NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22)

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The primary, long-term goal of the NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (RSDA) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented NIH-supported independent investigators that will address the health needs of the Nation. The NIAID RSDA is specifically designed to facilitate the transition from a postdoctoral research position to an independent research position. - The NIAID K22 award will provide 2 years of support at the beginning of a junior scientist s independent research career. The award is limited to postdoctoral trainees who propose research relevant to the mission of the NIAID. - The initial (Phase 1) application will be submitted while the candidate (principal investigator) is in a postdoc position or equivalent at any domestic for-profit or non-profit institution/organization such as a university, college, hospital, and laboratory, or eligible agency of the Federal government, including NIH intramural laboratories. NIH intramural postdocs from other institutes and centers who work in areas relevant to NIAID s scientific mission, are eligible to apply for this award. The phase 1 application is the document that will be submitted for peer review for scientific merit and the outcome will be the primary determinant of whether the application is funded. However, it is the Phase 2 application that will be awarded.

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