Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. The K25 award will provide support and protected time for a period of supervised study and research for productive professionals with quantitative backgrounds including mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, chemistry, and engineering to integrate their expertise with NIH-relevant research. This Funding Opportunity Announcement is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial. Applicants are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.