At a glance
This NIH program provides salary and research support for 3 to 5 years of mentored career development for scientists leading their own independent clinical trial, feasibility study, or ancillary clinical trial. Eligible applicants include many U.S. organizations such as nonprofits, universities, governments, small businesses, and foreign organizations cannot apply; the candidate must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree and, by award time, be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident. The award pays salary, fringe benefits, and research development costs such as tuition, supplies, equipment, technical personnel, travel, and statistical services, and indirect costs are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs. The total project period may not exceed 5 years, cost sharing is not required, and applications with foreign subawards or subcontracts are not allowed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and protected time (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Although all of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this support mechanism to support career development experiences that lead to research independence, some ICs use the K01 award for individuals who propose to train in a new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their research career because of illness or pressing family circumstances.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments