Brown Advance-K Scholar Development Program
Brown University's Advance-K Scholar Development Program offers year-long training and mentorship to help early-career researchers develop competitive career development award proposals.
Funder: Brown University
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: No direct monetary award; provides intensive, year-long professional development and grant writing support.
Summary: A year-long program empowering early-career investigators at Brown, URI, and affiliated hospitals to develop skills and mentorship for successful career development award submissions.
Key Information: Highly competitive; up to 10 Scholars selected per cycle.
Description
The Brown Advance-K Scholar Development Program is a structured, intensive, year-long initiative designed for emerging investigators affiliated with Brown University, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and their associated hospital systems. The program focuses on providing bi-weekly training sessions that cover advanced grant writing (targeting NIH K-series and VA/Foundation CDAs), mentorship team building, research project refinement, and networking opportunities. Its core aim is to prepare participants to submit competitive career development award (CDA) proposals, fostering the next generation of research leaders in biomedical and health sciences.
