Understanding NIH Programs
Event Overview:
Description:
Career Development Timeline
Find out which NIH funding mechanisms apply to you throughout your career. This talk covers many of the mechanisms that apply to Ph.D.’s and M.D.’s (or equivalent research and clinical doctoral degrees), from graduate/medical school through your early-stage faculty years. Predoctoral Students and
Postdoctoral Researchers
This session will describe different types of NIH grants that support mentored research training including fellowships, institutional training grants and career development awards.
Early-Stage Investigators (ESIs)
Do you have less than 10 years of research or research training experience following your terminal research degree or medical residency/fellowship? What is NIH doing to encourage ESIs? Come to this session and find out what your next step should be when it comes to NIH funding.
This event took place during the 2023 NIH Virtual Grants Conference.
Objective:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:
- identify what kinds of NIH grant support (fellowships, career development (K) awards, research grants) are available based on career stage and training experience;
- explain the benefits of additional mentored research; and
- describe funding opportunities for transitioning to an independent position.
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