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.

Carefully read the Eligibility section of the funding opportunity for opportunity-specific organization eligibility requirements.

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.

Carefully read the Eligibility section of the funding opportunity for opportunity-specific PD/PI eligibility requirements.

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.

International Research Career Development Award (K43)
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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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