New Budget Levels for NIGMS Mentored clinical Career Development Awards (K08/K23)

Notice Number: NOT-GM-11-100

Release Date: January 10, 2011

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

This Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) is increasing the amount of direct costs that may be requested in applications submitted to PA-10-059 : Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08)  and PA-10-060: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23). 

Effective for applications submitted for the February 12, 2011 due date, applicants may request up to $100,000 per year direct costs for salary (plus fringe benefits) and up to $50,000 per year direct costs for research development costs.   Additional information on these awards can be found at the NIGMS Web page: http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/CareerDev/MentoredClinicalCareer.htm

All other aspects of these FOAs remain unchanged.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Alison E. Cole, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Director for Research Training
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
49 Center Drive, 2AS-49K
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Phone: 301-594-3827
Fax: 301-480-2802
E-mail: colea@nigms.nih.gov