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Career Transition Award (K99/R00) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). This award is designed to facilitate the transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers from mentored research positions to independent research careers. It combines a mentored (K99) and an independent (R00) phase.
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Career Transition Award (K99) | Grants & Funding U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Career Transition Award (K99) To support the initial phase of a Career/Research Transition award program that provides 1-2 years of mentored support for highly motivated, advanced postdoctoral research scientists.
Note: General Individual Career Development Information Visit Individual Career Development for general guidance, policy, and program information. Find ICO Specific Information Funding Considerations and The purpose of this program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported, independent investigators.
This program is designed to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers or clinician-scientists from mentored research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions, and to provide independent NIH research support during the transition that will help these individuals launch competitive, independent research careers.
U.S. domestic institutions Carefully read the Eligibility section of the funding opportunity for opportunity-specific organization eligibility requirements. Project Director/ Principal Investigator (PD/PI) Eligibility PD/PI U.S. Citizenship Requirement: Postdoctorate/Residency, Early Career U.S. citizen or non-citizen, with research or clinical doctoral degree, and no more than 4 years of Post-Doctoral research experience.
Carefully read the Eligibility section of the funding opportunity for opportunity-specific PD/PI eligibility requirements. Research Training and Career Development OR - Other Research Related Application and Submission Information K99/R00 Parent Announcements are available. Not all NIH institutes and centers participate on all parent announcements.
Check the participating organization in the funding opportunity before applying. After identifying a funding opportunity, follow guidance in the How to Apply – Application Guide instruction call-outs, except where instructed to do otherwise in the funding opportunity or related notices. Standard Due Dates apply.
Standard Application Due Dates (when applicable) Participating Funding Organizations Each funding opportunity specifies the participating organizations. Applications must fit within the mission of at least one participating funding organization and meet all opportunity-specific requirements. The following funding organizations participate on at least one active funding opportunity.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Cancer Institute National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Library of Medicine Office of Research on Women's Health Research Training and Career Development funding category Your organization's sponsored programs office or grants administrators can answer many internal and agency policy and process questions.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Individuals in mentored postdoctoral research positions who are ready to begin their independent research careers. Universities are eligible to host these awards. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $75,000 per year for stipend in the K99 portion. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Career Transition Award (K99/R00) is funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Leveraging New Approach Methodologies and Non-Animal Technologies to Accelerate Osteoarthritis Research is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). This grant invites research applications utilizing New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and Non-Animal Technologies (NATs), such as archived human joint tissues, organoids, tissue chips, advanced in vitro systems, computational and mathematical models, and non-invasive imaging techniques to investigate biological mechanisms driving osteoarthritis.
Supporting Research Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). This opportunity invites research grant applications focused on utilizing the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) database, clinical data, and images. It aims to expand the use of these resources for novel analyses, exploration of OA epidemiology and progression, and application of new technologies to biospecimens and genetic data. Topics include the use of biospecimens to discover biochemical markers for early or progressive disease, integration of biospecimens with imaging and clinical data, and development of robust tools for automated image analysis for OA diagnosis and monitoring.
Clinical Investigator Award (K08) and Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). These career development awards are designed for clinicians who have a doctoral degree and are committed to a career in patient-oriented research. NIAMS supports training for basic and clinical scientists to carry out research into arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases.
PA-27-037 consolidates the Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Transition Award into a single parent announcement across 20 NIH components, with the next deadline December 8, 2026. The eligibility gate is not the science — it is a mandatory change of institution and mentor between the F99 and K00 phases.
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