NIH Career Development Programs Ks

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NIH Career Development Programs (Ks)

• Marcia L. Hahn
• Grants Policy Branch, OPERA, OER
• Email hahnm_at_mail.nih.gov
• And
• Walter L. Goldschmidts, Ph.D.
• Acting NIH Research Training Officer
• Email goldschw_at_mail.nih.gov
• Web http//grants.nih.gov/training/index.htm
  

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NIH Research Career Development Programs

• Become a well-informed consumer
• Find out about NIH Institute missions and
  programs www.nih.gov
• Find out about Institute and Center specific
  utilization of funding mechanisms
• Contact appropriate program or grants management
  staff
• Talk with potential mentors, collaborator, peers
• (earlyfollow up)

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Purpose

• NIH Research Training and Career Development
  Programs help ensure that a diverse pool of
  highly trained scientists are available in
  adequate numbers and in appropriate research
  areas to address the Nations biomedical,
  behavioral, and clinical research needs.

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NIH Institutes Centers
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FY 2005 AppropriationTotal NIH Budget
Authority28.594 Billion
Training 3 762 Million
Research Project Grants 54 15.438 Billion
762M Training 614M Ks 1.376 Billion
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Number of NIH K AwardsFiscal Years 1994 - 2003
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Number of Dollars (M) to K AwardsFiscal Years
1994 - 2003
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Average K Award SizeFiscal Years 1994 - 2003
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Career AwardsCurrent Patterns of Use
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NIH Career Development Programs

• Thirteen Different Mechanisms
• Articulate with Career Stage
• Mentored, Mid-career, Senior
• Interact with other NIH Awards
• K Kiosk at http//grants.nih.gov/training/careerde
  velopmentawards.htm
• Career Award Wizard at http//grants.nih.gov/train
  ing/kwizard/index.htm

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards Costs

• Some costs vary widely across NIH
  Institutes/Centers. Review specific
  announcements carefully.
• Salary/fringe benefits
• Salaries capped between 75,000 and legislated
  cap (currently 175,700)
• Fringe benefits are over above any cap
• Salary supplementation OK, but must be from
  non-Federal sources not require extra duties
  that would interfere w/K
• Research/development costs
• Generally 25,000 to 50,000
• Commonly used for supplies, equipment, technical
  personnel, travel to research mtgs or training,
  tuition/fees/books related to career development,
  computational services (including personnel
  computer use)

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards Costs
(continued)

• Ancillary Personnel Support Generally not
  allowed--salary for administrative/secretarial
  support, support for mentors
• FA Costs 8 Rate, Base MTDC

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards

• Duration three, four, or five years
• Extensions in time award terms remain in effect
  (i.e. minimum effort, no salary from other
  federal funding source)
• Entry level awards require a mentor
• Mentored Ks encouraged to apply for independent
  support during K
• Non-mentored awards (e.g., K02) are sometimes
  renewable

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards (cont.)

• Level of Effort
• Mentored awards require full time effort (defined
  as at least 75 percent on research and the rest
  on other career development activities)
• New Policy For K eligibility purposes,
  individual must have a full-time appointment at
  applicant organization and the minimum effort
  requirement must be covered by that appointment
• Guide Notice OD-04-056 http//grants.nih.gov/gr
  ants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-056.html

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards (Level of
Effort cont.)

• New Policy Mentored awards in final 2 years may
  now reduce effort on K if appropriate and if
  replaced by effort as a PI or subproject PD
  provided they remain in mentored situation.
• Effective with applications submitted since
  2/1/04
• See NIH GUIDE Notice http//grants.nih.gov/grants
  /guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-007.html
• Non-mentored senior awards either 25 to 50 or
  full-time
• Temporary reduction permissible in unusual and
  pressing circumstances

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards (cont.)

• EligibilityWho can Apply?
• Doctoral Degree (generally)
• Some (K08, K23) require clinical degree
• US Citizen, Non-Citizen National, Permanent
  Resident
• Previous NIH Principal Investigators may be
  Ineligible
• Usually PI on R03 or R21 is OK
• PI on R01 or subproject PI on a P01 is not OK
• Read Announcements carefully!

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Common Features of NIH Career Awards (cont.)

• Other income
• Fees resulting from research activities required
  by the K award may not be retained by the
  recipient
• Royalties and fees may be retained if incidental,
  not required by research training activities of
  the K award, and consistent with grantee
  institutions policies. Examples scholarly
  writing, service on advisory groups,
  lecturer/speaker fees, fees resulting from
  clinical practice, professional consulting, or
  other comparable activities
• Change of Institution or Mentor
• Requires prior approval of the NIH awarding
  component contact NIH staff ASAP!

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Application Procedures

• PHS Form 398 - Career Award Section
• Receipt Dates
• February 1, June 1, October 1
• IC Use of Career Awards is Variable! Call the
  NIH awarding component!

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NIH Research Training and Career Development
Timetable
Approx. Stage of Research Training and
Development
Mechanism of Support

Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
GRADUATE/ MEDICAL STUDENT
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31) Predoctoral
Individual MD/PhD NRSA (F30)
Postdoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32)
POST DOCTORAL
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
(K01) Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
Award (K08) Mentored Patient-Oriented RCDA
(K23) Mentored Quantitative RCDA (K25)
EARLY
Small Grant (R03)
CAREER
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
MIDDLE
Research Project Grant (R01)
Midcareer Investigator Award in
Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Exploratory/Development Grant (R21)
SENIOR
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
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Mentored Career Development Awards
Independent Investigator
Postdoctoral
Graduate School
College
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
(K01)
Mentored Quantitative Research Career
Development Award (K25)
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
(K08)
Career Transition Award (K22)
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research
Development Award (K23)
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Mentored Career Development AwardsWhat are they?

• Support mechanisms that provide mentored
  research experiences to gain additional expertise
  in a new research area or in an area that will
  significantly enhance research capabilities

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Mentored Career Development AwardsObjective

• It is expected that the mentored research and
  career development experience will lead to an
  independent and productive research career

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Mentored Career Development AwardsWhich One?

• K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
• K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
• K22 Research Career Award for Transition to
  Independence
• K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research
  Development Award
• K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Development
  Award

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Option for Individuals w/Research Doctorate K01

• Provides an intensive, mentored research
  experience
• Candidates normally must have a research or
  health professional doctorate postdoctoral
  experience
• Not an extension of postdoctoral training
• Varied and limited NIH Institute Center (IC)
  participation
• Some ICs use for re-entry
• Some ICs use to pursue new research area
• Requires plan for independence

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Options for Individuals w/Health Professional
Degrees K08

• Supervised research experience for individuals
  w/health professional degree who are committed to
  a career in laboratory or field-based research
• Phased award period
• didactic experience
• hands-on research experience
  
• Can support non-patient-oriented research

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Option for Individuals w/Research Doctorate K22

• Each participating IC has specific eligibility
  criteria and award provisions
• Assists transition to independence
• Applications may have no applicant institution
• NIH issues a provisional award letter
• Activated after identifying a suitable position
  at a research institution
• Might include continuing postdoctoral segment
• Several include intramural phase extramural
  phase
• Eligibility may be restricted
• ICs using this mechanism NIAID, NIAMS, NCI,
  NICHD, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK, NEI, NIEHS NHGRI,
  NHLBI, NIMH, NINDS, NINR

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Options for Individuals w/Health Professional
Degrees K23

• 3-5 yrs supervised study research for
  clinically trained professionals w/a commitment
  to focus research on patient-oriented research
• Patient-Oriented defined as research conducted
  w/human subjects (or material of human origin
  such as tissues, specimens) for which PI directly
  interacts w/human subjects
• Requires clinical doctorate or equivalent
• Must have completed clinical training, (including
  specialty/sub-specialty if applicable) prior to
  award
• May submit application prior to completion of
  clinical training

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Options for Individuals w/Quantitative
Background K25

• Mentored experiences for scientists from
  quantitative and engineering backgrounds
  interested in pursuing health-related research
• Postdocs to Senior Faculty eligible to apply

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Mentored Career Development AwardsHow are they
reviewed?

• Candidate
• Mentor
• Career Development Plan
• Research Plan
• Institutional Environment

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Mentored Career Development AwardsOutcome
Patterns
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Mid-Career Development Awards
Independent Investigator
Postdoctoral
Graduate School
College
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented
Research (K24)
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Options for Individuals w/Health Professional
Degrees K02

• Intended for newly independent scientists (some
  ICs require NIH support) who demonstrate a need
  for a period of intensive research focus in order
  to enhance their research careers
• Limited NIH Institute and Center participation
• May be renewable
• Salary pro-rated (up to legislated maximum rate)

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Options for Individuals w/Health Professional
Degrees K24

• Provides clinician investigators protected time
  to devote to patient-oriented research to serve
  as research mentors for junior patient-oriented
  researchers
• Protects between 25 and 50 of professional
  effort
• Candidate must engage in patient-oriented
  research
• Salary pro-rated (up to legislated maximum rate)
• Salary from other Federal sources OK
• Nearly all ICs participate

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Senior Career Development Awards
Independent Investigator
Postdoctoral
Graduate School
College
Senior Scientist Award (K05)

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Senior Scientist Award K05

• Provides stability of support for
  well-established, outstanding scientists with
  high levels of productivity whose expertise is
  critical to the mission of a particular NIH
  Institute or Center
• Requires past record of NIH support
• Requires peer-reviewed support at time of award
• Limited NIH Institute and Center participation
  (Only NCI, NCCAM, NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH)

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Extramural Loan Repayment

• Extramural Programs
• Health Disparities
• Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
• Contraception and Infertility
• Pediatric Research
• Clinical Research
• Researchers at 50 effort or more at non-profit
  organizations with qualifying educational debt
• Payments to loaning institution up to 35,000 per
  year
• Pay tax on the loan payments
• Concurrent service requirement
• Office of Loan Repayment Website
  http//www.lrp.nih.gov/