Deadline: 31 March 2017
The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking applications for its Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program to support a program of mentored institutional career development programs for junior faculty investigators who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in a subspecialty area of Pediatrics, and are committed to launching an independent research career. The program provides supervised research training to assist the transition into productive physician scientists.
The overall goal of the NIH Research Career Development programs is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.
The goal of the Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program is to promote the performance of research and transfer of findings that will benefit the health of children.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,700,000
- Award Ceiling: $425,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- U.S. Territory or Possession
- Other
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Child Health Research Career Development Award.