NINDS Mentored Research and Clinical Scientist Development Awards in Translational Research

The summary for the NINDS Mentored Research and Clinical Scientist Development Awards in Translational Research 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.

NINDS Mentored Research and Clinical Scientist Development Awards in Translational Research: - This PA invites applications for a career development award to enable investigators to build a program of translational research in neurological disorders under the guidance of an experienced mentor. The training received through this program has two key elements. A research project is conducted under the guidance and supervision of the mentor, and a career development program is undertaken to provide broad training for the applicant in the pre-clinical development of therapeutics. - Only aims required for therapy development can be supported in this program. No basic/mechanistic aims may be included in the research plan. - There is no specific limit on the total funds that will be awarded under this PA or on the number of awards. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. - This funding opportunity will use the K01 Research Scientist Development Award and the K08 Clinical Investigator Award mechanisms. The K01 and K08 awards provide three to five years of salary and research support. NINDS will provide salary of up to $85,000 plus fringe benefits for the career award recipient, and up to $50,000 in research development support. - Applications may be submitted on behalf of the candidate (principal investigator) by any domestic for-profit organization or non-profit organization, public or private institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units State and local Tribal governments, and faith-based or community-based organizations. Foreign institutions/organizations are not eligible to apply. To be eligible for a NINDS K01 award an applicant must have a Ph.D. or equivalent research-intensive degree, and have demonstrated the potential for a highly productive independent research career. To be eligible for a K08 award an applicant must have a clinical doctoral degree or equivalent, or a Ph.D. in a clinical discipline. Applicants will spend a minimum of 75 percent of full-time professional effort conducting research and research career development during the entire award period. A 50 percent effort on a K08 award is acceptable for neurosurgeons, who must maintain surgical sk! ills. Current or past principal investigators on NINDS/NIH research grants other than R03 or R21 awards are not eligible for this award. - Awards in response to this program announcement will be for a total project period of three, four or five years and are not renewable. Planning, direction, and execution of the proposed career development program and research project will be the responsibility of the applicant and his/her mentor(s). Grants are not transferable from one principal investigator to another. - The candidate for this K award may not concurrently apply for nor have an award pending for another NIH career development award. Up to two revisions of an application will be accepted. - Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. - Applicants must be U.S. citizens or non-citizen nationals, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence by the time of award. - See Section IV.1 for application materials. - Telecommunications for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY 301-451-0088