Key Dates

Related Announcements

• July 23, 2024 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-24-225.
• July 23, 2024 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required). See NOFO PAR-24-226.
• July 23, 2024 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required (BESH). See NOFO PAR-24-227.

Issued by

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify effort requirements for clinician scientists with surgical specialties applying to the “Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)” program. This Notice clarifies that clinician scientists with surgical specialties may request a minimum of 50% full-time professional effort each year of the award.

Part 2. Section III.3 Additional Information on Eligibility

Level of Effort

Current Language

K99 Phase. At the time of award, the candidate must have a “full-time” appointment at the academic institution. Candidates are required to commit a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort (i.e., a minimum of 9 person-months) to their program of career development. Candidates may engage in other duties as part of the remaining 25% of their full-time professional effort not covered by this award, as long as such duties do not interfere with or detract from the proposed career development program.

R00 Phase. Although candidates are required to devote no less than 75% of their full-time, 12-month professional effort to research (i.e., full-time for 9 person-months), the required 9 person-months of research effort need not be devoted exclusively to the R00-supported research.

Revised language (changes are bold italicized)

K99 Phase. At the time of award, the candidate must have a “full-time” appointment at the academic institution. Candidates are required to commit a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort (i.e., a minimum of 9 person-months) to their program of career development. Candidates may engage in other duties as part of the remaining 25% of their full-time professional effort not covered by this award, as long as such duties do not interfere with or detract from the proposed career development program. Clinician scientists in surgical specialties may request a minimum of 50% full-time professional effort.

R00 Phase. Although candidates are required to devote no less than 75% (no less than 50% effort for surgical specialties) of their full-time, 12-month professional effort to research (i.e., full-time for 9 person-months), the required 9 person-months of research effort need not be devoted exclusively to the R00-supported research.

All other aspects of the NOFO remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

The applicable Scientific/Research, Peer Review, and Financial/Grants Management contacts in Section VII of the listed funding opportunity announcements.