Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award supports the career development of research scientists, providing them with protected time for mentored research. While not directly for infrastructure, it supports the human capital that drives research and utilizes infrastructure.

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award provides support and protected time for an intensive, supervised research career development experience for clinically trained individuals in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. The goal is to prepare them for careers that significantly impact the nation's health-related research needs and to facilitate their transition into independent clinical or translational investigators. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) supports K08 awards for junior clinicians with little-to-moderate research training in basic research in aging, and NIAID also supports K08s.

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (PA-24-176) is sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). This program supports the career development of research scientists, including those focused on topics like novel housing programs and overdose outcomes among unhoused people who use drugs.

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) / National Institutes of Health (NIH). This award provides support and protected time (3 to 5 years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence.