NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Paul B. Beeson Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award in Aging (K23)

Funding Contact(s): Stephen Korn, Ph.D.
Funding Categories: Training and Career Development

Brief Description:
This program provides three to five years of mentored career development support to clinically trained faculty members in strong research environments who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. The award will enable them to gain skills and experience in aging research under the guidance of a mentor or mentors, and to establish an independent program of research in this field. Clinically trained professionals or individuals with a clinical degree who are interested in further career development in biomedical research that is not patient-oriented should refer to the Paul B. Beeson Clinical Scientist Career Development Award in Aging (K08) [AG-10-010].The program also includes an annual meeting that allows opportunities to partner with national mentors and fellow awardees.

Grant Mechanism: K23
NIH Guide: RFA-AG-10-011
Release Date: 2009-11-05
Expiration Date: 2010-01-15