NIH Career Awards Informational Session

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NIH Career AwardsInformational Session

• Susan E. Maier, Ph.D.
• Office of Proposal Development
• Vice President for Research
• Texas AM University
• and
• Office of Research and Graduate Studies
• The Texas AM University System Health Science
  Center

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NIH Career Awards

• Specific awards, descriptions and eligibility
  information
• http//grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmenta
  wards.htm
• Application forms
• http//grants1.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm
• Success rates for NIH career awards
• http//grants1.nih.gov/training/outcomes.htmfunde
  d
• Dont know which award is right for you?
• http//grants1.nih.gov/training/kwizard/index.htm

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NIH Career vs. Training

• Training includes institutional training awards
  (T32), individual pre-doctoral (F31),
  post-doctoral (F32) and short-term training (F33)
  awards
• Career awards include K series and some
  specialized awards from various ICs (e.g., NIDAs
  Scholars Program)
• Career awards can be used to transition
• From mentored research into independent research
• From one research field (e.g., molecular biology)
  into a different research field (e.g., behavior)

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K Series Awards

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  (PA-06-001)
• K01 International Research Scientist Development
  Award (PAR-05-048)
• K02 Independent Scientist Award (PA-00-020) exp
• K05 Senior Scientist Award (PA-00-021) exp
• K07 Academic Career Award (PA-00-070)
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
  (PA-00-003) exp
• K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
  Program Award (awarded to institution)
• K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell
  Research (PAR-02-069)
• K22 Career Transition Award (Postdoctoral fellow
  to faculty currently under IC support)
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
  Development Award (PA-05-143)
• K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In
  Patient-Oriented Research (PA-04-107)
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career
  Development Award (PA-02-127)
• K26 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Mouse
  Pathobiology Research
• K30 Clinical Research Curriculum Award (awarded
  to institution)

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K Series Awards Early

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  (PA-06-001)
• K01 International Research Scientist Development
  Award (PAR-05-048)
• K02 Independent Scientist Award (PA-00-020) exp
• K05 Senior Scientist Award (PA-00-021) exp
• K07 Academic Career Award (PA-00-070)
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
  (PA-00-003) exp
• K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
  Program Award (awarded to institution)
• K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell
  Research (PAR-02-069)
• K22 Career Transition Award (Postdoctoral fellow
  to faculty currently under IC support)
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
  Development Award (PA-05-143)
• K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In
  Patient-Oriented Research (PA-04-107)
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career
  Development Award (PA-02-127)
• K26 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Mouse
  Pathobiology Research

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K Series Awards Mid-Career

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  (PA-06-001)
• K01 International Research Scientist Development
  Award (PAR-05-048)
• K02 Independent Scientist Award (PA-00-020) exp
• K05 Senior Scientist Award (PA-00-021) exp
• K07 Academic Career Award (PA-00-070)
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
  (PA-00-003) exp
• K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
  Program Award (awarded to institution)
• K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell
  Research (PAR-02-069)
• K22 Career Transition Award (Postdoctoral fellow
  to faculty currently under IC support)
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
  Development Award (PA-05-143)
• K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In
  Patient-Oriented Research (PA-04-107)
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career
  Development Award (PA-02-127)
• K26 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Mouse
  Pathobiology Research

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K Series Awards Senior

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  (PA-06-001)
• K01 International Research Scientist Development
  Award (PAR-05-048)
• K02 Independent Scientist Award (PA-00-020) exp
• K05 Senior Scientist Award (PA-00-021) exp
• K07 Academic Career Award (PA-00-070)
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
  (PA-00-003) exp
• K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
  Program Award (awarded to institution)
• K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell
  Research (PAR-02-069)
• K22 Career Transition Award (Postdoctoral fellow
  to faculty currently under IC support)
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career
  Development Award (PA-05-143)
• K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award In
  Patient-Oriented Research (PA-04-107)
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career
  Development Award (PA-02-127)
• K26 Mid-Career Investigator Award In Mouse
  Pathobiology Research

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Research DoctorateEight Different Awards

• Ready for faculty position
• K22 (transition)
• K01 (with career hiatus or new area)
• K02 (already funded protected time)
• K18, K25, K26 (specialized opportunities)
• K05 (protected time, salary support)
• K07 (research to teaching)

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Health Profession DoctorateNine Different Awards

• After clinical training, ready for faculty
  position
• K12 (institution)
• K08 (research not with patients)
• K23 (research with patients)
• K24 (mentor junior clinicians)
• Others of interest to research area (K18, K07,
  K25, K26)

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NIH Institutes and Centers
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Success in Career Awards
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Success Rates for Selected K Awards By
Organization FY2003

• Texas AM University System 956,768
• Baylor Research Institute 91,178
• University of Houston 77,856
• Texas Tech University HSC 87,335
• Baylor College of Medicine 8,139,724
• University of Texas System 14,566,617

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Common Elements of NIH Career Awards K Series

• US citizen or lawful permanent resident of US
• Use PHS398 (new applications), PHS2590 (competing
  continuation, revised, supplemental)
• Postmark due date Feb 1, June 1, Oct 1 (new)
• FA (indirect) costs limited to 8 of total
  modified direct costs
• READ THE PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT OR SOLICITATION FOR
  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS!!

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Kasi E. Russell-Lodrigue, D.V.M.

• K08 Award from NIH/NIAID
• An Inhalation Model of Q Fever in Guinea Pigs
• http//crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generat
  e_screen
• kerussell_at_cvm.tamu.edu

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Training Awards

• Institutional, e.g., training grants, T32
• Postmark due date Jan 10, May 10, Sep 10
• Not all IC accept T32 during each cycle check
  with individual IC
• Individual, F series (F31, F32, F33)
• Use Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
  Award Mechanism
• Postmark due date Apr 5, Aug 5 Dec 5
• F31 for Minority Students or Students with
  Disabilities have different due date (May 1, Nov
  15)
• Application form is PHS416-1 (new) or PHS416-9
  (non-competing continuing progress report)
• http//grants1.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm
• No FA costs allowed

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Predoctoral Fellowships (F31)

• Current, PA-04-032
• Predoctoral training support for doctoral
  candidates who have successfully completed their
  comprehensive examinations and will be performing
  dissertation research and training
• Applicant should provide evidence of potential
  for a productive research career
• Applicant must propose a dissertation research
  project and training program which falls into a
  research area within the scientific mission of
  the NIAAA, NIBIB, NIDCD, NIDA, NIMH, or NINDS
• Appropriate institutional support for training
  program
• Must be US citizen and have received a
  baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in a program
  leading to a research doctorate
• F31s also available for special populations
• Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30), e.g., PA-05-151
• Predoctoral Fellowships for Minority Students
  (F31), e.g., PA-00-069
• Predoctoral Fellowships for Students with
  Disabilities (F31), e.g., PA-00-068

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Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)

• Current, PA-03-067
• Postdoctoral training must be within the broad
  scope of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical
  research
• Training must offer an opportunity to enhance the
  fellow's understanding of the health-related
  sciences and extend his/her potential for a
  productive research career
• Must be US citizen with advanced degree
• Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.C., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D.,
  D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D., Dr. P.H., D.N.S., N.D.,
  Pharm.D., D.S.W., Psy.D.
• Only allowed 3 years of aggregate
  Kirschstein-NRSA support at the postdoctoral
  level, including any combination of support from
  institutional training grants (T32) and
  individual fellowship awards (F32)

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Senior Fellowships (F33)

• Current, PA-00-131 (See addendum, NOT-EB-05-001)
• Senior Fellowships are for short-term training
• experienced scientists make major changes in the
  direction of their research careers or broaden
  their scientific background by acquiring new
  research capabilities
• Experienced scientists must have at least seven
  years of research experience beyond the
  doctorate, and have progressed past independent
  investigator
• Award can be used to support sabbatical
  experiences for established independent
  scientists (not intended for postdoctoral level
  investigators seeking to prove their research
  potential prior to independence)
• Must be US citizen and be at least seven years
  beyond the qualifying doctoral degree
• Qualifying doctoral degrees include Ph.D., M.D.,
  D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., D.P.M., Sc.D.,
  Eng.D., N.D., D.C., Dr. P.H., D.N.S., Pharm. D.,
  D.S.W., Psy.D.

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Electronic Grant Submission

• December 1, 2005 Small Business Innovative
  Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
  Transfer Programs (STTR) (R41, R42, R43, R44)
• December 15, 2005 Support for Conferences
  Scientific Meetings (R13 U13)
• January 25, 2006 Academic Research Enhancement
  Awards (AREA) (R15)    (Changed to February 25,
  2006 per NOT-OD-05-080)
• June 1, 2006 Small Grant Programs (R03)
  Exploratory/Development Research Grant Awards
  (R21)
• October 1, 2006 Research Project Grant Program
  (R01)