NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18) program is designed to enable established, proven investigators to augment or redirect their research programs through the acquisition of new research skills. This career development award supports researchers seeking to answer questions relevant to the hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language sciences. The award allows experienced investigators to gain new expertise and methodological capabilities to enhance their ongoing research careers in communication disorders and related fields. This K18 mechanism does not allow clinical trials and is specifically focused on career enhancement through skills acquisition and research redirection.