Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: June 12, 2027 (New) | July 12, 2027 (Resubmission) | June 12, 2028 (New) | July 12, 2028 (Resubmission)
Funding Amounts: Up to $225,000 annually in direct costs for 3–5 years, plus 8% indirect costs
Summary: Supports early-stage clinician-scientists developing independent aging research programs and academic leadership skills.
Key Information: Requires prior faculty-level research support, demonstrated leadership, and at least 75% professional effort toward career development.
Description
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) administers this mentored K76 award to prepare emerging clinician-scientists for independent research and academic leadership in aging and geriatrics. It provides protected time, salary, research support, and mentoring to develop both scientific expertise and the leadership skills needed to advance a specialty and the broader aging research community.
The program welcomes clinically relevant basic, translational, genetic, biological, neuroscientific, clinical, behavioral, social science, and patient-oriented aging research. Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) are a current priority. Cell and computational models are welcome when eventual clinical relevance is clear. Applicants cannot lead an independent clinical trial, clinical trial feasibility study, or ancillary clinical trial, but may gain experience in a trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.
