Writing K Awards (NIH Mentored Career Development Training Awards)
General information on K awards
- How to get a K award: It's not just about the science, by Maria I Kontaridis PMID: 24625724
- NIH Extramural Nexus, Open Mike, Association Between Receiving an Individual Mentored Career Development (K) Award and Subsequent Research Support
- Definitions of Criteria and Considerations for K Critiques
- NIH Review template for K Award
- NIH K Award Checklist Version F 2020
Information on specific sections of K awards
- “K Award Integration of Application Story” (Slide courtesy of Drs. Robert J. Milner and Joan M. Lakoski)
- 10 Fatal Flaws of K01 Grant Submissions (and how to avoid them) by Steffanie A. Strathdee, PhD and Thomas L. Patterson, PhD, University of California San Diego
- General Tips on Mentored K Award
- NIH Mentored Career Development Award (K Series) Part 4 by Thomas Mitchell, MPH, University of California at San Francisio
Selecting the Appropriate K Award Type
Specific Section of K Awards
The Cover Letter and Proposal Assignment Request Form
The Career Development Training Plan
- K Award Career Development Training Plan Presentation Ideas (Dr. Joan M. Lakoski and Dr. Robert J. Milner) April 7, 2020.
- Examples of Career Development Training Plan Tables
- Examples of Workshops and Professional Development Training Opportunities
The Mentors, Consultants and Collaborators
Reference Letters
- Reference Letters vs. Letters of Support: What's the Difference? NIH Extramural Nexus on September 11, 2019 by NIH Staff
- NIH Referee Instructions for Mentored Research Career Development Awards
- Referee Instructions for Mentored Research Career Development Awards
Links to the Individual K Award Program Parent Award Notices
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-187
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-188
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-189
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-201
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-202
- Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-203
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-176
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-190
- Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-191
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-206
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-205
- Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experiment Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-204
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-193
- Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-186
- K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-192
Additional information on NIH K Awards
- NIH Career Development K Award Kiosk
- Clarifying Percent Effort and Support for Career Development (K) Awardees
- Career Development Instructions for NIH and others PHS Agencies
- Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars