At a glance
This award funds a two-phase career transition program for outstanding NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level intramural researchers, including an initial mentored intramural period and a later independent phase at an extramural institution. It is only for applicants proposing to be the lead investigator on an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial. The intramural phase can last up to two years, and the extramural phase can last three years; the extramural phase may not exceed $249,000 per year or $747,000 total, including salary, fringe benefits, research support allowance, and F&A costs. No cost sharing is required. Foreign organizations, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not allowed, and applications for the mentored phase must be submitted by the NHLBI intramural program on behalf of eligible intramural candidates.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The purpose of the NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) program is to provide highly qualified postdoctoral fellows in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research the opportunity to transition their research programs as new investigators to extramural institutions. To achieve these objectives, the NHLBI Career Transition Award will support two phases of research: a mentored intramural phase (up to two years) and an extramural phase (three years), for a total of five years of combined support. Transition from the intramural phase of support to the extramural phase is not automatic. Approval of the transition will be based on the success of the awardee's research program during the mentored phase as determined by an NHLBI progress review, which will include an evaluation of a research plan to be carried out at the extramural institution.
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