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What is an NIH K Award?

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What is an NIH K Award?

K awards provide support for senior postdoctoral fellows or faculty-level candidates. The objective of these programs is to bring candidates to the point where they are able to conduct their research independently and are competitive for major grant support.

What is the difference between K08 and K23?

The K08 grant is the “Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award,” while the K23 is the “Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award.” The main difference between these two grants is that the K23 requires direct interaction with human subjects, while the K08 does not.

What are the different K Awards?

Types of K Awards at NIAID

  • Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
  • Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
  • NIAID Career Transition Award (K22)
  • Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)
  • Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)

Is AK award a training grant?

K awards are primarily training grants; these provide mentored training to potential researchers in order to facilitate the transition to an independent career. It is your most compelling argument for the study design, one that will increase your chances of obtaining the grant.

How do I get my K Award?

All mentored K awards require that the awardee:

  1. Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States (does NOT apply to K99/R00)
  2. Be located at a U.S. institution.
  3. Have preliminary data on which to base his/her hypothesis-driven 3 to 5-year research project in an area of interest to the NIDDK.

What is a K24 grant?

A K24 is a midcareer award that protects 25-50% of your time for mentoring and learning a new skill or expanding on an existing skill. Eligible applicants are at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, R01 (or equivalent)-funded, and doing patient-oriented research.

How much is a K99 award?

The K99 phase has a total cost cap of $90,000 per year. The R00 phase of the award, has a total cost limit of $249,000 per year.

Who is eligible for K Award?

All mentored K awards require that the awardee: Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States (does NOT apply to K99/R00) Be located at a U.S. institution. Have preliminary data on which to base his/her hypothesis-driven 3 to 5-year research project in an area of interest to the NIDDK.

How much money is a K23 award?

The K23 award can allow a maximum of $50,000 in exceptional cases.

How do you get AK award?

The career development plan

  1. Candidate background-an opportunity to get the Reviewers interested. A strong track record that documents a sincere desire for academic research is required for a K award.
  2. The mentor and project.
  3. The advisory “mentorship” committee.
  4. Research and Professional Activities.

How much money is AK Grant?

The grant provides: Salary Fund: up to $50,000. Research Fund: up to $25,000.

Who is eligible for K23?

Eligibility for the K23 is limited to individuals with no more than 6 years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application (either the initial or resubmission application). The NIMH will generally limit support to no more than 4 years.

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