Limited Competition: Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Transition Scholar (StARRTS)
The NHLBI will soon invite applications for the StARRTS program, which supports career development for scientists transitioning to independent research in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical fields.
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Funder: National Institutes of Health
Due Dates: October 13, 2028 (Application closing date)
Funding Amounts: $2,180,000–$6,444,000 award range; $10,804,000 estimated total program funding
Summary: Supports StARR R38 graduates with research and career development during clinical fellowships or early-career faculty appointments.
Key Information: Limited competition for eligible organizations supporting clinician-investigators who successfully completed the StARR R38 program; clinical trials are not allowed.
Description
The National Institutes of Health’s Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Transition Scholar (StARRTS) K38 Career Development program supports clinician-investigators who successfully completed the StARR R38 program as resident-investigators. Award recipients, called Transition Scholars, receive opportunities for additional research and career development during subsequent clinical fellowships or early-career faculty appointments.
The program aims to retain the pool of clinician-investigators developed through StARR and accelerate their transition to independent research careers. It supports continued work in basic, clinical, and/or translational research. This limited competition invites applications from eligible organizations, with applications evaluated through NIH’s standard peer-review process. Only meritorious applications will be considered for funding.
