Brown Advance-K Scholar Development Program
The Brown Advance-K Scholar Development Program at Brown University provides year-long training and mentorship to help early-career researchers prepare competitive career development award proposals.
Funder: Brown University
Due Dates: Rolling (program typically recruits annually; see program page for updates)
Funding Amounts: No direct salary or stipend; provides structured training, mentorship, and proposal development support over 12 months.
Summary: Year-long, intensive program for emerging investigators at Brown, URI, and affiliated hospitals to prepare competitive career development award proposals.
Key Information: No direct research funding or salary support; program focuses on training and mentorship.
Description
The Brown Advance-K Scholar Development Program is a highly competitive, year-long initiative designed to help emerging investigators from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and affiliated hospital systems develop the skills and support network needed to submit successful career development award (CDA) proposals. Through bi-weekly, intensive training sessions, selected scholars receive expert guidance in grant writing (particularly for NIH K01, K08, K23, VA, or foundation CDAs), mentorship development, research project refinement, and networking with peers and institutional leaders. The program is structured to accelerate the transition of early-career researchers to independent funding and leadership roles in biomedical and cancer research.
