NINDS Child Neurology Career Development Program (CNCDP) (K12 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This NIH K12 funds a national child neurology physician-scientist career development program that provides three years of mentored research training and career support, not clinical trial research.
⚑ Single national program; review the NOFO for any program-specific eligibility expectations for the PD/PIs and supported scholars. · Foreign organizations are not eligible; foreign components are not allowed. · Clinical trials not allowed.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 39 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of the NINDS Child Neurology Career Development Program (CNCDP) is to facilitate and support the research career development of physicians specialized in Child Neurology who have made a commitment to independent research careers. The CNCDP is a single national program, implemented by one or more PD/PIs, together with an advisory committee composed of basic and clinical investigators who have a strong record of funded research and successful training of physicianscientists. The CNCDP will generally provide three consecutive years of support to individuals to provide them with the knowledge, tools and research experience that will enable them to develop a significant research project funded by an individual career development award or research grant.
Eligibility
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations: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.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Institutes of Health <NINDSTrainingOffice@ninds.nih.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · National Institutes of Health conventions SEE AN NIH EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — National Institutes of Health's document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
18/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a physician career-development training program in child neurology, not a research award centered on a policy, behavioral, or community-facing question that IPPRA typically leads. The only portfolio connection is indirect public health relevance, and the NOFO is limited to domestic U.S. institutions without foreign components, which still leaves it outside IPPRA’s core research mission.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 18 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a physician career-development training program in child neurology, not a research award centered on a policy, behavioral, or community-facing question that IPPRA typically leads. The only portfolio connection is indirect public health relevance, and the NOFO is limited to domestic U.S. institutions without foreign components, which still leaves it outside IPPRA’s core research mission. |
| 2026-07-06 | 0 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a physician training/career development program in child neurology, not a research grant that aligns with IPPRA’s portfolio areas or its social/behavioral, policy, or survey strengths. While a U.S. university could potentially serve as the sponsoring institution, the opportunity is restricted to child neurology clinician-scientist development and does not present a fit for IPPRA. |