Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 20 201
The Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) career development grant designed to help clinically trained professionals become independent, research-focused investigators. The central goal is to build a strong pipeline of clinician-scientists whose work can meaningfully address the nations health-related research needs. It does this by providing structured, mentored research training and, importantly, dedicated protected time so early-career investigators with clinical doctoral degrees can focus intensively on research rather than having research time continually displaced by clinical or other duties. The program supports development in biomedical and behavioral research areas, including translational research that bridges foundational discoveries and clinical application.
This particular K08 parent announcement is specific to projects that include independent basic experimental studies with humans required. In practical terms, that means the supported research is expected to involve human participants in a way that fits NIH definitions for this category of basic research, rather than being purely animal-based, purely in vitro, or limited to secondary analyses without human experimental involvement. Applicants should pay close attention to NIH policy language around human subjects research and the distinction between clinical trials and basic experimental studies with humans, because the funding opportunity title signals that the research plan must align with that expectation and the associated application requirements.
The funding opportunity is listed as PA 20-201 and uses the grant funding instrument under a discretionary opportunity category. While the announcement is aimed at individual career development, the application is submitted through an eligible organization on behalf of the candidate. A wide range of applicant organizations can serve as the sponsoring institution, including public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities that are not institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), small businesses, and multiple layers of government entities such as state, county, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts. It also includes tribal entities (federally recognized tribal governments as well as other tribal organizations) and public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. NIH also explicitly highlights additional eligible applicant types such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.
At the same time, NIH places clear limits on foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply either. However, foreign components are allowed as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement, which generally means a U.S. applicant organization may include certain scientifically justified foreign elements within the overall project structure, subject to NIH rules and review considerations.
The opportunity falls under multiple CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) numbers, reflecting that it may be used by different NIH Institutes and Centers depending on scientific area and mission alignment. The listed numbers are 93.113, 93.121, 93.173, 93.213, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.307, 93.853, 93.865, 93.866, and 93.867. The funding opportunity was created on 2020-05-12, and the original closing date provided in the source information is 2024-05-07. The provided record does not specify an award ceiling or expected number of awards, which typically means applicants need to consult the full NIH announcement and the relevant Institutes and Centers for budget limits, salary and research support caps, project period norms, and the likely level of competition in their scientific area.
Overall, this K08 is best understood as a mentored launchpad for clinicians who want to commit seriously to research. It supports an intensive, supervised career development period in which the candidate builds advanced research skills, produces publishable results, and positions themselves to compete for independent NIH research funding later. The emphasis on protected time and mentorship is the hallmark of the mechanism: NIH is not just funding a project, it is investing in the person and the training environment so the candidate can emerge as a productive, independent clinical scientist working on high-impact questions in human health and disease.Apply for PA 20 201
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.121, 93.173, 93.213, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.307, 93.853, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-05-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.
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