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Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)

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National Institutes of Health

Deadline: May 7, 2027federal

Updated: Oct 30, 2025

Summary

The NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) aims to provide support and protected time for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences, facilitating research independence. Eligible applicants include various government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, and small businesses, among others, with specific provisions for certain organizations such as HBCUs and tribal colleges. Application details are not specified in the provided text; interested individuals should refer to the full opportunity announcement for further instructions.

Full Description

Description

The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and protected time (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Although all of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this support mechanism to support career development experiences that lead to research independence, some ICs use the K01 award for individuals who propose to train in a new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their research career because of illness or pressing family circumstances.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • State governments
  • Special district governments
  • City or township governments
  • Public and Indian housing authorities

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Independent school districts
  • Private institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Business

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Additional information

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 allowed.

Grantor contact information

Description

NIH Grants Information grantsinfo@nih.gov

Email

See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.

grantsinfo@nih.gov

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