Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed), PA-24-188
Up to five years of protected time (25 to 50 percent effort) for an established mid-career patient-oriented researcher to deepen their own research and formally mentor junior clinical investigators, including K23 grantees.
- Indicative award
- up to $50k per year (per year)Research expenses (supplies, equipment, travel, statistical services) are capped at up to $50,000 per year. Salary support is set by institutional appointment subject to the federal salary cap, and no salary figure is published on this page.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Feb, Jun, OctPublished deadline: 2026-10-12 — 59 days awayStandard K cycles of 12 February, 12 June and 12 October annually, with due dates running through February 2027. Announcement expires 8 May 2027.
- Who can apply
- Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- US citizen, non-citizen national or lawful permanent resident by award, holding a health-professional doctoral degree (MD, DO, DDS, DMD, OD, DC, PharmD, ND, doctoral nursing) or a PhD in a clinical discipline such as clinical psychology or speech-language pathology; requires an established record of independent peer-reviewed patient-oriented research funding. Cannot hold or concurrently apply for another PHS career award.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- patient-oriented research · research mentoring · mid-career support · protected time
- Apply at
- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-24-188.html
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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