TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD APPLICATION Developed by the Research & Education Committees, and Junior Faculty Research Career Development Special Interest Group Moderators: Alayne D. Markland, DO, MSc & Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH

Disclosures None

Learning Objectives Define the 6 types of CDAs Discuss CDA core components Identify strengths and weakness of CDA applications List two next steps for applying the new CDA skills after the AGS meeting

Target Audience Clinician educators and clinician researchers who will, or who have currently applied, for a career development award (CDA) Will also discuss what the limitations are of this workshop: Not all CDA will be discussed Limited to CDAs for junior faculty/fellows (will not discuss mid-career awards) CDA discussed today are more focused on a clinician audience, not as focused on other types of research awards Awards listed are not all specific to aging researchers. However, the CDAs are discussed from the perspective of a typical AGS meeting attendees

Frequently Asked Questions What type of CDA fits my current career goals? I am ready to apply? Where do I get up to date information on the CDA? Is my mentor/mentorship team cohesive? How can my application be more competitive? Should I reapply? Should I consider multiple CDA submissions?

Types of CDAs for Applicants Interested in Aging NIA – K08, K23, Beeson Awards VA – CDA-1, CDA-2 Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACAs) Name junior and senior workshop participants at each specific table Will need Table markers Handouts for each table

Types of CDAs for Applicants Interested in Aging The John A. Hartford Foundation and AFAR Awards for Nursing, Social Work, and other Professionals National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) CDAs GEMMSTAR and T. Franklin Williams Awards

Published Success Rates NIA by K Award Type K08 2010 = 29% (5/17) 2011 = 14% (1/8) 2012 = 43% (3/7) K23 2010 = 32% (15/47) 2011 = 34% (16/47) 2012 = 30% (14/47) Beeson Awards 2010 = ~22% (8/27-35) 2011 = ~22% (8/27-35) 2012 = ~22% (8/27-35) Source of information: http://report.nih.gov/fundingfacts/index.cfm; personal communications

Published Success Rates VA by Research & Development (R&D) Service Health Services R&D (HSR&D) 2010 = 17% (13/63) 2011 = 18% (13/61) Rehabilitation R&D (RR&D) Not clearly stated/reported Clinical Sciences R&D/Basic Laboratory R&D 2011 = 21% (32/150) 2012 = 19% (28/108) Source: HSR&D Update from 9/12; GRECC Directors Call; http://www.research.va.gov/services/shared_docs/panels.cfm

Published Success Rates Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACAs) 2010= 65% (68/105) eligible awards granted Not annually announced The John A. Hartford Foundation and AFAR Awards for Nursing, Social Work, and other Professionals Varies by the individual type of award 10-15% of the applications do not pass through the administrative review process

Published Success Rates National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) 2007-2011 – 21 CDAs funded NPCRC initiated a program that allows researchers to submit NIH K or R01/R21 applications or VA merit or career development awards to the NPCRC for pre-review prior to federal submission. GEMMSTAR and T. Franklin Williams Awards 2011 - first year for the RFA, 20 awards given 2012 – 20 awards given, unknown number of applications Overall R03 mechanism – 21% per NIA website Source of information: http://report.nih.gov/fundingfacts/index.cfm; http://www.npcrc.org/

CDA Core Components Building a strong mentorship team Maximizing your biosketch Using measurable benchmarks in the CDA Career training plan Education development/research plan Organization of support letters Feasibility Environment While we realize that CDAs have many more components than what is listed, we have tried to pick topics that apply to ALL 6 of the awards that will be discussed in our roundtables

How are CDA applications evaluated? Applicant Background, accomplishments, and goals Conceptual framework Linking activities and goals Mentor(s) level of commitment, research, and mentoring history Career Development/Training plan Necessary and complementary skills to continue future work Education/Research plan Results, productivity stream, feasibility, environment Institutional commitment Plan for after CDA

Workshop Table Discussion Interactive, 1+ hour time frame Discussants by CDA type Junior CDA Awardees Senior CDA Reviewers Discuss FAQs along with the Core Components Handout provided at each table Will alert group at mid-workshop time point Not everyone needs to move to a different table Michi Yukawa to discuss the flow of the workshop session. She will also introduce the speakers/discussants at each specific table.

Final Objective Verbalize two next steps for applying the new CDA skills after the AGS meeting