1. HIP Buffet: Mapping Your Career with NIH
2/18/2018
Purpose of NIH Career Development Programs: To provide protected time for individuals to further develop their research expertise.

2. General Tips about Mentored K Awards
Understand the intent of the mentored K award.
To help promising new investigators achieve research independence (i.e., to compete successfully for R01 funding).
Preparing for the R01 grant application you will submit at the end of the K award should be the organizing principle of the K grant application.

3. Develop a career development training plan that is uniquely suited to you.
Given your previous training and research experience, and your short- and long-term career goals, propose a mix of didactic training and “hands- on” research experience that make perfect sense for you (and only you).
Degree-granting programs are appropriate for candidates with little or no previous formal training in research, but even these programs should be “customized” whenever possible.

4. K Awards Individual Awards (Mentored): Mentored Independent
Depending on the award, for early, mid-, or senior career levels
Depending on the award, all doctorates or restricted to clinical doctorates
Institutional Awards (Mentored):
Institution applies and receives the award
Institution selects trainees
5 K12 awards at OHSU

5. In addition to NIH K awards, consider…
NSF Faculty Early Career Development
VA CDA awards
Career development awards from scientific organizations such as American Cancer Society, American Heart Association
Professional organizations. Consider your research focus, career

6. NSF Faculty Early Career Award
Provide stable support for 5 years (≥400K in most Directorates) for career development of outstanding new teacher-scholars
Must be tenure track ore equivalent as an Asst Prof
Can apply twice
Related to integration of research and education, either students, under-represented, community
Otherwise, proposal structure and review very similar to NIH K awards

7. Mentored K Awards K01: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
K07: Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral Sciences, and Population Sciences Career Development Award
K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award for Laboratory Research
K22: Research Career Award for Transition to Independence
K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Development Award
K25: Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award
K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence Award
K12: Institutional Mentored Research Scientist Development Program (Clinical)

8. K01- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
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K01- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
Support for intensive, supervised career development in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence.
5 year, 75% FT effort
Define the need for 3-5 years of additional supervised research, can be in new area for applicant or one that substantially adds to research capability of applicant
Ideal candidate varies by institute
Career hiatus, under-represented in research, disabled, disadvantaged background, interruption of research career

9. NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award K99 / R00
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NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award K99 / R00
Phase 1, 1-2 years of mentored support
Phase 2, 3-4 years of independent support
Phase 2 contingent on securing independent research position, evaluation of research plan, positive career development
Initial application must have proposal for research project as independent investigator in Phase 2

10. Success Rate of K01 Awards

11. Success Rate of K23 Awards

12. Success Rate of K99 Awards

13. K Awards – Common Themes
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K Awards – Common Themes
Most demand 75% FT commitment x 3-5 yrs
Buys protected time, formal research training and mentored research experience
Pay $75K, $90K, or 75% of true salary up to cap
Usually $25K for research support but up to $50K
For most, prior R03, R21 OK; others are not OK
Cannot pay the other 25% from federal money
MOST IMPORTANTLY, each institute may apply each PA differently
Deadlines in Feb, June, Oct

14. Common Features: Eligibility
Doctoral degree (generally)
US Citizen, Non-Citizen National, Permanent Resident (except K99/R00); Citizenship requirement met at time of award, not application
Previous NIH PD/PI may be Ineligible
Usually PD/PI on R03 or R21 is OK (except K99/R00)
PD/PI on R01 or subproject PD/PI on a P01 is NOT OK
For K99/R00:
Eligibility changed to target investigators who have no more than 4 years of postdoctoral research experience (previously 5 years)
Read the Eligibility Section of the Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) carefully!

15. Common Features: Costs
Some costs vary widely across NIH ICs. Review specific Program Announcements carefully.
Salary/fringe benefits:
Most pay $100K per year for 0.75 FTE
Fringe benefits
Salary supplementation OK, but must be with non-Federal funds and not require extra duties that would interfere with K activities
Research/development costs:
Generally $25,000 to $50,000
Commonly used for: supplies, equipment, technical personnel, travel to research meetings or training, tuition/fees, computational services

16. Mentored K Awards: Review
Overall Impact Score
Scored Review Criteria
Candidate
Career Development Plan
Research Plan
Mentor(s), Consultant(s), and Collaborator(s)
Environment and Institutional Commitment to the Candidate