The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides support for the career advancement via a series of career development awards, term “K” awards. These awards are an excellent place for a postdoctoral fellow, clinical fellow, or junior faculty member to develop their research program and career in preparation for R01-type awards.
“K Kiosk” – A great place to start looking at the wide variety of K award opportunities
NIH Career Award Wizard – A site to help you determine the right K award for you
K Award Workshop Opportunities – Learn about K awards from an upcoming workshop
K Award Workshop Videos – Previous K award workshop available at your convenience
If you are a postdoc applying for a fellowship or a career development award, enhance your application by contacting postdoc@pitt.edu to request text for your grant application or an institutional letter of support describing career development resources available to you.