Path to K and K12 Mentored Career Development Grant

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is accepting applications for the Path to K Mentored Early Career Training Grant and the K12 Mentored Career Development Grant for the 2026 funding cycle.

Path to K Program: The Path to K Mentored Career Development Grant funds early career investigators to conduct clinical or translational research and develop their research skills so they can prepare a competitive NIH K grant application. Eligible applicants include assistant professors from across health and biomedical science disciplines engaged in clinical or translational research or science, who have three years or less of service in that role at the time of appointment. Proposals from researchers working in pre-clinical, clinical, health implementation or health outcomes research are encouraged to apply.

K12 Mentored Early Career Training Grant: The K12 Mentored Early Career Development Grant funds early career investigators to conduct clinical or translational research and develop their research skills as they progress to become independently funded researchers. Eligible applicants are assistant professors from across health and biomedical science disciplines engaged in clinical or translational research or science, who have three years or less of service in that role at the time of appointment.