NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08)

The summary for the NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08): -The Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research is a three year career development award made to clinician scientists from diverse backgrounds including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. This award provides an opportunity for specialized study in NIDDK-relevant research areas for clinician scientists committed to a career in laboratory or clinical research. -NIDDK recognizes the need to promote diversity in the health-related workforce by increasing the number of highly trained clinical researchers from diverse backgrounds with the cultural competence and sensitivity to conduct laboratory or clinical research in health disparities and who possess the ability to successfully recruit and retain a diversity of subjects into clinical research. -Eligibility is limited to principal investigators from underrepresented racial/ethnic or disadvantaged backgrounds who have a health professional doctoral degree such as the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. , O.D., or equivalent degree AND a recently acquired ( less than 3 years) Master of Science in Clinical Research or Master of Public Health in a clinically relevant area. Detailed eligibility criteria are described in the full announcement (see Section III 1.B.)
Federal Grant Title: NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (K08)
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Food and Nutrition Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-06-015
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.84793.848
CFDA Descriptions: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research 93.848 Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Nov 26, 2008 Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to
Posted Date: Oct 05, 2006
Creation Date: Feb 22, 2007
Archive Date: Dec 27, 2008
Total Program Funding: $260,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.849 -- Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Small businesses Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Environment: The applicant institution must have a well-established record of research career development activities and qualified research faculty to serve as mentors. The institution must demonstrate a commitment to the development of the candidate as a productive, independent investigator and allow the protected time needed by the applicant. The candidate, mentor, and institution must describe a career development program with an emphasis on laboratory or clinically-based research that maximizes the use of relevant research, and educational resources, and qualified faculty as mentors in basic research. See announcement for full details.
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