Funding Opportunities

NIH K99/R00 Career Transition Awards

The purpose of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. The program will provide independent NIH research support during this transition in order to help awardees to launch competitive, independent research careers. There are no citizenship requirements for this funding; however, there is a time limit of eligibility related to when the terminal degree was awarded (usually 4 years).

• NIH Pathway to Independence Award (PA-20-188)
• MOSAIC:  Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (PAR-21-271 & PAR-21-272)
• NIA Advance Postdoctoral Career Transition Awards to Promote Diversity (PAR-21-220)
• BRAIN Initiative Advanced Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (RFA-NS-19-043)
• Pathway to Independence Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (RFA-OD-20-009)

NIH F32 Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) is to support research training of highly promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.  Applications are expected to incorporate exceptional mentorship.

• F32 NRSA (PA-21-048)
• BRAIN Initiative (RFA-MH-20-620)
• AHQR NRSA (PA-17-481)
• NINDS NRSA (PAR-21-032)

NIH F33 NRSA Individual Senior Fellowship

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards senior individual research training fellowships to experienced scientists who wish to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities as independent investigators in research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

• F33 NRSA (PA-21-047)  

Template for grant applications requiring Training in Responsible Conduct of Research.