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Post Doctoral Training/Clinical Residency

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®.

Pays qualified educational debt for individuals committed to clinical research

Supports mentored training for postdoctoral fellows obtaining additional research experience

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

Supports mentored training for professionals with quantitative and engineering backgrounds

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

Supports the transition and retention of investigators from mentored career development to research independence and to minimize departures from biomedical research workforce.