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Overview of Overview of Mentored K AwardsMentored K Awards
Shawna V. Hudson, PhD Shawna V. Hudson, PhD Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community HealthAssistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
UMDNJ-RWJMSUMDNJ-RWJMSThe Cancer Institute of New JerseyThe Cancer Institute of New Jersey
April 13, 2010April 13, 2010
PostdoctoralPostdoctoralTraining SupportTraining Support
(T32, F32)(T32, F32)
Research Training and DevelopmentResearch Training and Development
Mentored Career Mentored Career DevelopmentDevelopment
Award (K01, K07, K22, Award (K01, K07, K22, K25, K99) or Small or K25, K99) or Small or
Exploratory/Pilot Grant Exploratory/Pilot Grant (R03, R21, R34)(R03, R21, R34)
STAGESSTAGES::
GraduatGraduate or e or MedicalMedical SchoolSchool
Post-Post-Doc.Doc.
EarlyEarlyCareer Career
(Inst or Asst Prof)(Inst or Asst Prof)
Mid-Career /Mid-Career /ChangeChange
(Assoc or Full (Assoc or Full Prof)Prof)
Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) or Short-term Trainingor Short-term Training
Support (T35)Support (T35)IndependentIndependent
Scientist or Mid-Scientist or Mid-Career AwardCareer Award
(K02, K05, K24)(K02, K05, K24)
Research Research Project Project
Grant (R01)Grant (R01)
Mentored Career Development Awards
Designed for investigators who are in the Designed for investigators who are in the early phases of establishing their research early phases of establishing their research careers (e.g., junior faculty/research staff) careers (e.g., junior faculty/research staff) and who need an additional period of and who need an additional period of mentored research training in order to mentored research training in order to become established as independent become established as independent investigators. investigators.
The purpose of a K award The purpose of a K award is…is…
to enable you to to enable you to become an become an independent independent researcherresearcher
to protect your time to protect your time for research activityfor research activity
to have your own to have your own R01 by the end of R01 by the end of the K or soon afterthe K or soon after
to generate pilot to generate pilot datadata
TOTAL AND AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL TOTAL AND AVERAGE AWARD AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH CAREER AWARDS RESEARCH CAREER AWARDS
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
$800
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
Fiscal Year
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Total Award Amount Average Award Amount
NUMBER OF RESEARCH CAREER AWARDSNUMBER OF RESEARCH CAREER AWARDSBY ACTIVITYBY ACTIVITY
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
KL2
KL1
K99
K30
K26
K25
K24
K23
K22
K20
K18
K17
K16
K15
K14
K12
K11
K08
K07
K06
K05
K04
K02
K01
Fiscal Year
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TOTAL FUNDING FOR COMPETING RESEARCH CAREER TOTAL FUNDING FOR COMPETING RESEARCH CAREER AWARDS BY INSTITUTES AND CENTERSAWARDS BY INSTITUTES AND CENTERS
Fiscal Year
Participating NIH Institutes and Centers
Fund
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K01 Mentored Research Scientist K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (AHRQ, NIDDK, NCI Development Award (AHRQ, NIDDK, NCI etc.)etc.)
K07 Cancer Prevention, Control Behavioral K07 Cancer Prevention, Control Behavioral and Population Sciences Career and Population Sciences Career Development AwardDevelopment Award
K22 Career Transition Award (NCI, NHLBI, K22 Career Transition Award (NCI, NHLBI, NIMH, NCMHD) NIMH, NCMHD)
Mentored Career Development Awards (Mentored – Ks)
Duration: 3-5 years
Minimum Research Effort: 75%
Renewability: None
Support: Varies across institute. For NCI salary is up to $100K and research is up to $30K per year
What Are the Requirements?
U.S. Citizen, Non-Citizen National, or Permanent Resident
Research or Clinical Doctoral Degree (PhD, MD)
Current PI of PHS Career Development (K) or certain Research (R) Awards are Ineligible
Former PI of PHS Career Development (K) and Research (R) Awards are Ineligible (except R03, R21, R34)
Who Can Apply?
Mentored Research Scientist Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)Development Award (K01)
Purpose: to provide support and “protected Purpose: to provide support and “protected time” for an intensive, supervised career time” for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. research independence.
Some Institutes/Centers support individuals who Some Institutes/Centers support individuals who
propose to train in a new field; propose to train in a new field;
have had a hiatus in their research careerhave had a hiatus in their research career
or to increase research workforce diversity.or to increase research workforce diversity.
Success Rates – K Awards 38%Success Rates – K Awards 38%
Applicant Information - K awardsApplicant Information - K awards
http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/
Mentored K’s – Review CriteriaMentored K’s – Review Criteria
Candidate Candidate
Mentors, Consultants & CollaboratorsMentors, Consultants & Collaborators
Career Development Plan Career Development Plan
Institutional CommitmentInstitutional Commitment
Research PlanResearch Plan
Beginning the Beginning the ProcessProcess
Where do you want your career Where do you want your career to take you?to take you?
What problems do you want to What problems do you want to take on?take on?
Who do you want to be when Who do you want to be when you grow up?you grow up?
What training, experience,What training, experience,and skills…and skills…
– Do you haveDo you have
– Do you lack and Do you lack and mustmust obtain obtain
to get you to your to get you to your goals?goals?
Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, and Collaboratorsand Collaborators
Assemble a complementary teamAssemble a complementary team– Choose a primary mentor who is a Choose a primary mentor who is a senior senior investigator with a investigator with a
track-record of NIH funding; your primary mentor should be at track-record of NIH funding; your primary mentor should be at the home institution but not always.the home institution but not always.
– Include co-mentors who will complement the primary mentor’s Include co-mentors who will complement the primary mentor’s strengths.strengths.
– Each member of your “team” must play a role in your training or Each member of your “team” must play a role in your training or research plan.research plan.
– Establish a relatively small (3-4) mentoring committee.Establish a relatively small (3-4) mentoring committee.– If you need to add additional members, call them If you need to add additional members, call them scientificscientific or or
technical advisors/collaboratorstechnical advisors/collaborators, who have a relatively narrow , who have a relatively narrow area of responsibility and focus.area of responsibility and focus.
Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, Statements by Mentors, Co-Mentors, and Collaboratorsand Collaborators (Cont’d) (Cont’d)
Evaluation criteria for primary mentorEvaluation criteria for primary mentor::– Appropriateness of mentor’s research Appropriateness of mentor’s research
qualifications in the area of this application.qualifications in the area of this application.– Quality and extent of mentor’s role in Quality and extent of mentor’s role in
providing guidance and advice to candidate.providing guidance and advice to candidate.– Previous experience in fostering the Previous experience in fostering the
development of more junior researchers.development of more junior researchers.– History of productivity and support.History of productivity and support.– Adequacy of support for the research project.Adequacy of support for the research project.
Training PlanTraining Plan
Should provide you the skills & Should provide you the skills & knowledge you lackknowledge you lack
Can include taking coursework, Can include taking coursework, spending time in a real world setting, spending time in a real world setting, readings & discussion with a mentor, readings & discussion with a mentor, etc.etc.
Choose mentors that are the best fit – Choose mentors that are the best fit – not the closest geographicallynot the closest geographically
Always consider training outside your Always consider training outside your area!area!
Description of Institutional Description of Institutional EnvironmentEnvironment
Evaluation criteria:Evaluation criteria:– Adequacy of research facilities and the Adequacy of research facilities and the
availability of appropriate educational availability of appropriate educational opportunities.opportunities.
– Quality and relevance of the environment for Quality and relevance of the environment for scientific and professional development of the scientific and professional development of the candidate.candidate.
Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research Career DevelopmentResearch Career Development
Evaluation criteriaEvaluation criteria– Applicant institution’s commitment to the scientific Applicant institution’s commitment to the scientific
development of the candidate and assurances that development of the candidate and assurances that the institution intends the candidate to be “the institution intends the candidate to be “an integral an integral part of its research programpart of its research program.” .”
– Applicant institution’s commitment to protect at least Applicant institution’s commitment to protect at least 75% of the candidate’s effort for proposed career 75% of the candidate’s effort for proposed career development activities.development activities.
– These assurances are stated in a letter from your These assurances are stated in a letter from your department chair or division chief.department chair or division chief.
Research Plan (in K Research Plan (in K Awards)Awards)
Should be a logical extension of the Should be a logical extension of the training plantraining plan
Should provide you an opportunity Should provide you an opportunity to try out new skills & knowledge to try out new skills & knowledge learned in traininglearned in training
Should provide you with the Should provide you with the experience and experience and datadata you will need you will need for your first R01 or R34for your first R01 or R34
Should be another opportunity to Should be another opportunity to learn from mentorslearn from mentors
Useful websitesUseful websites
NIH “K Kiosk” NIH “K Kiosk” http://grants1.nih.gov/training/careehttp://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htmrdevelopmentawards.htm
NIH funding information at NIH funding information at http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/http://report.nih.gov/nihdatabook/
NIH Reporter lists current grants at NIH Reporter lists current grants at http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reportehttp://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfmr.cfm