Career Development Award Assistance

career compass.jpgThe CCTS is committed to supporting junior investigators.  Melissa McBrayer, MEd, Director of the CCTS Research Commons, is available to provide support for postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, and junior faculty by assisting with NIH Research Career (K) and Fellowship (F) applications. Areas of focus include the development of personal statements, identifying career development goals, and crafting career development plans.

Melissa presents on career development plans for the CCTS Professional Skills Training Program and is an invited speaker on training and career development awards.  View additional Career Development and Grant-writing Resources. 

 
 
K-Awardee Corner  of the SCTS links to websites, blogs, and resources.
 

​Helpful Information from the NIH

The NIH’s Office of Extramural Research (OER) guides investigators through the process of obtaining grant funding and helps them understand and navigate federal policies and procedures.  This site is the repository of information on grants policy, forms and instructions, news and events, as well as the NIH guide search engine.  

 
The NIAID “All About Grants” tutorials help investigators plan and write grant applications and manage their awards.
The UAB CCTS is supported through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program, grant UL1 TR000165.The CTSA program is led by the NIH’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The content of this website is solely the responsibility of UAB and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.