September 4, 2024
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)
The purpose of this notice is to correct language in the Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator) section of the Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23s) and the Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24s) to include nursing.
Currently Reads:
Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)
Candidates for the K23 award must have a health-professional doctoral degree. Such degrees include, but are not limited to, the MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DC, PharmD, ND (Doctor of Naturopathy), as well as a doctoral degree in nursing research or practice. Individuals with the PhD or other doctoral degree in clinical disciplines such as clinical psychology, clinical genetics, speech-language pathology, audiology or rehabilitation are also eligible. Individuals holding the PhD in a non-clinical discipline but who are certified to perform clinical duties should contact the appropriate Institute concerning their eligibility for a K23 award. Candidates also must have completed their clinical training, including specialty and, if applicable, subspecialty training prior to receiving an award. However, candidates may submit an application prior to the completion of clinical training.
Modified to Read (changes shown in bold italics):
Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)
Candidates for the K23 award must have a health-professional doctoral degree. Such degrees include, but are not limited to, the MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DC, PharmD, ND (Doctor of Naturopathy), as well as a doctoral degree in nursing research or practice. Individuals with the PhD or other doctoral degree in clinical disciplines such as clinical psychology, nursing, clinical genetics, speech-language pathology, audiology or rehabilitation are also eligible. Individuals holding the PhD in a non-clinical discipline but who are certified to perform clinical duties should contact the appropriate Institute concerning their eligibility for a K23 award. Candidates also must have completed their clinical training, including specialty and, if applicable, subspecialty training, prior to receiving an award. However, candidates may submit an application prior to the completion of clinical training.
All other aspects of this NOFO remain unchanged.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Please direct all policy related inquiries to:
Division of Biomedical Research Workforce
Office of Extramural Research
Website: https://researchtraining.nih.gov
Email: NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov
For inquiries related to specific application instructions/guidance please see the Table of IC-Specific Information, Requirements and Staff Contacts website listed in each NOFO.