NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This program supports postdoctoral researchers in cancer-related fields as they finish mentored training and move into independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty jobs. Applicants must be in mentored postdoctoral positions, have no more than 6 years of postdoctoral research experience, and the project must be highly relevant to the National Cancer Institute’s mission. The award has two phases: up to 2 years of mentored K99 support and up to 3 years of R00 independent support, for a total project period of up to 5 years. For the extramural K99 phase, NCI will pay up to $100,000 per year for salary and up to $30,000 per year for research development costs; the R00 phase may not exceed $249,000 per year total cost. No cost sharing is required, clinical trials are not allowed, and foreign organizations and non-domestic U.S. components are not eligible to apply.

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