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NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Clinical Trial Required)

US National Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grant open #PAR-24-211
Response due Jul 12, 2027 · 00:00 UTC

Summary

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) is offering a K22 Career Transition Award to support intramural postdoctoral fellows and research trainees in transitioning to independent research positions. This award specifically requires a clinical trial component as part of the proposed research. It is a federal grant opportunity administered through NIH and Grants.gov, open for applications over a multi-year window from July 2024 through July 2027. The program is designed to foster the development of early-career researchers conducting clinically-oriented science in areas aligned with NHLBI's mission (heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders).

What they want

Award PAR-24-211 provides career transition funding (K22 mechanism) to NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and research trainees. Applicants must propose research that includes a clinical trial. The award is intended to bridge the gap between intramural training and an independent extramural research career. Recipients are expected to conduct the proposed clinical-trial-inclusive research at an extramural institution following their intramural tenure.
Technical requirements
  • Proposed research must include a clinical trial
  • Applicant must be an NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellow or research trainee
  • K22 career development award mechanism
Key personnel
  • Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Trainee (Principal Investigator/Applicant)

How they evaluate

  • Scientific merit of proposed clinical trial research
  • Applicant's potential for independent research career
  • Alignment with NHLBI mission areas (heart, lung, blood, sleep)
Submission: Grants.gov electronic submission portal

Eligibility & certifications

NIH eRA Commons registrationInstitutional sponsorship from an extramural research institution for the independent phase

Risks & flags

  • Eligibility is narrowly restricted to current NHLBI intramural postdoctoral fellows and research trainees, effectively limiting the applicant pool to a small, pre-identified cohort
  • No dollar value or award budget is disclosed in the posted synopsis
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