Applicant Profile
To qualify, you must have a research or health-professional doctoral degree.
Notices of Funding Opportunities
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)—Your research development plans must be in epidemiology and/or data science only, as described in the July 15, 2019 Guide notice.
NIAID also supports the following K01 funding opportunities:
- HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Mentored Career Development Program for Early-Stage Investigators Using Nonhuman Primate Research Models (K01, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Award Specifics
Duration of 3 to 5 years, not renewable.
Salary up to $100,000 (if institutional base salary is equivalent or more) plus fringe benefits.
Research support of $50,000 each year.
Facilities and administrative costs based on 8 percent of modified total direct costs.
Minimum 9 person months (or 75 percent) effort required each year. Learn more about Percent Effort and Concurrent Salary Support for Research Career Development (K) Awards.
Application
Institution must have a well-established research and clinical career development program and qualified faculty in clinical or basic research to serve as mentors.
Mentor is recognized as an accomplished investigator in the proposed research area and has a track record of success in training independent investigators.
Proposes a period of study and career development consistent with previous research experience.
NIAID will not accept K01 applications proposing an independent clinical trial. Learn more at Clinical Trials and NIAID Research Career Development (K) Opportunities.
Also check our Application Advice for Research Career Development (K) Awards.
During Your Award
In the last 2 years of a K01 award, NIH permits concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency if 1) your K award is active, and 2) you are a principal investigator on a competing research project grant or director of a subproject on a multicomponent grant from NIH or another federal agency.
More Information
Learn more on the NIAID Research Career Development (K) Awards main page.
Email your questions to AITrainingHelpDesk@mail.nih.gov.
We can also advise you on your eligibility for a particular K program and whether your proposed research aligns with NIAID if you send us your NIH-formatted biosketch and Specific Aims page. Learn more at Create Biosketches and Draft Specific Aims.