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Career Development Awards

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

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

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

Supports mentored training for professionals with quantitative and engineering backgrounds

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

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®.

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).