PKG00286043.pdf

This is an application guide document for NIH FORMS-H that provides instructions for applying to the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01 - Parent Award, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed). The guide directs applicants to use either the General Instructions or the filtered Career Development Instructions, with the latter specifically for K01 applicants. The document references multiple instruction sets available online, including general FORMS-H guidance and career development-specific guidance, and notes that application form packages may contain optional forms whose submission requirements vary by funding opportunity.

The K01 award mechanism, as described in the related funding opportunity, provides three to five years of protected time for intensive, supervised career development experience in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. The funding opportunity explicitly prohibits applicants proposing to lead independent clinical trials, clinical trial feasibility studies, or separate ancillary clinical trials, though participation in mentor-led clinical trials is permitted. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, for-profit organizations, tribal organizations, and government entities. The award falls under multiple NIH institutes and centers including Trans-NIH Research Support (93.310), Office of Research on Women's Health (93.313), Lung Diseases Research (93.838), Cardiovascular Diseases Research (93.837), Translation and Implementation Science Research (93.840), and numerous disease-specific programs. The application deadline is May 7, 2027. All applications undergo dual peer review for scientific and technical merit followed by advisory council or board review, with no cost share required. Award amounts and expected number of awards are not specified in the announcement.