All Opportunities
for young investigators
Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
Award Info:
Candidates for the K02 award must have a research or clinical doctoral degree, be newly independent, and have peer-reviewed, independent support at the time the award is made. Some of the participating NIH ICs require the candidate to have an NIH research grant at the time of application and that the…
Description:
The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and "protected time" for…
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-202
Award Info:
Candidates for the K08 award must have a clinical doctoral degree. At the time of award, the candidate must have a “full-time” appointment at the academic institution. Candidates are required to commit a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort.
Description:
The objective of the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) program is to provide salary and research support for a sustained period of “protected time” (3-5 years) to support didactic study and/or mentored research for individuals with clinical doctoral degrees…
Transition to Independent Environmental Health Research (TIEHR) Career Award (K01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-18-291
Award Info:
Candidates for this award must have a clinical or research doctorate (including PhD, MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS, DVM, ScD, DNS, PharmD, or equivalent doctoral degree), or a combined clinical and research doctoral degree. Candidates must be within 3 years of their appointment to their first independent faculty…
Description:
The Transitions to Independent Environmental Health (TIEHR) Career Award is a 3-year bridge scholar development program for newly independent faculty who intend to pursue research careers in environmental health sciences. At the conclusion of the career development period the candidates are expected…
NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (K01) PAR-16-204
Award Info:
Candidates for this award must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree or equivalent. Junior investigators (i.e. early stage of faculty positions within 3 years of initial appointments at time of application submission or resubmission) are eligible for this award and will have completed…
Description:
The purpose of the NLM Career Development Award (K01) in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science is to provide support and "protected time" (up to three years) for an intensive career development experience in biomedical informatics and data science leading to research independence. NLM invites K01 applications…
Technology Awards
Award Info:
Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards provide up to $100,000 per year for two years. Each year, up to three awards are given. Funds may be used toward a variety of research activities but not the recipient’s salary.
LOI due on December 6, 2021
Description:
The program seeks to advance and enlarge the range of technologies available to the neurosciences. It does not support research based primarily on existing techniques.
The Endowment Fund is especially interested in how technology may be used or adapted to monitor, manipulate, analyze, or model…
Investigator-Initiated Grants for Orhtopaedic Research
Award Info:
Funding:
$5,000 gran
Who Applies:
Domestic non-profit, public and private institutions of higher education, such as hospitals, medical schools, universities and colleges.
The applicant (PI) must be an orthopaedic surgery resident in an ACGME-Accredited orthopaedic program in…
Description:
The goal of the annual program is to produce the next generation of clinician-educators by enabling applicants to improve their teaching skills through the acquisition of education tools and support for projects aimed at advancing any aspect of nephrology education and teaching. To that end, grants of…
Research Starter Grants
Award Info:
This program provides a research grant of $100,000 for one year
The “starter” aspect of the program strives to assist individuals who are establishing careers as independent investigators. The program is not offered as a means to augment an ongoing research effort. Funds must be…
Description:
The PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants help promising young scientists advance their research projects. Research Starter Grants offer financial support to individuals beginning independent research careers at the faculty level.
Small Grants
Award Info:
Applicants must be advanced doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, or non-tenured junior faculty members who are no more than two years beyond the receipt of their Ph.D. (or equivalent graduate degree). There are no limitations on the disciplinary background of the researcher. The Foundation…
Description:
RSF offers small grants to doctoral students at the dissertation stage and recent Ph.D. recipients to support innovative, high-quality research and to encourage young investigators to enter these developing interdisciplinary fields. Small grants are currently offered under the Foundation’s program…
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35)
Award Info:
Applications may request up to $250,000 direct costs per year. Investigators are encouraged to request what is actually well justified for their research program. Budget categories should not include inflationary escalation for recurring costs in out-years. Cost efficiency is one of the goals of the…
Description:
The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) under this FOA is a grant to provide support for the program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this FOA, a program of research is the collection of projects…
Explorer Awards
Award Info:
Award Amount:
The maximum budget is $80,000, including indirect costs for one (1) year, non-renewable.
Eligibility:
All applicants and key collaborators must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university,…
Description:
Explorer Awards are intended to provide resources to support exploratory experiments that will strengthen hypotheses and lead to the formulation of competitive applications for subsequent larger-scale funding by SFARI or other organizations. Innovative, high-risk/high-impact proposals are prioritized.…