At a glance
This program funds institutional mentored research career development for later-stage postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty in clinical and translational science, including support and protected time for scholars. Eligible applicants are institutions that submit a required companion UM1 application at the same time or while the UM1 is under review, active, or awarded; the K12 can be awarded only if the UM1 is awarded. The NOFO allows clinical trials, and scholars may lead an independent trial, conduct an ancillary trial, or gain experience on another investigator’s trial. Up to $120,000 per year may support each scholar’s salary, and the total budget per scholar may not exceed $180,000 in direct costs per year. The project period is up to 5 years, and the budget tier for the K12 must match the companion UM1 tier.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) will award Institutional Research Career Development (K12) programs through the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage institutions to propose creative and innovative institutional research career development programs designed to prepare an outstanding heterogeneous pool of promising later stage postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty scholars who have made a commitment to independent clinical and translational science research careers (i.e., tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions)to facilitate their timely career advancementand continued engagement in research (i.e., sectors including academia, industry, nonprofit and government).
Who can apply
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education