NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research (K01)

Funding Contact(s): Michelle Jones-London, Ph.D.
Funding Categories: Minority Health and Research

Brief Description:
purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three, four, or five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. The goal of the NINDS K01 is to diversify the pool of independent neuroscience research investigators. The NINDS recognizes the unique and compelling need to promote diversity in participation in neuroscience research and expects these efforts to diversify the neuroscience research workforce to lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact NINDS staff for programmatic and budgetary information.

Grant Mechanism: K01
NIH Guide: PAR-09-065
Release Date: 2008-12-30
Expiration Date: 2012-01-08