NIDCD Research Career Development Award (K02)

NIDCD Research Career Development Award (K02) is sponsored by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Offers support for mid-career scientists to enhance their research capabilities in communication disorders.

NIH Guide: NIDCD SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE NIH CAREER DEVELOPMENT (KAWARD) PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS NIDCD SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE NIH CAREER DEVELOPMENT (KAWARD) PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENTS NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 32, September 1, 1995 Biomedical Research, Multidiscipl Clinical Medicine, General National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders This supplement to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) career development (K Award) program announcements (NIH Guide, Volume 24, Number 15, April 28, 1995) provides additional information for potential applicants on the unique guidelines and award provisions of the career development programs offered by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

The NIH program announcements addressed in this supplement are the following: o PA-95-050: Independent Scientist Award (K02) o PA-95-053: Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award (K08) All provisions contained in these program announcements apply to applications submitted to the NIDCD, except as noted in this supplemental announcement. The Independent Scientist Award replaces the NIDCD Research Career Development Award (K04).

The Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award replaces the NIDCD Clinical Investigator Development Award, The NIDCD particularly encourages K02 and K08 applications from individuals who wish to develop their research careers in underserved and priority areas of NIDCD's biomedical and behavioral research mission in hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language.

These research areas are enumerated in the National Strategic Research Plans published by the NIDCD.

INDEPENDENT SCIENTIST AWARD (K02) The K02 award provides five years of salary support to recently independent scientists, having research support at the time the award is made, who demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus (a minimum of 75 percent effort) in order to foster their career development as outstanding contributors in the biomedical and behavioral scientific areas supported by the NIDCD.

It is the policy of the NIDCD not to renew a K02 award beyond its original project A. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The applicant must hold a doctoral degree and have demonstrated independent research accomplishments at the time of application. Applicants will normally have had at least five years of postdoctoral research experience, but not yet be considered well established in the research area of the application.

The NIDCD provides up to $50,000 per year of salary support, based on the established salary structure at the applicant's institution for staff members of equivalent qualifications, rank and responsibilities. When requested, the NIDCD will award fringe benefits, based on the sponsoring institution's established policies, on the proportion of the applicant's salary provided by the K02 2.

Research Development Support Applicants for the K02 must document within the application that they will have peer-reviewed research support at the time of the award, or are awaiting a funding decision on a submitted research grant application. The NIDCD will not provide support for incidental expenses related to research and career development, such as tuition, fees, books, publication costs or travel to scientific meetings.

MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD (K08) The purpose of the K08 award is to foster the development of clinically trained professionals into independent investigators in the biomedical and behavioral scientific mission areas of the NIDCD. The K08 provides for three, four or five years of mentored research experience and specialized study, tailored to individual needs.

At least 75 percent of the awardee's full-time professional effort must be devoted to this program. The primary mentor should be in the same institution(s) as the applicant. A.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The applicant must hold a clinical doctoral degree and have completed his/her postgraduate clinical training prior to application. Furthermore, the applicant must have had at least one full year, and preferably two full years, of postdoctoral-level research experience before submitting a K08 application.

Individuals holding positions of senior academic rank, such as associate professor or professor, or the equivalent in nonacademic settings, at the time of application are not eligible for a K08 award. Individuals who are current or former principal investigators on NIH research project grants (R01, R29 or P01) or center grants are also not eligible.

Recipients of an Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) or an NIDCD Small Grant (R03) are eligible for a K08 award. Subsequent successful application for a research project grant that results in an award will require that the K08 be terminated.

The NIDCD contribution to the salary of the K08 recipient is geared to the institutional base salary as follows: Institutional Base Salary NIDCD Contribution o Up to $50,000 100% of institutional base o $50,001 to $67,000 $50,000 o $67,001 and over 75% of institutional base salary, Awardees are eligible for fringe benefits on the portion of the applicant's salary provided by the K08 award.

The amount of allowable benefits will be based on the sponsoring institution's established policies. Previously, the NIDCD limited its salary support for K08 awardees to $50,000. The new policy described here will not be applied retroactively.

2. Research Development Support The NIDCD provides up to $80,000 over the course of a five-year award for the research development expenses outlined in PA-95-053. Awards of three years and four years provide up to $48,000 and $64,000, respectively, over the course of the funding period.

Up to $30,000 may be budgeted in a given year for these expenses, when well C. APPLICATION PROCEDURES 1. Career Development Plan In addition to the guidelines stated in PA-95-053, the applicant must describe a plan to complete a graduate-level didactic course in biostatistics and research design during the first year of the award, if such a course is not part of the applicant's background.

Three sealed letters of reference, including a letter from the mentor, must be included with the application. 3.

Environment and Institutional Commitment The sponsoring institution must provide a statement of its commitment to the career development of the applicant within the body of the application, including an assurance that he/she will be able to devote the requisite 75 percent effort to the career development plan described in the application. Inquiries are encouraged, particularly during the planning phase of the application.

Direct inquiries to: Division of Human Communication National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 6120 Executive Boulevard, Room 400C - MSC-7180 Telephone: (301) 496-1804 Return to 1995 Index Return to NIH Guide Main Index National Institutes of Health (NIH)