KATZ R01 GUIDE FOR REVIEWERS

Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (PAR-21-038 PAR-21-039)

Purpose of the Award

• Named in honor of the late National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Director, Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
• Supports an innovative project in an area of science that represents a change in research direction for the Principal Investigator and for which no preliminary data exist
• Principal Investigator must be an early stage investigator (ESI)

Details

• Must propose a new research direction for the ESI(s)
  • An incremental advancement/expansion/extension of previous research effort not appropriate
  • Appropriate level of departure from previous efforts will be field-dependent
  • Merit and feasibility based on conceptual framework, level of innovation, and potential to significantly advance our knowledge and understanding
• Peer review
  • Reviewed in standing study sections in the NIH Center for Scientific Review
  • Clustered for discussion during the meeting with other Katz R01 awards
  • Percentiled with and against other R01 applications
• No specific dollar limit

• Advance permission required for $500,000 or more (direct costs) in any year
• May request up to five years of funding

• Utilized by nearly all NIH Institutes and Centers

Application

• Preliminary data (data not yet published) not allowed
• Attachment on “New Research Directions” required