At a glance
This NIH K25 program supports mentored career development for quantitative scientists and engineers who want to move into biomedical, behavioral, bioimaging, or bioengineering research, and this notice is only for applicants proposing an independent clinical trial, a feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial. Eligible applicants include a wide range of U.S. organizations, including nonprofits, universities, governments, small businesses, and foreign organizations, but non-U.S. entities are not eligible to apply and applications with foreign subawards or subcontracts are not allowed. The award period may not exceed 5 years, and participating NIH institutes provide salary, fringe benefits, and research development costs for items such as tuition, supplies, equipment, technical personnel, travel, and statistical services. No cost sharing is required, and indirect costs are reimbursed at 8% of modified total direct costs.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. The K25 award will provide support and "protected time" for a period of supervised study and research for productive professionals with quantitative (e.g., mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, chemistry) and engineering backgrounds to integrate their expertise with NIH-relevant research.This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for applicants proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial, as part of their research and career development. Applicants not planning an independent clinical trial, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, must apply to companion FOA.
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