Career Transition Award for NINDS Intramural Clinician-Scientists (K22 Clinical Trial Required)

This NIH/NINDS award funds a two-phase career transition program for licensed neurologists and neurosurgeons in the NINDS intramural program who are within 4 years of finishing residency or fellowship. It supports mentored research training for an independent clinical trial, with up to 2 years in the intramural phase and the rest of the 5-year award at an extramural academic institution. Only NINDS may apply for the initial phase on behalf of intramural candidates, and foreign organizations, foreign components, and non-U.S. entities are not eligible. The award provides salary support up to $125,000 per year during the extramural phase and research development costs of $25,000 per year intramurally and $50,000 per year extramurally, with indirect costs at 8% of modified total direct costs and no cost sharing required.

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