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NIH career development grants (K series)
Need assistance with NIH career development grants?
NIH career development grants (K series) are intended to provide support for trainees and early to mid-career scientists as a path toward conducting their research independently and being competitive for major grant support.
Applicants for K series grants should follow the most current NIH SF424 guidance, as well as any specific instructions in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Additionally, access Duke guidance on K awards to ensure compliance with NIH requirements, including minimum effort needed.
Also review additional NIH proposal guidance:
- Page limits for common sections
- Formatting guidelines
- Rules for text fields
- NIH Grants Policy Statement (to better understand the NIH, its grants process, and terms and conditions if the proposal is awarded)
Note: The FOA instructions always supersede the SF424 guidance.
Support for NIH proposal development
Included below are grant writing toolkits developed by the SoM Office of Research Development and the Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD).
- Campus Schools/Provost Area - the Office of Campus Research Development (OCRD) provides additional proposal development support for NIH grant proposals to Duke campus-side faculty upon request.
- School of Medicine - explore how the SoM Office of Research Development supports NIH proposals.
Templates and examples
NIH K grants toolkit
- NIH K award application tracking sheet and user guide
- Abstract
- Authentication of Key Biological and Chemical Resources
- Biosketch (includes new form and guidance for proposals due on or after 1/25/2022)
- Budget Justification (Detailed)
- Candidate Information and Goals for Career Development
- Candidate’s Plan to Provide Mentoring
- Consortium/Contractual Arrangements
- Data Management and Sharing Plan
- Description of Institutional Environment
- Equipment
- Facilities and Other Resources
- Facilities and Resources Repository (access boilerplate language and contacts for facilities and resources to potentially support the project)
- DUSON Facilities and Other Resources
- Institutional Commitment to Candidate’s Research Career Development
- Introduction
- Letters of Support from Collaborators, Contributors, and Consultants
- Modular Budget, Additional Narrative Justification
- Modular Budget, Consortium Justification
- Modular Budget, Personnel Justification
- Plans and Statement of Mentor and Co-Mentor(s)
- Project Narrative
- References
- Research Strategy
- Resource Sharing Plan
- Select Agent Research
- Specific Aims
- Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
- Vertebrate Animals
NIH K grants Human Subjects and Clinical Trials attachments
- Human Subjects Study fillable form (download to view); annotated fillable form (see p. 31)
- Study Record: Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information fillable form (download to view); annotated fillable form (see p. 32-39)
- Note: Career development award applicants who are proposing to gain clinical trial research experience under a sponsor’s supervision should only provide information in certain fields of the PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information, given that the study is not an independent clinical trial. Do not provide information in “Section 4 – Protocol Synopsis” or in “Section 5 – Other Clinical Trial-related Attachments” of the Study Record.
- Availability of Investigational Product (IP) and Investigational New Drug (IND)/Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Status
- Data and Safety Monitoring Plan
- Delayed Onset Justification
- Dissemination Plan
- Human Specimens and/or Data Not Considered Human Subjects Research
- Inclusion of Individuals across the Lifespan
- Inclusion of Women and Minorities
- Other Requested Information
- Overall Structure of the Study Team
- Protection of Human Subjects
- Recruitment and Retention Plan
- Recruitment and Retention Plan, if using existing dataset/resource
- Single IRB Plan
- Statistical Design and Power
- Study Timeline
Mentored NIH K award toolkit
Access the mentored NIH K award toolkit for guidance and templates to write a Parent mentored K Award proposal. For example, Activity Codes K01, K08, K23, K25. It is revised annually to conform to any updates in the SF424 guidelines.
- Facilities and Resources Repository (access boilerplate language and contacts for facilities and resources to potentially support the project)
NIH K99/NIH MOSAIC K99 toolkits
Access the NIH K99 award toolkit for guidance and templates to write a K99/R00 proposal. Access the MOSAIC K99 toolkit for guidance and templates to write a MOSAIC K99 proposal. The K99 or MOSAIC K99 are tailored for the K99 Activity Code, and only postdocs can apply. MOSAIC K99 is intended for postdocs from underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences.
It is revised annually to conform to any updates in the SF424 guidelines.
- Facilities and Resources Repository (access boilerplate language and contacts for facilities and resources to potentially support the project)
NIH/NCI K22
K22 Activity Code is usually for IC-specific K opportunities that may or may not have mentoring components. There is currently 1 toolkit for the NCI K22 opportunity.
Deadline: NIH Standard deadlines apply.
NIH K grant examples
Explore examples of common career development grant sections. Please note that the examples are from previously awarded applications and the exact requirements and formatting may have changed.
The NIH RePORTER tool can be used to find other investigators at Duke who have been awarded a similar mechanism and may be able to provide additional examples or advice.