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Established investigators are researchers who are at a career stage where they can launch independently designed research projects, build infrastructure at their institutions, and/or provide mentoring and training to early career investigators. NIA’s programs for established investigators help them continue or expand their research into age-related fields, as well as provide support for the next generation of aging researchers.
Funding Awards for Established Investigators
| Activity Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| K02 | Independent Scientist Awards | To allow researchers time off from teaching or clinical duties to concentrate on advancing their research career. Funding provides salary but not research support; the latter is expected to be covered by an active R01 or equivalent grant in aging research. |
| K07 | NIA Academic Leadership Career Award | To allow an established researcher time and funds to build an area or subfield of research on aging. |
| K24 | Midcareer Investigator Awards in Patient-Oriented Research | To support clinical researchers at the Associate Professor level. Researchers supported with this award are expected to have a track record of patient-oriented research, continue patient-oriented research, and mentor junior clinicians in patient-oriented research. |
| K76 | Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging | To support early-stage clinician-investigators who have begun to establish research programs and demonstrate leadership in the field of aging research. |
| Administrative Supplement | Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers | To provide full or part-time mentored research training experiences for individuals to re-enter, re-integrate into, or re-train in an active research career after an interruption for family responsibilities or other qualifying circumstances. |
| Administrative Supplement | Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars | To enhance retention of investigators facing critical life events that might affect research productivity as these investigators transition from mentored research to career independence. |
| LRP | Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) | To recruit and retain health professionals in biomedical and biobehavioral research careers by repaying up to $50,000 annually of qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. |
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