Career-Development
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NIH PA-24-193: Pathway to Independence (K99/R00, Independent Clinical Trial Required)
A parent NIH career-development mechanism for mentored postdoctoral candidates transitioning to independent investigator status while proposing an independent clinical trial, with recurring annual review cycles into 2027.
NIH PA-24-194: Pathway to Independence (K99/R00, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Parent NIH Pathway to Independence award for mentored postdoctoral investigators moving toward an independent research position without requiring an independent clinical trial at the application stage.
NIH RFA-OD-24-011: NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50)
NIH’s Research Software Engineer Award (RFA-OD-24-011) funds up to $300,000 in direct costs over up to three years for full-time, non-tenure-track software engineers who support NIH-funded biomedical research through reproducible software development.
NINDS Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship (2026): Up to $100,000 per Mentor for Mentorship Excellence
A federal mentor-recognition prize run by NINDS for NINDS-funded faculty mentors that converts to a cash award model and uses a two-stage process (trainee nominations, then mentor/institution submission).
RFA-HL-26-012: NIH StARR (R38) 2026-2027 Funding for Residency Research Programs
NIH StARR (R38) supports residency programs that give postdoctoral-level clinicians mentored research time and a path toward clinician-investigator careers.