International Research Career Development Award (K43)
For support of a Low- or Middle-Income Country scientist, committed to research at a Low- or Middle-Income Country institution, in need of career development and additional mentored research experience.
Organization Eligibility
- Eligibility: Foreign Institutions
Academic education or research institutions in LMICs.
Project Director/ Principal Investigator (PD/PI) Eligibility
- PD/PI U.S. Citizenship Requirement: No
- Career Stage: Postdoctorate/Residency, Early Career
PD/PI must be an LMIC citizen, with masters or doctoral degree, and junior faculty appointment.
Award Information
- Funding Instrument: Grant
- Funding Category: Research Training and Career Development
- Budget Mechanism Code: OR - Other Research Related
- Mentored: Yes
Application and Submission Information
- Reference Letters: Required (min 3 , max 5)
After identifying a funding opportunity, follow guidance in the How to Apply – Application Guide including any Career Development (K) instruction call-outs, except where instructed to do otherwise in the funding opportunity or related notices.
Due Dates
The Key Dates section of funding opportunities lists specific due dates. Many opportunities indicate Standard Due Dates apply.
Standard Application Due Dates (when applicable) | Review and Award Cycles | ||||
New | Renewal, Resubmission, Revision as Allowed |
AIDS and AIDS Related Grant Applications |
Scientific Merit Review | Advisory Council Review |
Earliest Start Date |
Participating Funding Organizations
Each funding opportunity specifies the participating organizations. Applications must fit within the mission of at least one participating funding organization and meet all opportunity-specific requirements.
The following funding organizations participate on at least one active funding opportunity.
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
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