NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This program supports outstanding NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and other doctoral-level researchers in a two-phase career transition award: up to two years of mentored research in an NHLBI intramural lab, then three years of independent research at an extramural institution. Applications are only for projects that do not involve the applicant leading a clinical trial; experience in a mentor-led clinical trial is allowed. The extramural phase may not exceed $249,000 per year and $747,000 total, including salary, fringe benefits, research support, and 8% indirect costs. Eligible applicants are NHLBI intramural candidates with a terminal doctoral degree, no more than 5 years of full-time research in the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research, and a full-time tenure-track or equivalent offer at the extramural institution by the time of award. Foreign organizations and foreign components are not allowed, and no cost sharing is required.

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