The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications to support institutional career development programs in urological research that will assist individuals with doctorate degrees (either clinical or professional) with an interest in benign urological disease or urological research to develop the skills necessary to initiate and sustain an independent research career in urological research.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/27/2022
Grant Size: $750,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) allows appointment of scholars proposing to serve as: The lead investigator of an independent clinical trial; or proposing a separate ancillary clinical trial; or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, as part of their research and career development.
The targeted purpose of this Multidisciplinary Urologic Career Development Program (KURe) is to assist individuals with doctorate degrees interested in benign urological research to develop the skills necessary to initiate and sustain an independent research career. The institutional programs are to include activities and opportunities that will provide candidates with a comprehensive understanding of clinical research, translational research, and/or basic science approaches needed to successfully pursue their independent research careers. These activities may include didactic education, mentored practical research training, and enhancement experiences in areas such as mentorship and grant-writing skills. Programs should also consider the multidisciplinary nature of a successful research career in benign urological sciences and should select a group of scholars with a variety of scientific, clinical, and/or training backgrounds. KURe scholars should be exposed to the approaches necessary to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Funding Information
- Application budgets are expected to be no more than $750,000 in direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project, considering the applicant’s research base, scholar recruitment pool, and history of successful recruitment (renewal applications only).
- The maximum project period is not to exceed a period of five years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Small businesses
- Independent school districts
- State governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Private institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
