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Career Transition Programs

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.

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.

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).