OpportunityTitle: NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: NIH intramural laboratories are eligible to apply for the mentored phase of the K22 mechanism on behalf of intramural candidates; however, NIH intramural laboratories are not eligible to sponsor those who apply for the independent phase. Agencies of the Federal Government are also not eligible to apply for independent phase of the K22 award.    Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
Description: Purpose: The purpose of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Career Transition Award (K22) is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the nation&apos;s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The Diversity Training Branch (DTB), the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) (http://crchd.cancer.gov/), and the Office of the Director (OD) (http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/), invite applications from recipients of the NCI Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity, or from advanced postdoctoral and/or newly independent research scientists representative of groups that are underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical, and/or social sciences. This award will provide &quot;protected time&quot; for recipients to develop and receive support for their initial cancer research program. In addition, this award can provide a two-year mentored experience in NCI intramural programs for interested individuals. The unique feature of this award is that the individuals may apply without a sponsoring institution while they are still in a mentored position.
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