OpportunityTitle: NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Eligible applicant institutions for the Phase 1 and 2 of the NIAID K22 Research Scholar Development Award include domestic academic institutions such as universities, colleges, and hospitals, as well as research institutes and non-profit organizations.  NIH intramural laboratories are not eligible to apply for Phase 2 of this mechanism on behalf of intramural candidates.  In addition, agencies of the federal government and foreign institutions are not eligible to apply for Phase 2.
Description: The primary, long-term goal of the NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (RSDA) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators that will address the health needs of the Nation. The NIAID RSDA is specifically designed to facilitate the transition from a postdoctoral research position to an independent research position. - The NIAID K22 award will provide 2 years of support at the beginning of a junior scientist s independent research career. The award is limited to postdoctoral trainees who propose research relevant to the mission of the NIAID. - The initial (Phase 1) application will be submitted while the candidate (principal investigator) is in a postdoc position or equivalent at any domestic for-profit or non-profit institution/organization such as a university, college, hospital, and laboratory, or eligible agency of the Federal government, including NIH intramural laboratories. NIH intramural postdocs from other institutes and centers who work in areas relevant to NIAID s scientific mission, are eligible to apply for this award. The phase 1 application is the document that will be submitted for peer review for scientific merit and the outcome will be the primary determinant of whether the application is funded. However, it is the Phase 2 application that will be awarded.
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