NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22) is designed to support postdoctoral fellows and other researchers still in training at the NHLBI Division of Intramural Research. This program allows participants to transfer their work to external institutions as junior investigators. The award includes support for two phases of research: a two-year mentored intramural phase and a three-year extramural phase, offering a total of five years of support.

The transition from the intramural to extramural phase is contingent on successfully meeting criteria during the mentored stage, assessed through an NHLBI progress review. This review will examine a research plan intended for execution at the external institution.

The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is specifically for applicants not planning to lead an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial. However, applicants can propose gaining research experience in a clinical trial guided by a mentor. Those who intend to act as a lead investigator of a clinical trial or an accompanying study to an ongoing clinical trial should apply to the companion FOA, PAR-22-040. This FOA is called the "NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22- Clinical Trial Required)."