The Scholar Development Phase provides resources to support mentored postdoctoral research training in an extramural or NIH intramural laboratory for up to three years. Support for advanced clinical specialty training may be available. Supports career development of investigators with quantitative scientific and engineering backgrounds outside of biology or medicine who wish to focus their research on behavioral and basic or clinical biomedical research. Provides trainees with an opportunity to broaden their scientific background or to extend their potential for research in health-related areas. Up to three years of support may be provided.
Additional allowance is available for other training related expenses.
A five-year award that is an institutional version of the K22. Under particular circumstances individuals may be supported for advanced clinical specialty training in addition to a research experience that may or may not lead to a terminal degree. Postdoctoral trainees may receive support for up to three years. Additional allowance is available for other training related expenses. Research Supplements Assists minorities or individuals with disabilities who are graduate research assistants or in postdoctoral training.