What is the difference between K08 and K23?

The K08 grant is the “Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award,” while the K23 is the “Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award.” The main difference between these two grants is that the K23 requires direct interaction with human subjects, while the K08 does not.

What is K23 grant?

The purpose of the K23 award is to provide individuals who have a clinical doctoral degree with an intensive, supervised, patient-oriented research experience. The K23 provides support and “protected time” for these individuals considered to be on the path to a productive, independent clinical research career.

What is a K08 award?

The NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) provides support and “protected time” to postdoctoral and non-tenured junior faculty level clinician-scientists who are interested in intensive, mentored research career development experience in basic, translational, and/or patient-oriented …

What is a K25 grant?

The Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) supports investigators with quantitative scientific and engineering backgrounds outside of biology or medicine who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on behavioral and biomedical research (basic or clinical).

Are K awards fellowships?

There are only two main groups of fellowships or career development awards that predocs and postdocs apply to: F-awards and K-awards. A very brief description of F-awards (fellowships), K-awards (Career Development), and R-awards provided by the NIH Research Training and Career Development Website.

Who is eligible for K08?

Eligibility for the K08 is limited to individuals with no more than 6 years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application (either the initial or resubmission application). The NIMH will generally limit support to no more than 4 years.

Who is eligible for K23?

Eligibility for the K23 is limited to individuals with no more than 6 years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application (either the initial or resubmission application). The NIMH will generally limit support to no more than 4 years.

How do I apply for K23?

How to Apply

  1. Applicants must submit applications electronically – download the K23 Award application.
  2. Applicants must follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, as well as Career Development instructions, and Section IV of the Program Announcement.

Who is eligible for a K01?

Eligibility for the K01 is limited to individuals with no more than 6 years of postdoctoral experience at the time of application (either the initial or resubmission application). The NIMH will generally limit support to no more than 4 years.

What is a K01 grant?

The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence.

What is NIH K25?

The NIH Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is designed to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease.

Who is eligible for AK award?

Only US citizens or permanent residents are eligible for the K01, K08, K23, and K25; the K99/R00 is open to citizens or non-citizens. If you are a clinician and are doing basic research, you are eligible for a K08.