Transcript NIH Office of Extramural Research EB2013/FASEB – April 2013 Mapping Your Career with NIH Henry Khachaturian, Ph.D. Acting NIH Research Training Officer Office of Extramural.

NIH Office of Extramural Research
EB2013/FASEB – April 2013
Mapping Your Career with NIH
Henry Khachaturian, Ph.D.
Acting NIH Research Training Officer
Office of Extramural Research, NIH
Email: [email protected]
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National Institutes of Health
Our mission is to seek fundamental
knowledge about the nature and
behavior of living systems and the
application of that knowledge to
enhance health, lengthen life, and
reduce the burdens of illness and
disability.
World’s largest source of funding for
biomedical research
Support more than 300,000 research
personnel at over 3,000 universities and
research institutions
27 Institutes and Centers (ICs) with
specific research agendas
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FY 2015 President’s Budget: $30,361,653
Research Mgmt
& Support:
All Other: 5.0%
2.0%
Research
Training:
2.5%
Other Research:
3.5%
Research
Project
Grants:
53.0%
Career Dev. 2.1%
Research
Centers:
10.0%
R&D Contracts:
11.0%
$767,132 Training
$626,778 Career
$1,393,910
Intramural
Research:
10.0%
NIH Budget Office: http://officeofbudget.od.nih.gov/index.htm
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NIH New Investigators Programs
 National Research Service Award
(NRSA) Institutional Training Grants and
Individual Fellowships
 Research Career Development Awards
 New and Early-Stage Investigators
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Training & Career Development Support 2014
Research Awards
Career Stage
Pre-Bac
‘Informal’ Training
and Career
Development on
RPGs and
Supplements
GRADUATE/
MEDICAL
STUDENT
POST
DOCTORAL
EARLY
Research Project
Grant (R01)
Exploratory/Develop
-ment Grant (R21)
CAREER
Small Grant (R03)
MIDDLE
‘Formal’ Training/Career Awards
Pre-Bac Institutional Training Grant (T34)
Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)
Predoctoral Individual MD/PhD NRSA (F30)
Postdoctoral Institutional Training (T32)
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32)
$767M
$627M
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
(K01)
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08)
Mentored Patient-Oriented RCDA (K23)
Mentored Quantitative RCDA (K25)
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
Midcareer Investigator Award in
Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
SENIOR
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
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Advice for Mapping Your Career With NIH
 Review Institute/Center (IC) priorities and goals. Each IC has
a research training and career development program.
 Learn the NIH application and review process
 Identify the grant programs offered by each IC
 Make early contact with program officers
 Find innovative, well-respected mentors and collaborators
 Study successful grant applications- talk to your mentor
 Propose your best and most creative ideas
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Career Path for a Research Doctoral Degree
(Ph.D. or equivalent)
T32
F31
Graduate
student
F32
K99/
or K22
R00
T32
Ph.D. Postdoc
R03 R21 R01
Faculty
Position
Ps
K02 F33
Us
R37
Independent
PI
Diversity Supplements
T32- Institutional training grant (NRSA)-has pre-&
postdoc slots
F30 and F31- Individual predoc fellowship (NRSA)
(some ICs only support Diversity F30/31s)
F32- Individual postdoc fellowship (NRSA)
F33- Sr. postdoc fellowship (NRSA)
K02- Independent Scientist Award
K22- Research Scholar Development Award
K99/R00- Pathway to Independence Award
R37- Merit award
P01- Program Project Grant
U01- Cooperative Agreement
R03- Small Grant
R21- Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant
R01- Research grant
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Career Path for a Clinical Doctoral Degree
(M.D. or equivalent)
T35
F30
Medical
Student
M.D.
T32 K08
K99/
or
or K22
R00
F32 K23
Clinical
Training
R03 R21 R01 K02 F33 K24 R37
Faculty
Position
Independent
PI
Diversity Supplements
T35- Short-term Training Grant for Health Professional Students
F33- Sr. Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRSA)
K08- Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
K23- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
K24- Mid-Career Investigator in Patient-Oriented Research
K07, K12- IC specific
Plus all mechanisms from Ph.D. track
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NIH New Investigators Programs
 National Research Service Award
(NRSA) Institutional Training Grants and
Individual Fellowships
 Research Career Development Awards
 New and Early-Stage Investigators
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Research Training Awards Authority
• Established by the NRSA Act of 1974.
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Section 487 of PHS Act; Regulations at 42 CFR 66.
• Replaced all previous NIH training authority.
• Name change legislation passed August 2002.
• Supported by 22 of the 24 awarding NIH Institutes and
Centers (FIC and NLM have own authority).
• Supported by the Agency for Health Care Research and
Quality (AHRQ) and the Health Resources Services
Administration (HRSA).
• 2 types of awards:
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Institutional, e.g. T32, T34, T35, T90/R90.
Individual, e.g. F30, F31, F32, F33.
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National Research Service Award Policies
Policies that apply to both Training Grants and
Fellowships…
Guidelines:
•
NIH Grants Policy Statement, Kirschstein—
NRSA Section:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2011/nihgps_ch11.htm
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Program Announcements & Other
Information: http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm
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Citizenship Requirements
• Must be Citizen, non-citizen national, or
lawfully admitted for permanent residence
• Permanent Residents:
– Fellowships: Must have been admitted as a
Permanent Resident by the time of award
– Training Grants: Must have been admitted as a
Permanent Resident at time of appointment
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Degree Requirements
• Pre-Baccalaureate: Currently enrolled as an
honors undergraduate at designated institutions
(MARC and COR trainees).
• Predoctoral: Must have a baccalaureate degree
and be enrolled in doctoral program leading to PhD
or equivalent, or dual research/clinical doctorate
such as the MD/PhD.
• Postdoctoral: Must have a PhD or MD or
comparable doctoral degree from an accredited
domestic or foreign institution.
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NRSA Limitations
Duration of Support:
– Predoc: 5 years*
– Postdoc: 3 Years
– Aggregate limits apply: any combination from
individual and/or institutional awards
Exceptions:
– Physicians/Clinicians (*combined-degree F30
allows 6 years)
– Interruptions (break in service)
– Waiver request requires IC prior approval
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
Overview:
The overall goal of the NIH
Ruth L. Kirschstein
National Research Service
Award (NRSA) program is
to help ensure that a
diverse pool of highly
trained scientists is
available in appropriate
scientific disciplines to
address the Nation's
biomedical, behavioral,
and clinical research
needs.
NRSA Opportunities:
 Institutional Training grants
(Ts): Multi-slot awards that
are used to support research
training activities for several
individuals.
 Individual Fellowships (Fs):
Awards for graduate students
working on a doctoral degree
and researchers who have
just earned their doctorates
(postdocs).
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NRSA Institutional Training Grants
Overview:
Training programs to prepare qualified
individuals for careers that have a
significant impact on the health-related
research needs of the Nation.
Awarded to domestic institutions.
Trainees work in mentors’ labs.
Core Review Criteria:
1. Training Program and Environment
2. Training Program
Director(s)/Principal
Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s))
3. Preceptors/Mentors
4. Trainees
5. Training Record
Available for Predoctoral and/or
Postdoctoral researchers.
Additional Review Consideration:
1. Recruitment & Retention Plan to
Support basic and/or clinical researchers.
Enhance Diversity
2. Training in the Responsible
T-Kiosk:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/T_Table.htm
Conduct of Research
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NRSA Individual Fellowships
Overview:
Awarded to Predoctoral or Postdoctoral
fellows who are working with mentors.
Training can be at domestic or foreign
institutions.
Opportunities in basic and/or clinical
research.
Open to any scientific area within the NIH
scientific mission.
PhDs and MD/PhDs receive most of the
awards.
F-Kiosk:
Core Review Criteria:
1. Fellowship Applicant – Academic
record and training, publications,
etc.
2. Sponsors, Collaborators, and
Consultants
3. Research Training Plan
4. Training Potential
5. Institutional Environment &
Commitment to Training
Additional Review Consideration:
1. Training in the Responsible
Conduct of Research
http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm
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F30 and F31 Predoctoral Fellowships
Overview:
Program Features:

Support Predoctoral Fellows during
graduate (possibly medical) training.
• Stipend:
F30 (MD/PhD) may support up to 6
years of training.
• Tuition/Fees:


F31 is limited to 5 years total.

Promising doctoral candidates who will
be performing dissertation research.

Some Institutes and Centers only
support Diversity F31s.

Fellows may not change the scope,
move fellowship, or change mentor
without prior NIH approval!
 FY 2015: $22,920
 60% of requested tuition, capped
at $16,000 ($21,000 for MD/PhD
programs)
• Institutional Allowance:
 $4,200
 Includes health insurance
• Travel Allowance:
 Part of IA
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F32 Postdoctoral Fellowships
Overview:
Program Features:

• Stipends:
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Support Postdoctoral research
training.
Promising fellows with the potential to
become productive, independent
investigators in scientific healthrelated research fields relevant to the
missions of NIH Institutes & Centers.
NRSA support for up to 3 years total.
Awardees incur two years of payback.
 Repay the 1st year by staying in
research a 2nd year

Fellows may not change the scope,
move fellowship, or switch mentor
without prior NIH approval!
 FY 2015: $42,840 (Level-0) to
$56,376 (Level-7)
• Tuition/Fees:
 60% of requested tuition, capped
at $4,500 ($16,000 for those
seeking another doctoral degree)
• Institutional Allowance:
 $7,850
 Includes health insurance
• Travel Allowance:
 Up to $1,000
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Kirschstein-NRSA training grants and fellowships
Full-time training positions awarded
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Kirschstein-NRSA predoc fellowships (F31s)
Applications, awards, and success rates
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Kirschstein-NRSA postdoc fellowships (F32s)
Applications, awards, and success rates
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NIH New Investigators Programs
 National Research Service Award
(NRSA) Institutional Training Grants and
Individual Fellowships
 Research Career Development Awards
 New and Early-Stage Investigators
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Research Career Development Authority

Authorized by Sections 301 and 405 of PHS Act.
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42 U.S.C. 241 and 284; Regulations at 45 CFR 74 & 92
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K-Awards provide “protected time” to engage in
research and enhance research capabilities.
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Early, mid, & senior level awards.
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Majority require 75% of full time research effort.
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Applicants must hold a research or health professional
doctoral degree.
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U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required.
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2 types of awards:
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Individual, e.g. K01, K02, K08, K18, K22, K23, K24, K25, K99/R00
Institutional, e.g. K12, CTSA (KL2)
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Career Development Award Eligibility
 U.S. Citizens, Non-Citizen Nationals, Permanent Residents
(except K99/R00).
 Research doctoral degree (K01, K02), but some require
clinical doctoral degree (K08, K23, K24).
 Must devote a minimum of 75% effort to research and
career development activities. There are exceptions.
 Previous NIH Principal Investigators may be Ineligible.
 Principal Investigators on R03 or R21 are eligible to apply
(except K99/R00).
 Principal Investigators on R01 or subproject Principal
Investigators on a P01 are not eligible to apply.
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Research Career Development Awards
Overview:

Institutional and Individual Awards.

Opportunities for basic and clinical
investigators.

Mix of mentored and independent
mechanisms.

Some designed as awards for faculty
investigators.

Newer programs (K22 and K99/R00)
are transition awards for MDs and
PhDs.
K-Kiosk:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevel
opmentawards.htm
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Core Review Criteria:
1. Candidate
2. Career Development Plan/Career Goals
& Objectives (or Plan to Provide
Mentoring*)
3. Research Plan
4. Mentor(s), Consultants(s) and
Collaborator(s)
5. Environment and Institutional
Commitment to the Candidate
Additional Review Consideration:
1. Training in the Responsible Conduct of
Research
* For Independent K awards
K12 Institutional Career Development Program
Overview:
Program Features:

Award is made to the institution.

Enhance research career development
for individuals, selected by the
institution, who are training for careers 1, 2, or 3 years of support of Scholars
in specified research areas.
Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
Provides institutions with a greater
(varies by Institute/Center) – Most
capacity and flexibility for mentoring
common salary cap is $75,000
junior investigators.
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Duration: Up to 5 years of support for
the Program
Not transferable to another institution. Research Support: Up to $50,000/year
(varies by Institute/Center)
Usually solicited by a Funding
Opportunity Announcement.
Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
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K01 Mentored Research Scientist Award
Overview:

Supports an intensive, supervised
career development experience in the
biomedical, behavioral, or clinical
sciences leading to research
independence.

Some ICs use the K01 for individuals
who propose to train in a new field or
those who have had a hiatus in their
research career.

Some ICs utilize the K01 award to
increase research workforce diversity.

Primarily for PhDs or equivalent
research doctoral degrees.
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Program Features:
Duration: 3 to 5 years
Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
(varies by Institute/Center) – Most
common salary cap is $75,000
Research Support: Up to $50,000/year
(varies by Institute/Center)
Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Award
K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Award
Overview:

Program Features:
K08: Supports individuals with a
clinical doctoral degree for a period of
intensive, supervised research career
development experience in the fields
of biomedical and behavioral research,
including translational research.
Duration: 3 to 5 years

K23: Supports career development of
investigators who have made a
commitment to patient-oriented
research.
Research Support: up to $50,000/year
(varies by Institute/Center)

Majority of awardees are MDs and
MD/PhDs.
Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
(varies by Institute/Center) – Most
common salary cap is $75,000
Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
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K23: Qualifying Research
 Patient-Oriented Research is defined as research
conducted with human subjects (or on material of
human origin such as tissues, specimens and
cognitive phenomena) for which an investigator
directly interacts with human subjects. This area of
research includes:
 Mechanisms of human disease;
 Therapeutic interventions;
 Clinical trials, and;
 The development of new technologies.
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K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Award
Overview:
Benefits
For investigators whose quantitative
 Duration: 3 to 5 years
science and engineering research has thus
far not been focused primarily on
 Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
questions of health and disease.
(varies by Institute/Center)
Supports a period of supervised study
and research for productive professionals  Research Support: up to $50,000/year
(varies by Institute/Center)
with quantitative (e.g., mathematics,
statistics, economics, computer science,
imaging science, informatics, physics,
chemistry) and engineering backgrounds
to integrate their expertise with NIHrelevant research.
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
K22 Research Transition Award
Overview:
Program Features:
Facilitates the transition of investigators
from the mentored stage of career
development to the independent stage.
Duration: 2 years mentored (Intramural),
followed by 3 years independent
Typically, transition award for Postdocs
moving to assistant professor positions.
Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
(varies by Institute/Center)
Two Phases:
Phase 1: May or may not be affiliated
with an institution. Some IC’s require
NIH Intramural experience
Phase 2: Assistant professor with own
lab and little to no teaching and
administrative responsibilities.
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– None during Intramural phase
Research Support: up to $50,000/year
(varies by Institute/Center)
– None during Intramural phase
Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Overview:
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Program Features:
To facilitate a timely transition from a  K99 Phase
mentored postdoctoral research
– Mentored Phase: Up to 2 years
position to a stable independent
– Research Support: Up to
research position with independent
$90,000/year (most Institutes &
NIH or other independent research
Centers provide more funds)
support at an earlier stage than is
currently the norm.
 R00 Phase
– Independent Phase: Up to 3 years;
Transition award for postdocs moving
75% effort
to assistant professor positions
– Research Support: $249,000/year
(tenure track or equivalent)

Supported by almost all ICs with
variations

No citizenship/green card
requirement
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
K02 Independent Scientist Award
Overview:
Program Features:

Duration: 3 to 5 years
To foster the development of
outstanding scientists and enable
them to expand their potential to
make significant contributions to their
field of research.
Salary Support: Up to legislative cap
(varies by Institute/Center) – Most
common salary cap is $75,000

For newly independent scientists who
can demonstrate the need for a period Research Support: Most
of intensive research focus as a means Institutes/Centers do not provide research
costs
of enhancing their research careers.
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Must have independent grant support
as Principal Investigator (e.g. R01).

Mix of PhDs and MDs.
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Relatively few applicants.
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in POR
Overview:
Program Features:
Support for mid-career health Duration: 3 to 5 years
professional doctorates or equivalent who
are typically at the Associate Professor
 Salary Support: Most Institutes and
level or the equivalent for protected time
Centers provide salary up to the
to devote to patient-oriented research
legislative cap
and to act as research mentors primarily
for clinical residents, clinical fellows
 Research Support: Most Institutes and
and/or junior clinical faculty.
Centers provide up to $50,000/year
Typically associate professors, but can
continue to support those promoted to
full professor.
Typically MDs.
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
Individual & Institutional Positions on Ks: FY 2014
5,000
Number of individuals appointed to
institutional career award positions
is an estimate.
4,500
Number of Positions
4,000
3,500
3,000
2,500
~3500
(Individual)
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
~800
(Institutional)
0
Mentored K
Awards
~500
(Individual)
Independent K
Awards
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Success Rate of K01 Awards
Reviewed
Success Rate
Awarded
100%
700
90%
600
500
70%
60%
400
50%
300
40%
Success Rate
Applications and Awards
80%
30%
200
20%
100
10%
0%
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Fiscal Year
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Success Rate of K08 Awards
Reviewed
Awarded
Success Rate
700
100%
80%
500
60%
400
40%
300
Success Rate
Applications and Awards
600
20%
200
0%
100
0
-20%
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Fiscal Year
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Success Rate of K23 Awards
Reviewed
Awarded
Success Rate
700
100%
90%
600
500
70%
60%
400
50%
300
40%
Success Rate
Applications and Awards
80%
30%
200
20%
100
10%
0
One
Award
Only
2005
0%
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Fiscal Year
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Success Rate of K99 Awards
Reviewed
Awarded
Success Rate
1,200
100%
90%
80%
70%
800
60%
600
50%
40%
400
Success Rate
Applications and Awards
1,000
30%
20%
200
10%
0
0%
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Fiscal Year
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NIH New Investigators Programs
 National Research Service Award
(NRSA) Institutional Training Grants and
Individual Fellowships
 Research Career Development Awards
 New and Early-Stage Investigators
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R03 Small Grant Program
Overview:
 Provides limited funding for a
short period of time to support a
variety of types of projects,
including:
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Pilot or feasibility studies
Collection of preliminary data
Secondary analysis of existing
data
Small, self-contained research
projects
Development of new technology,
etc.
Program Features:
 Limited to two years of funding
 Direct costs generally up to $50,000
per year
 Not renewable
 Utilized by more than half of the
NIH Institutes and Centers
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
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Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15)
Overview:
 Supports small-scale research
projects in the biomedical and
behavioral sciences conducted
by faculty and students at
educational institutions that
have not been major recipients
of NIH research grant funds.
Goals of the Program:
 Support meritorious research
 Expose students to research
 Strengthen the research
environment of the institution
Program Features:
 Project period is limited to 3 years.
 Direct costs are limited to $300,000
over the entire project period.
 Grants are renewable.
 Preliminary data are not required.


Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
[email protected]
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Exploratory/Developmental Research (R21)
Overview:
 Encourages new, exploratory and
developmental research projects
by providing support for the
early stages of project
development.
 Sometimes used for pilot and
feasibility studies.
 Preliminary data are not
required but may be included if
available.
 Limited to up to two years of
funding.
Program Features:
 Combined budget for direct costs
for the two year project period
usually may not exceed $275,000
 No preliminary data is generally
required
 Most Institutes and Centers utilize
the R21 program
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Institute and Center contacts and policies: See
Funding Opportunity Announcement
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New and Early-Stage Investigators
Becoming an independent research is taking longer and longer
Bridges to Independence:
Fostering the
Independence of New
Investigators in Biomedical
Research (2005)
Age at First R01 Equivalent Award
from NIH: FY 1980-2009
Concerns have been raised for
decades about scientists
spending long periods of time as
postdoctoral appointees, unable
to set their own direction
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New and Early-Stage Investigators
NIH is finding new methods to encourage funding (and hiring)
of early-stage investigators
Revised New and Early Stage
Investigator Policies (NOT-OD-09013)`
Goal of funding new
investigators
at same rate as established
investigators submitting new
projects
Support outstanding earlystage
Investigators as they pursue
high risk/high reward
research
A new program to allow
exceptional young
investigators to “skip” the
post-doc!
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Definition of New Investigator
 A PD/PI who has not previously competed successfully for a
significant NIH independent research award, other than the
following awards:
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Research Project Grants: R00, R03, R15, R21, R25, R90, (RL9, RL5),
R34, R36, (R41, R43), R55, R56, SC2, SC3
All training Grants: T32, T34, T35, T90, D43
All Fellowships: F awards
Mentored Career Awards: All individual and institutional mentored
K awards
Loan repayment contracts: L30, L32, L40, L50, L60
Instrumentation, Construction, Education, Health Disparity
Endowment Grants, or Meeting Awards: G07, G08, G11, G13, G20,
R13, S10, S15, S21, S22
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Definition of Early Stage Investigator
 A PD/PI who qualifies as a New Investigator is considered an
Early Stage Investigator if he/she is within 10 years of
completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10
years of completing medical residency (or the equivalent).
 Implementing the Early Stage Investigator Policy: eRA
Commons profiles include degree and residency
completion dates
 Encouraging early transition to research independence:
Modifying the NIH New Investigator policy to identify
Early Stage Investigators
 Can request an extension of the Early Stage Investigator
Period
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New Investigator Initiatives
 New Investigators receive special attention at Council as high
program priority or equivalent.
 Increased payline for scored R01 applications from New
Investigators.
 No imposed reductions in duration and amount of awards
(beyond the recommendations of the initial review group) for
New Investigators.
 Fund applications to achieve a designated success rate rather
than setting a specific payline for New Investigators applying
for R01s.
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NIH Director’s
New Innovator Award
 Support creative new investigators with highly innovative
research ideas at early career stages.
 No preliminary data required.
 Evaluate pre-application—Invite full application.
 Potential for significant impact on an important biomedical or
behavioral research problem.
 Applicants must hold independent research position at a
domestic institution.
 Doctoral degree or completed internship/residency within
past 10 years.
 Must commit at least 25% of research effort.
 There are no citizenship or residency requirements.
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NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
A new program to allow exceptional young
investigators to “skip” the post-doc!
“For the most creative of young scientists, nothing
can equal the chance to have a lab of one's own.”
Francis Collins, Nature, 2010
 Inspired in some respects by
programs at Carnegie, Whitehead,
UCSF, and other institutions showing
that exceptional individuals do not
require a post-doc to undertake
pioneering research.
 Solicited and incorporated input from
research community.
 First year will be a pilot (~10 awards)
to test ideas and process, but may be
scaled up in subsequent years.
Program Features:

An institution may submit up to two
applications

Awards will be up to $250K per year
(direct costs) for up to 5 years
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NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (EIA)
New PhD or MD locates an institution
willing to host them for an EIA
• Must be within 12 mo. before or after
graduation
• Must demonstrate exceptional
creativity, maturity, management skills
• Research relevant to NIH mission
• Strong letters of recommendation
Institution may actively recruit eligible EIA
candidates
•Institution ensures independent lab
space/supplies/space/equipment
•Appointment up to 5 yrs
•Protected research time for development as
researcher
•Proposed research complements and
enhances institution’s programs
•Institution may choose to retain candidate
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NIH Office of Extramural Research
Resources:
 NIH Extramural Training Mechanisms:
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/extramural.htm
 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA):
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm
 NIH Career Development Awards:
http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
 Types of Grant Programs:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm
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