An official website of the United States government
Institutional career development programs provide institutions with funds for research training opportunities to trainees at the postdoctoral and established investigator levels.
Purpose
Institutional career development awards are designed to prepare newly trained investigators who have made a commitment to independent research careers for their transition to more advanced support mechanisms.
Review Criteria
To find the criteria reviewers will use to evaluate your application, see Section V of your funding opportunity.
NIH Institutional Career Development and Other Training Programs
Established investigators can apply for these awards to fund training programs at their institution.
Search for Institutional Career Development and Other Training Funding Opportunities
The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts is NIH's official publication of notices of grant policies, guidelines, and funding opportunities.
View Current Funding OpportunitiesPostdoctoral refers to a temporary and defined period of mentored advanced training for those who have received a doctoral degree (or equivalent) to enhance the professional skills and research independence needed to pursue their chosen career path. Residency refers to a graduate medical education (GME) program that provides physicians with hands-on experience and training in a specific medical specialty after they graduate from medical school.
Stage at which investigator leads research programs in an academic, industry, or government setting with independent (often peer-reviewed) research funding and have delivered significant research outputs due to their experience and scientific quality.
Also Consider...
- Katz Award (R01)
- Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35)
- NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2)
- ESI R01 Equivalent Awards Promoting Workforce Diversity