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Career Development Awards

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): BRAIN Initiative: Mentored Clinician Scientist Research Career Development program to Develop Expertise in Intracranial Human Neuroscience Research (K08)

The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to promote the availability of Mentored Clinician Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) applications in research areas covered by the NIH BRAIN Initiative®.

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01)

Supports mentored career development of individuals proposing a career redirection in biomedical research

HEAL Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral-to-Independent Career Transition Award in PAIN and SUD Research to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)

The overall goal of the NIH Research Career Development program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08)

Supports mentored career development of individuals proposing a career in clinical research

HEAL Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral-to-Independent Career Transition Award in PAIN and SUD Research (K99/R00)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for candidates proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, an ancillary study to a clinical trial, or an independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans (BESH).

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23)

Supports mentored career development of individuals proposing a career in patient-oriented clinical research

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25)

Supports mentored training for professionals with quantitative and engineering backgrounds

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)

Facilitates a timely transition from postdoctoral research to an independent research position

BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)

Enhances workforce diversity in the neuroscience workforce.

Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)

The purpose of the MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00) program is to support a cohort of early career, independent investigators from diverse backgrounds conducting research in NIH mission areas.