NCI TRANSIITION CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
Application Receipt Dates: Feb 1, 2005, June 1, 2005 and October 1, 2005
The Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch (CMBB), Office of Centers,
Training and Resources (OCTR), Office of the Deputy Director for Extramural
Sciences (ODDES), National Cancer Institute (NCI), invites transition
career development award applications from recipients of the NCI Mentored
Career Development Award for Underrepresented Minorities or from advanced
postdoctoral and/or newly independent research scientists representative of
groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or social
sciences. The purpose of the NCI Transition Career Development Award to
Promote Diversity (K22) is to provide "protected time" for recipients to
develop and receive support for their initial cancer research program. This
award is intended to facilitate the transition of underrepresented
postdoctoral research scientists from the mentored to the independent
stages of their careers in cancer research. The unique feature of this
award is that the individuals may apply without a sponsoring institution
while they are still in a mentored position.
Awards in response to this program announcement will be made through the
Transition Career Development Award (K22) mechanism for a total project
period not to exceed 3 years. Planning, direction, and execution of the
proposed training program will be the responsibilities of the applicant on
behalf of the applicant institution. Grants are not transferable from one
principal investigator to another and they are non-renewable.
This award will provide salary up to $75K annually plus fringe benefits and
up to $50K, direct costs, for research and development expenses. The total
salary requested must be based annually on a full-time, 12-month staff
appointment requiring the candidate to spend a minimum of 75 percent effort
conducting cancer research with the remaining effort being devoted to
activities related to the development of a successful research career.
Facilities and administrative costs will be reimbursed at 8 percent of
modified total direct costs. It is expected that 10 grants will be funded
per fiscal year. For more information visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-011.html