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The purpose of the NIA Career Transition Award (CTA) is to facilitate the transition of mentored researchers to tenure-track faculty conducting research that advances the mission of NIA. This three-year award provides protected time through salary and research support and is targeted at applicants who plan to start a tenure-track faculty position within a year of the award. The award is designed to support early career researchers making the critical transition from postdoctoral training to independent faculty positions. The program specifically supports individuals who are positioned to establish independent research programs aligned with the National Institute on Aging's mission to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.