Brief Description
The NCI “early K99/R00” - NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers application deadline is February 28, 2022. Please share the following with your trainees.
Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs):
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-21-060.html
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-21-061.html
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-21-062.html
This Early K99/R00 award in many respects, such as duration, financial support, etc. is similar to the parent K99/R00. However, there are several important differences:
- Only postdoctoral (or postdoc-like) researchers with less than 2 years of postdoctoral research experience by the submission due date (February 28, 2022) are eligible to apply
- Each candidate must be nominated by the institution and a nomination letter (2 pgs max) must be included in the application (refer to the FOAs for the requirements)
- Each institution may submit up to 3 applications, but each application must be in a different field of science: one in data science, one in cancer control science and one in other sciences. Please refer to the FOAs for the field of science definition
- Early K99/R00 applications are reviewed by a special emphasis panel, therefore, they are not competing with the regular/parent K99/R00.
- Preliminary data are not required
- Publication with the current/postdoctoral mentor are not required
Application Due Date: Submissions must be received by February 28, 2022 at 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
To learn more, please view slides from the pre-application webinar held on December 14, 2021.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Sergey Radaev at sradaev@mail.nih.gov.