Are you a junior faculty member with a passion for translational research? Do you want to help reduce the burden of diseases and improve health conditions that disproportionately affect populations in the Deep South?
If so, consider applying to become a CCTS Deep South Mentored Career Development (K Award) scholar.
See below for application resources.
The deadline for 2024 K12 letters of intent closed on 12/15/23. The next open application season is TBD, based on the availability of slots in our anticipated notice of award. We will update this page when we have clarity.
For applicants that submitted pre-applications in 2023, the updated dates are below:
| RFA Launch | 10/10/23 |
| LOI/Pre-Application Due | 12/15/23 |
| Applicants invited for full proposals | On or before 01/26/24 |
| Due Date for full proposals | 03/22/24 |
| Awardees notified | By May 1, 2024 |
Mission and Goal
The CCTS K Award program prepares early-career faculty who have recently finished a research or health professional doctorate for a career in translational research. Our goal is to impart the knowledge, experience, and perspective required to develop a network of independent investigators, with an emphasis on research that addresses diseases and health disparities that disproportionately affect the Deep South. The program culminates in lead-author manuscripts and an extramurally funded research grant submission (e.g., K23, R01) for scholars.
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Benefits
Scholars receive:
- 75% salary support for two years
- Support for tuition and travel
- Individualized skills and knowledge development via didactic and hands-on trainings
- Research apprenticeship with an experienced primary mentor who has an excellent training record and who commits to extended, close interaction with the scholar
- Access to the large and diverse pool of experienced translational research experts within the CCTS Partner Network
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Eligibility
Candidates must:
- be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or have permanent residency status
- have earned a clinical or research doctorate, including PhD, ScD, DrPH, MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS, DMD, DNS or equivalent doctoral degree
- be junior-level, full-time faculty at a CCTS institution at the time of appointment
- demonstrate a commitment to conducting translational research
- identify at least two established faculty members to serve as mentors
- commit to a minimum of 75% protected time (50% for surgeons with justification) to career development research training for two years
- not have been a PD/PI or MPI on another Federal award (R, K, P, U, etc.; see instructions for other requirements)
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Application Process
The CCTS Deep South Mentored Career Development (K Award) Program is competitive. The application process comprises two stages: (1) a pre-application and (2) a full application, which is open only to those candidates who are accepted in the pre-application stage.
The Pre-Application requires:- Pre-Application Research Plan/ Letter of Interest (2 pages)
- NIH Biosketch documents for applicant and primary mentor
- Letters of support (2) including one from primary mentor and one from immediate supervisor (1-2 pages each)
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Deadlines
The deadline for 2024 K12 letters of intent closed on 12/15/23. The next open application season is TBD, based on the availability of slots in our anticipated notice of award. We will update this page when we have clarity.
For applicants that submitted pre-applications in 2023, the updated dates are below:RFA Launch 10/10/23 LOI/Pre-Application Due 12/15/23 Applicants invited for full proposals On or before 01/26/24 Due Date for full proposals 03/22/24 Awardees notified By May 1, 2024
