NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Clinical Trial Required)

This award funds a two-phase career transition program for outstanding NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level intramural researchers, including an initial mentored intramural period and a later independent phase at an extramural institution. It is only for applicants proposing to be the lead investigator on an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial. The intramural phase can last up to two years, and the extramural phase can last three years; the extramural phase may not exceed $249,000 per year or $747,000 total, including salary, fringe benefits, research support allowance, and F&A costs. No cost sharing is required. Foreign organizations, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not allowed, and applications for the mentored phase must be submitted by the NHLBI intramural program on behalf of eligible intramural candidates.

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