Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

The NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) provides support and protected time (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Although all of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this support mechanism to support career development experiences that lead to research independence, some ICs use the K01 award for individuals who propose to train in a new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their research career because of illness or pressing family circumstances. Other ICs use the K01 to support career development in specific fields. This career development award is designed to help researchers transition to independent research positions through mentored training and research experience.