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NCCAM Training and Career Development Opportunities

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Click on the program names below to see more information.

Career Development Awards

Awards are made to the individual and managed by the individual’s institution on his/her behalf.

Mentored Career Development for New and Junior Investigators
K01: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (PA-11-190)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For individuals interested in mentored research-training in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
K07: Academic Career Award (Development) (PA-11-192)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For individuals interested in mentored research-training in basic or clinical biomedical research with an educational curricular development component.
K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (PA-11-193)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For individuals with a clinical/health-professional doctorate interested in mentored research-training in biomedical, behavioral, or translational research.
K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (PA-11-194)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For individuals with a clinical/health-professional doctorate interested in mentored research-training in research conducted with human subjects.
K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (PA-11-197)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For individuals in advanced postdoctoral positions ready to transition to independent research positions.
  • Applicants (candidates or mentees) are individuals interested in working with faculty who have funded research in NCCAM Priority Areas.
  • Applicants (candidates or mentees) must have a full-time appointment at the academic institution that is the applicant institution.
  • Mentor(s) is/are required and must have funded independent research projects
  • Application: Mentoring Plan, Mentor (s) recommendation, and Research Project are required
  • Candidate’s Commitment: Minimum of 9 person months (75%) of full-time professional effort required annually
  • Institutional Commitment: Strongly recommended and expected
  • Duration: 3 to 5 years
  • Grant Supports: Salary ~ Up to $75,000 plus fringe benefits per year and research supplies up to $25,000 per year
  • Expectation: NCCAM expects funded candidates to submit successful independent research applications during their funded career development period and become independent investigators by the end of the funding period.
Career Development Awards for Independent Established Investigators
K07: Academic Career Award (Leadership)
(PA-11-192)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For investigators interested in improving curricula and enhancing the institutional health-related research capacity.
K24: Mid-Career Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research
(PA-11-195)
Application Deadlines: February 12/June 12/October 12
For investigators interested in mentoring new/junior researchers while contributing to an NIH-affiliated Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA).
  • Applicants must have a full-time appointment at the academic institution that is the applicant institution.
  • Senior = Established Investigator with Funded Research
NIH Loan Repayment Programs
Clinical Research
Application Deadline: Fall of each year (e.g., September 1 through November 15, 2012)
For individuals with a clinical/health-professional doctorate conducting qualified clinical research
Pediatric Research
Application Deadline: Fall of each year (e.g., September 1 through November 15, 2012)
For individuals with a clinical/health-professional doctorate conducting qualified pediatric research
  • Program Goal: Encourage outstanding health professionals to pursue careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, and clinical research.
  • Eligibility: Citizenship, Doctoral Degree, Qualified Debt (>20% base salary)
  • Duration/Commitment: Up to 2 years
  • Support: NIH may repay up to $35,000 of your qualified student loan debt per year, including most undergraduate, graduate, and medical school loans. Loan repayment benefits are in addition to the institutional salary you receive for your research.

Fellowships

Name Predoctoral Postdoctoral Faculty
F31: NCCAM Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-11-112)
Application Deadlines: April 13/August 13/December 13
F32: NCCAM Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (PA-11-113)
Application Deadlines: April 8/August 8/December 8
  • Awards are made to the individual and managed by the individual’s institution on his/her behalf.
  • Applicants (candidates or mentees) are individuals interested in working with faculty who have funded research in NCCAM Priority Areas.
  • NRSA Policies (NIH)
  • Per NOT-AT-13-002 NCCAM will not accept applications to these programs proposing to conduct new, free-standing clinical trials or studies. Applicants to the fellowship programs interested in clinical research are encouraged to participate in the planning, design, and implementation of the mentor’s ongoing clinical trials and studies in order to gain the training and experience necessary to become independent clinical investigators.

Institutional Training Programs

Name Predoctoral Postdoctoral Faculty
T32: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Program (PA-11-184)
Application Deadline: January 25
T35: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant
(PA-11-185)
Application Deadline: January 25
T90/R90: Interdisciplinary Complementary and Integrative Health Clinical Research Training Award
(PAR-13-065 )
Application Deadlines: March 4, 2013; January 28, 2014; and January 28, 2015
  • Applicant institutions must have faculty with funded research in NCCAM Priority Areas.
  • Awards are made to institutions that manage and select the trainees for the program.
  • NCCAM Institutional Training Sites
  • NRSA Policies (NIH)
  • Per NOT-AT-13-002 NCCAM will not accept applications to these programs proposing to conduct new, free-standing clinical trials or studies. Applicants to the institutional training programs are encouraged to include clinical research-training activities as part of the proposed program, and to encourage their trainees to participate in the planning, design, and implementation of the mentor’s ongoing clinical trials and studies.

Administrative Supplements

Name Predoctoral Postdoctoral Faculty
Administrative Supplements for CAM Practitioner Research For NCCAM-funded researchers with R01, P01, U19 or P50 grants to provide Experiences hands-on research experiences to complementary health practitioners.
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (PA-12-149)
(also may include high school, undergraduate, and master’s level students)
Research Supplements to Promote Reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers (PA-12-150)
  • Awards are made to the individual and managed by the individual’s institution on his/her behalf.
  • Applicants (candidates or mentees) are individuals interested in working with faculty who have funded research in NCCAM Priority Areas.
  • Application receipt dates: Applicants may submit an application at any time. However, NCCAM reviews applications twice a year,
    • NCCAM Spring Review: March
      Notification to the Applicant: May
    • NCCAM Fall Review: October
      Notification to the Applicant: December
  • Supplements can only be awarded to research grants during their active competitive period. Eligible grant mechanisms include research grants as well as program projects and center grants .
  • Use the NIH Reporter Tool to search for active awards, topics of interest, and contact information of NCCAM-funded investigators.

NIH Forms & Applications

Contacts

For questions about the research project:

Please contact the Program Director who can discuss the scientific area of your research.

For questions about the training program policies and application process:

Alberto Rivera-Rentas, Ph.D.

NCCAM Program Director—Training Portfolio
Division of Extramural Research

E-mail: alberto.rivera-rentas@nih.gov

For questions about grants management and budget:

Jeanie Robinson

Grants Management Specialist
Email: Robinsona@mail.nih.gov

For international research and training opportunities:

NIH Fogarty International Center