NIDDK Funding

Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated biomedical research in basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. [Posted 3/14/2024. Expires 1/8/2027]

Notice of Special Interest: Women’s Health Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest to highlight interest in receiving research applications focused on diseases and health conditions that predominantly affect women (e.g., autoimmune diseases; depressive disorders, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD), sex-based-violence), present and progress differently in women (e.g., cardiovascular disease; HIV; reproductive aging and its implications), or are female-specific (e.g., uterine fibroids; endometriosis; menopause). [Posted 3/26/2024. Expires 11/5/2027]

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Supporting the Exploration of Cloud in NIH-supported Research This notice announces the availability of funds from the Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) to NIH-managed or NIH-majority-funded projects that may benefit from using the cloud. [Posted 3/27/2024. Expires 6/19/2026]

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed The purpose of the NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) is to support the career development of individuals with a clinical doctoral degree who have made a commitment to focus their research endeavors on patient-oriented research. [Posted 4/9/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. [Posted 4/23/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required) The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. [Posted 4/23/2024. Expires 2/12/2027]

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The purpose of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. [Posted 4/24/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) The purpose of the NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) program is to facilitate a timely transition of outstanding postdoctoral researchers with a research and/or clinical doctorate degree from mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent faculty positions. [Posted 4/24/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The primary purpose of the NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Awards (K08) program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. [Posted 8/24/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. [Posted 4/24/2024. Expires 5/8/2027]