NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This K22 award supports NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level trainees as they transition their research programs to extramural institutions as junior investigators, and it does not allow independent clinical trials.
⚑ Applicant must be an NHLBI Division of Intramural Research postdoctoral fellow or other doctoral-level intramural trainee transitioning to an extramural institution · Independent clinical trials not allowed · Foreign components not allowed · Non-U.S. organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 50 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 40 partial | technical depth: minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
Description
To provide highly qualified postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level researchers currently in training in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research with the opportunity to transition their research programs to extramural institutions as junior investigators.
Eligibility
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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