising new researchers to obtain additional mentored postdoctoral
research experience and to secure a tenure line (or equivalent) position
at a U.S. academic institution. This award has two phases--a Scholar
Development Phase and a Faculty Transition Phase. The Scholar Development
Phase provides the necessary resources to support mentored postdoctoral
research training in an extramural or a National Institutes of Health
(NIH) intramural laboratory for up to three years. The Faculty Transition
Phase will fund the awardee's extramural research program for up to
four years at an institution to which she/he has been recruited on a
tenure line (or equivalent). The total number of years for both phases
of the award cannot exceed five. Applicants may apply for both phases
or for the Faculty Transition Phase only. It is anticipated that awardees
will subsequently obtain a research project grant (R01) to support the
continuation of their research.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
The NIDA Scholars Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-092.html
The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for outstanding
new investigators to begin their independent research careers (the intramural
phase) first within the collaborative and mentoring environment of the
NIDA intramural research program (IRP) and then to continue their careers
(the extramural phase) at an institution of their choice. This program
is also intended to continually enhance and invigorate the NIDA intramural
community by providing a cadre of new, creative scientists who will
interact with and expand the collaborative research opportunities of
NIDA intramural scientists. During the intramural phase of the program,
the IRP will provide the Scholar the necessary resources to progress
to a stage of research independence through a mentored 2-4 year experience
within the NIDA IRP.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K22)
Transition To Independent Positions (TIP)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-98-001.html
Human health and human disease result from three interactive elements:
(1) environmental exposures, (2) individual susceptibility, and (3)
time. The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction
from environmental exposures by understanding each of these elements
and how they interrelate. The NIEHS achieves its mission through multi-disciplinary
biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and
communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology
transfer, and community outreach. An important element of the NIEHS
mission is to develop the next generation of exceptionally talented
young scientists who are committed to understanding the impact of environmental
exposures on human health. The NIEHS TIP Program is a pilot Research
Scholar Development Award (K22) program targeted to talented postdoctoral
scientists. It provides a unique mechanism for attracting and supporting
exceptionally talented new investigators who can impact our understanding
of the problems and mechanisms associated with exposure to environmental
agents in order to better protect the public health.
National Institute Of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (K22)
NINDS Career Transition Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-00-122.html
The overall goals of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders
and Stroke (NINDS)Career Transition Award (K22) program are to enable
outstanding individuals to obtain a research training experience in
the NINDS Division of Intramural Research and to facilitate their successful
transition to an extramural environment as independent researchers.
The award will provide two to three years of support for research training
in a NINDS intramural laboratory followed by two to three years of support
for an independent research project in an extramural institution.
The combined duration cannot exceed five years. It is anticipated that
awardees will subsequently obtain research project grants such as the
R01 to support the continuation of their work.
National Institute of Nursing Research (K22)
NINR Career Transition Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-98-001.html
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) is participating
in an NIH pilot program whose overall goals are to enable outstanding
individuals to obtain a research training experience in the NIH intramural
clinical research laboratories and to facilitate their successful transition
to an extramural environment as independent researchers. The NINR Career
Transition Award will provide up to three years of support for research
training in an NINR or NIH intramural laboratory followed by two years
of support for an independent program of research in an extramural institution.
It is anticipated that awardees will subsequently obtain a research
project grant (R01) to support the continuation of their work.
Mentored Patient-oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-004.html
The purpose of the Mentored Patient-oriented Research Career Development
Award (K23) is to support the career development of investigators who
have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented
research. This mechanism provides support for three to five years of
supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who
have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators
focusing on patient-oriented research. Clinically trained professionals
or individuals with a clinical degree who are interested in further
career development in biomedical research that is not patient-oriented,
should refer to the Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development (K08)
Award (see http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
on the NIH website for details).
Mid-career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-00-005.html
The purpose of the Mid-career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented
Research (K24) is to provide support for clinicians to allow them protected
time to devote to patient-oriented research and to act as mentors for
beginning clinical investigators. The target candidates are outstanding
clinical scientists who are actively engaged in patient-oriented research.
Candidates are generally within 15 years of their specialty training.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the need for a period of intensive
research focus as a means of enhancing their clinical research careers
and must be committed to mentoring the next generation of patient-oriented
researchers. The award is intended to further both the research and
mentoring endeavors of outstanding patient-oriented investigators, to
enable them to expand their potential for significant contributions
to their field, and to act as mentors for beginning clinician researchers.
For the purposes of this award, patient-oriented research is defined
as research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin
such as tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator
directly interacts with human subjects. This area of research includes
1) mechanisms of human disease; 2) therapeutic interventions; 3) clinical
trials, and; 4) the development of new technologies.
Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-087.html
Research at the borders of disciplines and from fresh perspectives
often produces surprising and exciting results. Increasingly,
teams of scientists from diverse disciplines converge on a common research
questions. Individuals who can independently bridge different disciplines,
as well as those who are able to function as leading members of multi-disciplinary
research teams are playing ever more valuable roles at the forefront
of biomedicine. The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research
Career Development Award (K25) is to engender and foster such activities
by supporting the career development of investigators with quantitative
scientific and engineering backgrounds outside of biology or medicine
who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on behavioral
and biomedical research (basic or clinical). This mechanism is aimed
at research-oriented scientists with experience at the level of junior
faculty (e.g., early to mid-levels of assistant professor or research
assistant professor ranks). This award provides support for a period
of supervised study and research for professionals with such backgrounds
who have the potential to integrate their expertise with biomedicine
and develop into productive investigators.
Examples of quantitative scientific and technical backgrounds outside
of biology or medicine considered appropriate for this award include,
but are not limited to: mathematics, statistics, computer science, informatics,
physics, chemistry, and engineering.
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Aging
Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-065.html
The purpose of the Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology
Research is to provide support for established pathobiologists to allow
them protected time to devote to mouse pathobiology research and to
act as mentors for beginning investigators. The target candidates are
outstanding scientists engaged in pathobiology research who are within
15 years of their specialty training, who can demonstrate the need for
a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research
careers, and who are committed to mentoring the next generation of mouse
pathobiologists. The award is intended to further the research and mentoring
endeavors of outstanding mouse pathobiologists, enable them to expand
their potential to make significant contributions to their field of
research, and to act as mentors for beginning investigators.
Clinical Research Curriculum Award (CRCA) (K30)
http://grants.nih.gov/training/k30.htm
The CRCA is an award to institutions and addresses, in part, the NIH's
initiative to improve the quality of training in clinical research.
The NIH recognizes that highly trained clinical researchers are needed
in order to capitalize on the many profound developments and discoveries
in fundamental science and to translate them to clinical settings. This
RFA is intended to stimulate the inclusion of high-quality, multidisciplinary
didactic training as part of the career development of clinical investigators.
The CRCA supports the development or improvement of core courses designed
as in-depth instruction in the fundamental skills, methodology, theories,
and conceptualizations necessary for the well-trained, independent,
clinical researcher. While many NIH programs support research experiences
for new clinicians, not all of these trainees have the opportunity to
receive formal course work in the design of clinical research projects,
hypothesis development, biostatistics, epidemiology, and the legal,
ethical and regulatory issues related to clinical research. This award
is intended to support the development of new didactic programs
in clinical research at institutions that do not currently offer such
programs or, in institutions with existing didactic programs in clinical
research, to support or expand their programs or to improve the quality
of instruction. The goal of this program is to improve the training
of the participants, so that upon completion of their training, they
can more effectively compete for research funding.
For the purpose of this award, clinical research includes: patient-oriented
research, epidemiologic and behavioral studies, and outcomes or health
services research. The NIH defines patient-oriented research as research
conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as
tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator
directly interacts with human subjects. This area of research includes
the development of new technologies, mechanisms of human disease, therapeutic
interventions and clinical trials.
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Private Funders
This is not a comprehensive list of career development programs from private funders.
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/eprise/main/docroot/RES/RES_5_1?sitearea=RES
Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF)
This award is to support the training of researchers who have just received
their doctorate to enable them to qualify for an independent career
in cancer research (including basic, preclinical, clinical, psychosocial,
behavioral, and epidemiologic research). Awards are made for one to
three years with progressive stipends of $35,000, $37,000, and $40,000
per year, plus a $2,000 per year institutional allowance. Using special
endowment funds, the Society annual selects several of the top-ranked
fellows to receive special 3-year fellowships with an award amount of
$138,000. Applications must be received in the Society's Extramural
Grants Department by March 1 or October 1.
Clinical Research Training Grants for Junior Faculty (CRTG)
This program supports the training of junior faculty within the first
four years of their independent faculty appointment to conduct mentored
clinical, epidemiological or health policy and outcomes research. Awards
are made for up to three years for up to $150,000 per year, including
25% indirect costs. These grants may be renewed once for a two-year
period. Applications must be received in the Society's Extramural Grants
Department by March 1 or October 1.
Cancer Control Career Development Awards for Primary Care Physicians
This award is made to support primary care physicians with a rank of
instructor to assistant professor who are pursuing an academic career
with an emphasis on cancer control. Awards are made for three years
with progressive stipends of $50,000, $55,000, and $60,000 per year.
Applications must be received in the Society's Extramural Grants Department
by October 1.
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/research/
Scientist Development Grant
The objective of the Scientist Development Grant (SDG) is to support
highly promising beginning scientists in their progress toward independence
by encouraging and adequately funding research projects that can serve
to bridge the gap between completion of research training and readiness
for successful competition as an independent investigator. Funding is
available for research broadly related to cardiovascular function and
disease, stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, and public health
problems. Proposals are encouraged from all basic disciplines as well
as for epidemiological and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular
and stroke problems.
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/research/
Career Investigator Awards
Career Investigator Awards provide a stable salary and/or project support
for investigators who are making the transition from junior to mid-level
faculty. The award is not available to individuals who are full professors
or who have more than eight years of faculty experience. The awards
are designed to support physician investigators, but applications will
be accepted from other scientists.
Awards are $50,000 per year and may be renewed for an additional two
years depending on the availability of funds. An applicant must be a
United States citizen, a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of the
U.S. enrolled in a U.S. or Canadian institution. The deadline for applications
is October 1.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
http://www.bwfund.org/career_dev_awards.htm
Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences
are intended to foster the development and productivity of biomedical
researchers who are early in their careers and to help them make the
critical transition to becoming independent investigators. The awards
provide $500,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral training
and the early years of faculty service. During the postdoctoral period,
award recipients may train at degree-granting institutions in the United
States, Canada, or the United Kingdom. All faculty positions must be
taken at U.S. or Canadian degree-granting institutions. It is expected
that by the end of the award, recipients will be engaged in productive
research programs and will be able to compete effectively for support
from government and other extramural sources.
Dermatology Foundation
http://www.dermfnd.org/
Health Care Policy Clinical Career Development Award
This $55,000 award (renewable up to two years) supports the establishment
and development of health care policy careers for dermatologists. Applications
are accepted from junior investigators who have completed formal clinical
training in a dermatology residency program in the United States and
are in the early stages of their academic careers. Health policy research
includes outcome studies, information system development, as well as
development and evaluation of methods for delivery and practice of population-based
dermatology.
Clinical Career Development Award
This $55,000 award (renewable up to two years) aims at investigators
with significant creativity in clinically relevant research. Its
purpose is to assist in transition from fellowship to established investigator.
Applications are accepted from junior investigators in the early stages
of their academic career. Applicants must have completed training in
a U.S. dermatology residency program and be faculty members in a department
or division of dermatology. The applicant must have initial training
(2-3 year fellowship or postdoctoral training) in relevant research.
Research Career Development Award
>This $55,000 award (renewable up to two years) is to assist
in the transition from fellowship to established investigator. Applications
will be accepted from junior investigators in the early stages of their
academic careers. Applicants must be faculty members in a department
or division of dermatology, demonstrate a strong commitment to skin
research and already have initial training (2-3 year research fellowship
or postdoctoral training) in biomedical research.
Fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology
This program provides a $45,000 stipend to foster the development of
clinical scholars in pediatric dermatology that will advance the field
through patient care, research and teaching. Applicants must have an
M.D. or M.D, Ph.D. degree and have completed their clinical training
in a dermatology residency program in the U.S. Applicants should be
in the early stages of their career development, be board eligible or
certified in dermatology and within five years of completion of their
residency at the time of funding. Individuals with an academic appointment
at the level of Assistant Professor or above are not eligible for this
award. Applicant's preceptor must have an academic appointment in dermatology
or be a preceptor in another program at the same institution if the
latter has been approved by the dermatology chair by letter included
with the application.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
http://ddcf.aibs.org/csa/index.asp
Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Awards
The purpose of the Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Award Program is to
help prepare and support new investigators with a MD or MD/PhD (physician-scientists)
as they begin their careers as independent clinical researchers. The
program is limited to the development of researchers in cardiovascular
diseases, cancer, AIDS, and sickle cell anemia and other blood disorders.
Note: Experiments that utilize animals or primary tissues derived
from animals will not be supported by this program.
March of Dimes
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_1452.asp
Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
This award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on
their independent research careers and is limited, therefore, to those
holding recent faculty appointments. The applicants' research interests
should be consonant with those of the Foundation. Deans, Chairmen of
Departments or Directors of Institutes/Centers should submit nominations
for this award. The nomination should be postmarked or transmitted by
facsimile no later than February 15. Candidates accepted by us will
receive application forms to be submitted with a postmark on or before
May 31. The final review of the proposals will be conducted by our scientific
advisory committee in October and the candidates will be informed of
the decisions shortly thereafter. The funding cycle begins on February
1 of the following year.
Pfizer, Inc.
Scholars Program for New Faculty
http://www.physicianscientist.com/scholars_programs/index.html
Support is provided to newly appointed medical school faculty members
to conduct research in the areas of biological psychiatry/neuroscience,
cancer biology/oncology, cardiovascular medicine, infectious diseases,
and rheumatology/immunology. Grants are $65,000 per year for two years.
Pfizer/SAWHR Scholarly Grants for Faculty Development in Women's Health
http://www.physicianscientist.com/scholars_programs/womens_health.html
The sponsor provides support for research in the basic biology of serious
diseases that affect women. Applicants must demonstrate a research interest
in biological mechanisms of diseases in women in one of the following
therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease/medicine; mental health; or
reproductive physiology (which may include effects of sex hormones on
reproductive and nonreproductive physiology).
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation
http://www.phrmaf.org/
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