Lantern Grants

Mentored Career Transition Award (KT1/R00)

Funder
National Institutes of Health
Award amount
Not specified
Deadline
October 12, 2027
Eligible countries
United States

Summary

Forecasted opportunity (not yet open for applications; expected to be posted around 2027-07-13; estimated application due date 2027-10-12). The biphasic award will provide up to 5 years of support in two phases. The initial, mentored career development phase will provide 1-2 years of support for needed career development to facilitate a timely transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from their mentored postdoctoral research positions to independent, tenure-track or equivalent research-intensive faculty positions. The second phase will provide up to 3 years of independent research support, contingent on satisfactory progress during the first phase and an approved, independent, tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty position.

Summary as listed on Grants.gov (opportunity 363569). Always read the full announcement for eligibility, limits and how to apply.

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What National Institutes of Health reviewers look for

  • Importance of the research (significance and innovation), scored 1–9.
  • Rigor and feasibility of the approach, scored 1–9. Preliminary data and alternative strategies carry much of this.
  • Expertise and resources, rated sufficient or not, without a score.
  • Overall impact: the likelihood the project will have a sustained, powerful influence on its field.

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