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Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the NIH Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24) is to provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research (POR) and to act as research mentors for junior clinical investigators pursuing POR research, such as clinical residents and junior clinical faculty.

This Parent Announcement is for basic science experimental studies involving humans, referred to in NOT-OD-18-212 as “prospective basic science studies involving human participants.” These studies fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research. Types of studies that should be submitted under this NOFO include studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical or behavioral outcomes in humans for the purpose of understanding the fundamental aspects of phenomena without specific application towards processes or products in mind. Applicants not planning an independent clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans led by another investigator, must apply to the 'Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed' companion NOFO.

The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.

Deadlines:

K Series Deadlines: Feb. 12, Jun. 12, Oct. 12 .
AIDS Deadlines: Jan. 7, May 7, Sep. 7 .

PA-24-189 Expiration Date: May 08, 2027

Specialties

Medical

Medical - Clinical Science

Medical - Basic Science

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates for the K24 award must have a health-professional doctoral degree. Such degrees include, but are not limited to, the MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DC, PharmD, ND (Doctor of Naturopathy), as well as nursing professionals holding a doctoral degree in nursing research or practice. Individuals with the PhD or other doctoral degree in clinical disciplines such as clinical psychology, clinical genetics, speech-language pathology, audiology or rehabilitation are also eligible. A K24 recipient who progresses to a more advanced career stage (e.g., promoted to Full Professor or another higher academic position) may retain the award and remains eligible for renewal provided that they continues to maintain an independent, peer-reviewed patient-oriented research program, and mentor new investigators.

Candidates should typically be in the midcareer stage (e.g., at the Associate Professor level or functioning at that rank in an academic setting or equivalent non-academic setting) and must have an established record of independent, peer-reviewed patient-oriented research grant funding including at the time of application and record of publications.This award is intended for individuals who have a record of supervising and mentoring patient-oriented researchers.